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Lady Knights make big splash with three more wins
December 2, 2007 ASHEVILLE, N.C.—Freshman Sarah Supcoe (Charleston, W.Va.) had a perfect weekend winning 12 individual events for the St. Andrews Presbyterian College women’s swim team as the Lady Knights won a total of 30 events to earn victories in three of four meets on the road including a pair of victories over LaGrange College and a win at Warren Wilson College. SAPC started the weekend at Mars Hill College on Saturday losing to the Mountain Lions 65-176 but winning 11 events against LaGrange en route to the 129-31 victory. The Lady Knights capped the weekend by sweeping a double-dual meet at Warren Wilson defeating the hosts 94-53 and once again handing the Panthers a defeat by a 104-21 margin. Supcoe won all three of her trips into the pool on Saturday for a total of six wins. Supcoe set benchmark times for the youthful Knights in the 200 butterfly (2:18.82), 200 breaststroke (2:39.98), and 200 individual medley (2:18.54). The freshmen duo of Becky Brandenburg (Swansboro, N.C.) and Amy Tripson (Pittsburg, Pa.) won a total of four events against LaGrange on Saturday. Brandenburg set a personal record (PR) in the 500 freestyle (6:44.70) while also winning the 100 butterfly (1:16.09). Tripson’s victories over the Lady Panthers came in the 1000 freestyle (12:37.68) and the 100 breaststroke (1:22.09). Tripson also had a PR in the 200 backstroke (2:27.71). Junior Kaley Rouse (Lexington, N.C.) and freshman Tara Barker (Kernersville, N.C.) also added individual wins on Saturday against LaGrange. Rouse finished the 100 backstroke in 1:21.93 while Barker concluded the 50 freestyle in 29.80. Rouse also had a PR in the 100 butterfly (1:28.37). Sophomore Leslie Firth (Charlotte, N.C.) chipped in with three new personal records in the 200 freestyle (2:53.99), 100 freestyle (1:18.91), and 500 freestyle (7:38.45). The Lady Knights capped Saturday’s ‘W’ against LaGrange by setting a pair of school records in relay events. Rouse, Supcoe, Barker, and Firth teamed up in the 200 medley relay (2:20.22) while Tripson, Brandenburg, Barker, and Rouse worked together in the 400 freestyle relay (4:27.11). On Sunday, Supcoe once again was the catalyst for St. Andrews as the Lady Knights earned their third and fourth victories of their inaugural season. Supcoe helped SAPC edge host Warren Wilson by 94-53 by winning all three of her races. Supcoe swam to a PR in the 500 freestyle by stopping the clock in 5:42.58 while also winning the 1000 freestyle (11:38.64) and 200 individual medley (2:23.40). Tripson, Rouse, and Brandenburg also all recorded wins against the Lady Owls. Tripson set a new school record in the 100 backstroke (1:08.58); Rouse was victorious in the 200 freestyle (2:24.46); and Brandenburg set a PR in the 100 butterfly (1:15.38). Barker, Brandenburg, Rouse, and Tripson capped the 41-point victory against WWC by winning the 200 freestyle relay in 1:57.76. The quartet also registered a second victory with that time against LaGrange. Supcoe finished the two days with 12 wins with all three of her finishes on Sunday easily defeating LaGrange. Tripson’s provided two more wins with her impressive time in the 100 backstroke while also winning the 100 breaststroke (1:20.90) for five wins on the weekend. Rouse’s third individual win of the road trip came by setting a new school record in the 100 freestyle with a blazing time of 1:06.85. Brandenburg totaled four wins in four meets by picking up the 100 butterfly victory against the Panthers. For the second straight day, Barker battled to the win against LaGrange in the 50 freestyle with a speed of 29.77. St. Andrews (4-6) will be off for the holiday break and will hit the pool once again in the spring semester when they visit Wingate University on Saturday, January 26 in a double-dual meet with Lenoir-Rhyne College. |