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Women Take Third, Men Fourth, At Patriot Invitational
11/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
FAIRFAX, VA. ? The Duke swimming and diving team concluded the 2005 portion of the 2005-06 season Sunday, wrapping up competition at the three-day Patriot Invitational. The women's team took third in the 11-team meet, and the men placed fourth. The Blue Devils will take a break before returning to competition at Davidson Jan. 14.
“This meet is one step along the way as we prepare for ACC's,” said head coach Dan Colella. “We may have expected to do a little bit better, but we are getting better with every meet, and if we want to compete with the other teams in the ACC, that's what we need to train for.”
Sunday's competition was highlighted by several strong performances on the women's side. Junior Jackie Rodriguez took third in the 1650 freestyle, swimming the distance event for the first time this season in a competitive field, as UMBC's Meghan Sackett set a meet record to win the event. Senior Katie Ness capped off a successful weekend with a fourth-place 200 backstroke, swimming a 2:04.13. Sophomore Danielle Spearman and freshman Erin Frizzell came in a close sixth and seventh place in the event.
The women led the competition on Friday and fell to second on Saturday and third Sunday. The men maintained their fourth place standing through all three days. Yale swept the team titles, while UMBC finished second in both the men's and women's competition.
In 2006, Duke will host two conference meets and will hit the road for two non-ACC dual meets before the ACC Championships Feb. 15-18. Action resumes for the Blue Devils Jan. 14 at Davidson.
Patriot Invitational Final Team Standings
Female Team Scores
Place School Points
1 YALE 770
2 UMBC 738.50
3 DUKE 691
4 UNCW 467.50
5 MASON 458
6 GEORGE WASHINGTON 196
7 SETON HALL 159
8 SHIPPENSBURG 144
9 GEORGETOWN 107
10 AMERICAN 99
11 HOWARD 44
Total 3,874.00
Male Team Scores
Place School Points
1 YALE 990
2 UMBC 742.50
3 UNCW 571.50
4 DUKE 375
5 MASON 343
6 GEORGE WASHINGTON 234
7 SETON HALL 231.50
8 GEORGETOWN 124
9 AMERICAN 120
10 SHIPPENSBURG 106.50
11 HOWARD 28
Total 3,866.00
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