February 7, 1998 - The Loyola women's swimming team defeated St. Francis 126-78. The meet started with a victory for St. Francis in the 400-yard medley relay, with Loyola placing a solid second, third and fourth. The 1000-yard freestyle turned the meet around. Sophomore Sarah Hewes won the event in a time of 11:22.94, while classmate Megan Moran placed third in the race. The 200-yard freestyle was beneficial for the Lady Hounds, producing second, third and fourth place finishes from Michele Russo, Jenny Redfield and Elizabeth Griffin respectively.
The women were down by one point heading into the 50-yard freestyle, when Loyola captured first and second. Christine Gahagan won the event with a time of 26.02, with Alison Baliey finishing a close second.
Senior Stacey Brooks won the 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:23.84. Broks Palermo finished third in the individual medley and third in the 100-yard butterfly. Freshman Kate Nally finished first in the 100-yard fly.
Following the same pattern as the 200-yard freestyle, Loyola's Gahagan, Bailey and E. Griffin finished second third and fourth respectively in the 100-yard freestyle. Brooks came out victorious in the 200-yard backstroke. Russo won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:37.06, while Hewes finished a near second. Again, Loyola took second, third and fourth place finishes in the 100-yard breastroke with swims from Megan Petrizio, Liz Hertneck and Megan Moran.
The ladies capped off the meet with a triumph in the 400-yard freestyle from the Hounds' relay of Bailey, Redfield, Russo and Gahagan.
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