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Los Angeles, CA
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Allien Wooden is one of 11 seniors being honored on Friday.
Photo by: Paul Goldberg
No. 15 USC Hosts No. 25 UCLA For SoCal Bragging Rights
February 13, 2019 | Women's Swimming & Diving, Features
Trojans look to extend 11-meet unbeaten streak.
The No. 15 USC women's swimming and diving team hosts crosstown rival No. 25 UCLA on Friday (Feb. 15) at noon in a meet also serving as Senior Day for 11 Trojans swimming in their final home meet.
The Trojans are 6-2 overall, 4-2 in the Pac-12 while the Bruins are 8-2, 3-2
USC will honor 11 seniors before the meet, at approximately 11:40 a.m., including co-captain Lily Dubroff, Riley Scott, Maddie Wright, Maddie Meisel, Tamara Santoyo, Victoria Toris, Madi Witt, Olivia Ontjes, Katie Christy, Elizabeth Stinson and Allie Wooden.
USC-UCLA Series
The Trojans hold a 27-16-1 edge against the Bruins and have an 11-meet unbeaten streak, which includes 10 victories in a row from 2008-17 and the first tie in the series in 2018. The 10-meet win streak – which includes a still current five-meet win streak at home -- matched USC's previous best stretch of 10 in a row from 1994 to 2003 … The schools tied 150-150 at UCLA in 2018. USC won seven events, but UCLA caught USC over the final two events to end Troy's 10-meet run … The Trojans' last win was a 172-128 home victory last year in which Troy set six pool records and five meet records. Preceding that was a 181-119 victory at UCLA in 2016 and a 174.5-125.5 home win in 2015 that featured five USC swimmers winning two events apiece. In 2014 in Westwood, USC won 165-135, breaking 10 Spieker Aquatics Center pool records and nine meet records in the process. USC defeated UCLA, 167.5-132.5, at USC in 2013. Troy won the 2012 clash in Westwood, 170-130, in a meet in which Trojan swimmers also broke a combined 10 Bruin pool records. That followed a 176-124 victory at USC in 2011, a 164.5-136.5 win at UCLA in 2010, a 160-140 rain-soaked 2009 home win and a 158-142 decision in Westwood in 2008. UCLA last won in 2007 when the Bruins clinched victory during the meet's final relay at McDonald's Swim Stadium. USC hasn't lost to UCLA in Westwood since 2004.
Crosstown Cup
The winner of the USC-UCLA dual meet scores 10 points toward the Crosstown Cup, awarded annually to the school with the most successful athletic year against the other. Points are awarded to the winner of each Trojan-Bruin head-to-head contest (100 points is the magic number).
FAST TIMES
Newest Additions
Three women's swimmers will further bolster USC's spring efforts, led by junior transfer Courtney Caldwell (although she's battling injuries right now), who was an All-American sprinter at North Carolina state before joining the Trojans. Also competing this semester is Australian sophomore freestyler and butterflyer Jemma Schlicht as well as New Zealand freshman sprinter Laticia Transom, who has been competing in Australia.
TEAM OUTLOOK
The USC women features an upperclassmen-laden squad with 12 seniors and 10 juniors, led by defending junior NCAA 100y fly champion and Trojan co-captain Louise Hansson. Her co-captain is senior Lily Dubroff.
Hansson was a three-time All-American as a 2018 sophomore, her season highlighted by capturing USC's first national title in the 100y fly with the second-fastest time ever (49.80) at the 2018 NCAA Championships. She complemented the win with a career-best third in the 200y fly while leading USC's 200y medley relay to seventh.
Senior Maddie Wright is USC's other returning individual All-American from last season after reaching the 200y fly for the second year in a row. Other All-Americans returning include fellow 200y medley relay finalists sophomore Marta Ciesla and senior Riley Scott.
Additionally, redshirt junior All-Americans Kirsten Vose and Hanni Leach are also back after missing last season due to injuries. Vose was an NCAA individual finalist in the 200y breast and 200y IM as a freshman and a two-time All-American in the 400y free relay while Leach earned All-American honors as part of USC's 2017 200y and 400y medley relays.
Scott (100y breast) and sophomore Maggie Aroesty (200y breast) return as the defending Pac-12 champions in the breaststroke and both were NCAA B final first-place finishers in each distance as well.
USC returns four veteran divers, led by three-time NCAA participant senior Madi Witt and multiple Pac-12 finalist junior Naomi Gowlett.
USC Head Coach Dave Salo, in his 13th year directing the Trojans, also has a host of newcomers who figure to lend immediate dual meet and postseason scoring, including Isa Odgers and Makenna Turner and some mid-year additions.
The Trojans are 6-2 overall, 4-2 in the Pac-12 while the Bruins are 8-2, 3-2
USC will honor 11 seniors before the meet, at approximately 11:40 a.m., including co-captain Lily Dubroff, Riley Scott, Maddie Wright, Maddie Meisel, Tamara Santoyo, Victoria Toris, Madi Witt, Olivia Ontjes, Katie Christy, Elizabeth Stinson and Allie Wooden.
