Tigers Win One And Lose One Over Dual Meet Weekend

The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams started the stretch run of the 2004-05 season with strong performances last weekend against Transylvania and Denison. The Tiger men and women both defeated Transylvania at home on Friday and both lost to national powerhouse Denison at home on Saturday.

The women, who are now 6-2 in dual meets, picked up a pair of individual wins from two different athletes, junior Becca Searcy (Shelbyville, Ky./Shelby County) and freshman Lindsay Smith (Mount Vernon, Ohio/Mount Vernon) in Friday's 132-105 win over Transylvania. In a 98-128 loss to Denison, sophomore diver Mary Workman (Medina, Ohio/Cloverleaf) was the Tigers' lone double winner, although Searcy lowered her NCAA B Cut time in the 400-yard Individual Medley and junior Amy Conner (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville) added a victory in the 200 breaststroke.

The men, who are now 5-4 in duals, had a trio of double-winners in the 134-93 victory over Transylvania. Sophomore Cody Nicely (Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden), freshman Ryan Schramm (Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon) and sophomore Sean Wolf (White Lake, Mich./Walled Lake Central) all took two victories. In the 84-150 defeat against Denison, the Tigers got a victory from Nicely, the defending North Coast Athletic Conference champion in both diving events.

No rest for the weary, however, as Ohio Northern pays the HPER Center Natatorium a visit Friday. Two more dual meets next weekend against Wright State and Case Western Reserve round out the tune-ups for the NCAC Championship meet Feb. 10-12 in Canton, Ohio.

Next: 1/21 vs. Ohio Northern, 6 p.m.