USC Trojans vs. UCLA Bruins (Ladies Solely)
- January 31, 2025
- Uytengsu Aquatics Middle, Los Angeles, California
- Quick Course Yards (25 yards), NCAA Twin Meet
- Full Meet Outcomes (PDF)
- Remaining Rating: #12 USC 215 def. #21 UCLA 85
The newest chapter of the cross-town rivalry between USC and UCLA was written on Friday with the Trojans dominating 215-85 to earn factors for the all-sports Crosstown Cup between the 2 colleges.
Whereas this was USC’s thirty third win in 50 all-time matchups (together with one tie), this one was distinctive because it was the primary time the place the Trojans have ever gained each single occasion towards the Bruins, sweeping the day’s 16 races. The ultimate margin was a far cry from the matchup as not too long ago as two years in the past, the place USC held on for a 4-point win.
The show-stopping matchup of the meet got here within the ladies’s 100 breaststroke, the place USC’s Kaitlyn Dobler, who positioned third eventually 12 months’s NCAA Championship meet, confronted off towards 20-year-old UCLA freshman Karolina Piechowicz, a rising star in NCAA swimming.
Dobler, who sat out the autumn semester of racing, rocked a season better of 58.18 to win, however Piechowicz didn’t go away the race empty-handed: her runner-up results of 59.28 broke her personal college document of 59.30 set at a twin meet two weeks in the past towards Stanford. Piechowicz didn’t break 1 minute throughout all the fall semester, however popping out of winter coaching she’s completed so 3 times.
Dobler gained once more later within the meet within the 200 breaststroke in 2:07.72, beating out a private finest from one other UCLA Bruin Ana Jih-Schiff, who was 2nd in 2:08.23.
The USC sweep and the ultimate rating belie the competitiveness of the meet at moments. In reality, UCLA nearly gained the very first occasion of the night time, main after three legs of the 200 medley relay. A 21.94 anchor cut up from Vasillissa Buinaia for USC pulled away from Jih-Schiff, although, grabbing the win for the Trojans.
Emma Harvey was the massive leg for UCLA, splitting 22.76 on the fly leg to drag them forward.
Two USC swimmers gained all 4 of their races (together with relays). One was Caroline Well-known, who swam the backstroke leg of the opening medley relay and likewise gained three particular person occasions: the 50 free in 22.15, the 100 again in 51.37, and the 100 fly in 51.84. The 100 again and 100 fly have been each season finest swims for her.
The opposite quad winner was Minna Abraham, who in addition to a 48.14 anchor on USC’s profitable 400 free relay and a 23.26 on the profitable 200 medley relay additionally gained the 100 free individually (48.94) and the 200 free (1:44.15).
There have been a mountain of season-bests for USC, a program that has swum very quick underneath head coach Lea Maurer however that has struggled to peak on the NCAA Championship meet. Different season-best instances for the Trojans included Ashley McMillan within the 200 IM (1:56.21), which was additionally a lifetime finest. She likewise swam a lifetime finest within the 200 breast (2:10.88).
Nationwide Age Group File-breaker Claire Tuggle gained the five hundred free in 4:40.13 and the 1000 free in 9:38.22. The previous of these swims was a season finest by nearly two seconds.
The Bruins additionally loaded up on private and season finest instances, although it didn’t earn them any wins. Within the 100 again, for instance, Emma Harvey completed 2nd in 52.35 and Fay Lustria completed third in 52.50. Harvey’s time matched her lifetime finest from the group’s twin meet towards Cal two weeks in the past whereas Lustria’s swim knocked nearly seven-tenths off her private finest.
USC freshman Kate Miller swept the diving occasions, in each instances beating out UCLA star Eden Cheng, who was 2nd on 3-meter and platform on the Pac-12 Championships final 12 months and completed ninth at NCAAs final 12 months on platform. That can be an enormous confidence booster for Miller, a Canadian Nationwide Crew member, as she heads towards her first NCAA Championship meet.
Each groups have concluded their common season: USC with a 3-2 document in twin meets and UCLA with a 3-5 document. Each groups will head to their first Large Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio from February 19-22. USC didn’t face a single Large Ten group in a twin meet this season, with their schedule trying similar to their earlier Pac-12 schedule with duals towards groups like Cal & Stanford (ACC) and Arizona (Large 12).
