Women's Swimming & Diving Edged by Marshall

Friday, October 20

WASHINGTON, DC - SMITH CENTER POOL

2:00 PM

George Washington University

144

156

Marshall

10/20/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Oct. 20, 2017

Full Results

WASHINGTON - George Washington women's swimming and diving claimed eight of 16 events Friday afternoon in a 156-144 loss to Marshall at Charles E. Smith Center Pool.

Emily Zhang won a pair of individual races and anchored a winning 400-yard freestyle relay team to pace the Colonials in their home opener.

HIGHLIGHTS

Zhang started her day with a dominant win in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing more than two seconds clear of the field in 1:06.08. The junior from nearby Rockville, Md., later added a win in the 100-yard freestyle (52.53 seconds) and a second-place showing in the 200-yard individual medley (2:05.55) before closing the day with the relay victory. She teamed with Abigail Fusco, Gemma Atherley and Selin Ozturk to take the 400-yard free relay in 3:32.40.
Another win for Emily Zhang. She takes the 100 free in 52.53 seconds. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/jm08d1K9c0
-- GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) October 20, 2017
Miranda Simon put together a strong diving performance. The junior won on the 3-meter board with 240.08 points and also finished runner-up in the 1-meter competition.
Divers up now. Here's Miranda Simon's latest effort. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/2CGzJN9s05
-- GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) October 20, 2017
Ho continued her strong start to her GW career with a victory in the 100-yard backstroke. The freshman beat Fusco to the wall to win in 57.55 seconds. She also was part of GW's victorious 200-yard medley relay team with Ozturk, Jackie Torrez and Morgan Birdy.
Ozturk posted a win in the 500-yard freestyle (5:07.66) and swam on both winning relays.
Atherley was also a winner in the 200-yard backstroke, touching in 2:03.86 to edge second-place Ho by about a second. The sophomore from the Channel Islands was also second in the 200-yard freestyle.

UP NEXT: GW is back in the pool Saturday afternoon, hosting Boston College at 2:30 p.m. The men's squad will unveil its 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship banner approximately 10 minutes prior to the meet.

WATCH THIS:Head Coach James Winchester, Zhang and Simon discuss Friday's home opener.

Hear from Head Coach James Winchester, Emily Zhang and Miranda Simon after today's home opener vs. Marshall. #RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/tSTIXkc9BA
-- GW Swimming & Diving (@GWSwimDive) October 20, 2017