USC-UCLA Series
The Trojans hold a 27-16-1 edge against the Bruins and have an 11-meet unbeaten streak, which includes 10 victories in a row from 2008-17 and the first tie in the series in 2018. The 10-meet win streak – which includes a still current five-meet win streak at home -- matched USC's previous best stretch of 10 in a row from 1994 to 2003 … The schools tied 150-150 at UCLA in 2018. USC won seven events, but UCLA caught USC over the final two events to end Troy's 10-meet run … The Trojans' last win was a 172-128 home victory last year in which Troy set six pool records and five meet records. Preceding that was a 181-119 victory at UCLA in 2016 and a 174.5-125.5 home win in 2015 that featured five USC swimmers winning two events apiece. In 2014 in Westwood, USC won 165-135, breaking 10 Spieker Aquatics Center pool records and nine meet records in the process. USC defeated UCLA, 167.5-132.5, at USC in 2013. Troy won the 2012 clash in Westwood, 170-130, in a meet in which Trojan swimmers also broke a combined 10 Bruin pool records. That followed a 176-124 victory at USC in 2011, a 164.5-136.5 win at UCLA in 2010, a 160-140 rain-soaked 2009 home win and a 158-142 decision in Westwood in 2008. UCLA last won in 2007 when the Bruins clinched victory during the meet's final relay at McDonald's Swim Stadium. USC hasn't lost to UCLA in Westwood since 2004.
Crosstown Cup
The winner of the USC-UCLA dual meet scores 10 points toward the Crosstown Cup, awarded annually to the school with the most successful athletic year against the other. Points are awarded to the winner of each Trojan-Bruin head-to-head contest (100 points is the magic number).
FAST TIMES
USC's fall semester of swimming netted a slew of NCAA A and B cuts and spots in the nation's top 25 list.
Junior Louise Hansson leads her squad with an impressive eight times among the NCAA's top 15 fastest times, including the nation's leading times in the 100y fly (49.80, matching her NCAA winning time last season) and the 200y fly (1:51.52). Both are NCAA A cuts, as is her 1:42.56 in the 200y free. She also has B times in the 50y (22.10) and 100y free (47.88), the 100y (51.43) and 200y back (1:53.10) and the 200y IM (1:55.49).
Senior Maddie Wright has the USC women's other A cut, a 1:52.48 in the 200y fly, good for third best in the nation. She also owns NCAA B cuts in the 500y free (4:43.90, USC's top time this year) and in the 100y fly (52.37).
Senior Riley Scott also has four B times in the 200y (1:58.97) and 400y IM (4:12.15) and the 100y (59.55) and 200y breast (2:08.13), the latter two times both among the nation's top 10.
Many Trojans have posted multiple B times including senior Elizabeth Stinson in the 500y (4:45.55) and 1650y free (16:21.52), junior Kirsten Vose in the 100y free (48.90) and 100y (1:00.33) and 200y breast (2:11.74), junior Tatum Wade in the 100y (48.65) and 200y free (1:44.37), 200y IM (1:56.56) and 200y back (1:57.19), sophomore Maggie Aroesty in the 100y (1:00.31) and 200y breast (2:08.93) and the 200y IM (1:59.09), sophomore Marta Ciesla in the 50y (21.85) and 100y free (47.89), sophomore Caitlin Tycz in the 100y (52.21) and 200y fly (1:54.89), junior Catherine Sanchez in the 100y (52.49) and 200y fly (1:55.57), freshman Isa Odgers in the 100y (1:01.32) and 200y breast (2:11.45) and the 200y IM (1:59.17) and 400y IM (4:15.55) and freshman Makenna Turner in the 100y (53.68) and 200y fly (1:57.38).
USC's 800y free relay of Hansson, Wade, Vose and Wright own the nation's top time (6:56.33), the 400y free relay of Hansson, Wade, Vose and Ciesla is third best in the country (3:11.96) and Troy's 400y medley relay of Hansson, Scott, Tycz and Ciesla is ranked sixth (3:31.15).
SMU Classic
Junior Louise Hansson leads her squad with an impressive eight times among the NCAA's top 15 fastest times, including the nation's leading times in the 100y fly (49.80, matching her NCAA winning time last season) and the 200y fly (1:51.52). Both are NCAA A cuts, as is her 1:42.56 in the 200y free. She also has B times in the 50y (22.10) and 100y free (47.88), the 100y (51.43) and 200y back (1:53.10) and the 200y IM (1:55.49).
Senior Maddie Wright has the USC women's other A cut, a 1:52.48 in the 200y fly, good for third best in the nation. She also owns NCAA B cuts in the 500y free (4:43.90, USC's top time this year) and in the 100y fly (52.37).
Senior Riley Scott also has four B times in the 200y (1:58.97) and 400y IM (4:12.15) and the 100y (59.55) and 200y breast (2:08.13), the latter two times both among the nation's top 10.
Many Trojans have posted multiple B times including senior Elizabeth Stinson in the 500y (4:45.55) and 1650y free (16:21.52), junior Kirsten Vose in the 100y free (48.90) and 100y (1:00.33) and 200y breast (2:11.74), junior Tatum Wade in the 100y (48.65) and 200y free (1:44.37), 200y IM (1:56.56) and 200y back (1:57.19), sophomore Maggie Aroesty in the 100y (1:00.31) and 200y breast (2:08.93) and the 200y IM (1:59.09), sophomore Marta Ciesla in the 50y (21.85) and 100y free (47.89), sophomore Caitlin Tycz in the 100y (52.21) and 200y fly (1:54.89), junior Catherine Sanchez in the 100y (52.49) and 200y fly (1:55.57), freshman Isa Odgers in the 100y (1:01.32) and 200y breast (2:11.45) and the 200y IM (1:59.17) and 400y IM (4:15.55) and freshman Makenna Turner in the 100y (53.68) and 200y fly (1:57.38).
USC's 800y free relay of Hansson, Wade, Vose and Wright own the nation's top time (6:56.33), the 400y free relay of Hansson, Wade, Vose and Ciesla is third best in the country (3:11.96) and Troy's 400y medley relay of Hansson, Scott, Tycz and Ciesla is ranked sixth (3:31.15).
The Trojans finished second at the 2018 SMU Classic, posting a combined five individual A heat victories. Louise Hansson swept the 100y (51.84) and 200y (1:53.10) back while Riley Scott took the 100y breast (1:59.55) and 200y IM (1:59.52). Marta Ciesla won the 50y free (22.18).
Texas Invitational
The Trojans won three individual races as well as a relay in the 2018 Texas Invitational. Louise Hansson won a pair of races, taking the 100y fly in 49.80, matching her NCAA-title-winning time from last year while capturing the 200y fly in 1:51.52, both NCAA-leading times. Maddie Wright was second behind Hansson in the 200y fly (1:52.48) and fourth in the 100y fly (52.38) … USC went 1-2 in the women's 200y breast as Maggie Aroesty hit the wall first in 2:08.93 with Riley Scott right behind in 2:09.01, Scott (59.99) and Aroesty (1:00.31) went 2-3 in the 100y breast as well … USC's women's 800y free relay of Hansson, Tatum Wade, Kirsten Vose and Wright won in 6:56.33 … Marta Ciesla was second in the 50y (22.03) and 100y free (47.89) … Wade (1:56.77) and Vose (157.91) went 2-3 in the 200y IM. Wade was also third in the 200y free (1:44.37) and seventh in the 100y free (48.65) while Vose was fourth in the 100y breast (1:00.33). Caitlin Tycz (1:55.35) and Catherine Sanchez (1:55.57) went 4-5 in the 200y fly.
Newest Additions
Three women's swimmers will further bolster USC's spring efforts, led by junior transfer Courtney Caldwell (although she's battling injuries right now), who was an All-American sprinter at North Carolina state before joining the Trojans. Also competing this semester is Australian sophomore freestyler and butterflyer Jemma Schlicht as well as New Zealand freshman sprinter Laticia Transom, who has been competing in Australia.
TEAM OUTLOOK
The USC women features an upperclassmen-laden squad with 12 seniors and 10 juniors, led by defending junior NCAA 100y fly champion and Trojan co-captain Louise Hansson. Her co-captain is senior Lily Dubroff.
Hansson was a three-time All-American as a 2018 sophomore, her season highlighted by capturing USC's first national title in the 100y fly with the second-fastest time ever (49.80) at the 2018 NCAA Championships. She complemented the win with a career-best third in the 200y fly while leading USC's 200y medley relay to seventh.
Senior Maddie Wright is USC's other returning individual All-American from last season after reaching the 200y fly for the second year in a row. Other All-Americans returning include fellow 200y medley relay finalists sophomore Marta Ciesla and senior Riley Scott.
Additionally, redshirt junior All-Americans Kirsten Vose and Hanni Leach are also back after missing last season due to injuries. Vose was an NCAA individual finalist in the 200y breast and 200y IM as a freshman and a two-time All-American in the 400y free relay while Leach earned All-American honors as part of USC's 2017 200y and 400y medley relays.
Scott (100y breast) and sophomore Maggie Aroesty (200y breast) return as the defending Pac-12 champions in the breaststroke and both were NCAA B final first-place finishers in each distance as well.
USC returns four veteran divers, led by three-time NCAA participant senior Madi Witt and multiple Pac-12 finalist junior Naomi Gowlett.
USC Head Coach Dave Salo, in his 13th year directing the Trojans, also has a host of newcomers who figure to lend immediate dual meet and postseason scoring, including Isa Odgers and Makenna Turner and some mid-year additions.
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