Jan. 22, 2011

Final Stats

TEMPE, Ariz.-- No. 1-ranked Stanford (6-0) won 14 of 16 events, easily cruising by host Arizona State (3-5) 174-120 on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinal dual win streak now rises to 31-straight matches dating back to 2008.

Upperclassmen Betsy Webb (100 free, 200 back), Kate Dwelley (200 fly, 100 fly) and Meg Hostage (one and three-meter diving) all won twice as the Cardinal finished 1-2 in eight events.

Webb won twice in the 100 free with a B standard of 22.87 and then in the 200 back (1:59.61) after leading off the winning 200 medley relay team which was finished off by Sam Woodward with a time of B standard of 1:40.95.

Dwelley, who picked up dual butterfly wins in the 200 fly with a B standard of 1:59.29 and in the 100 fly with another B mark of 54.36. She was also second in the 200 IM (2:01.44), by then an exhibition.

Hostage swept through the diving events scoring bests of 323.18 in the one-meter and 330.15 in the three-meter. Fellow senior, Kelsey Ditto finally topped the charts in the distances in the state of Arizona, winning after two runner-up finishes, winning the 500 free with a B standard of 4:49.54.

Andie Taylor, who had two wins on Friday in the team's win at No. 7 Arizona, won the 1000 free (9:47.77) and third behind Felicia Lee (2:00.38) and Dwelley in the 200 IM with a time of 2:01.91, all B standard times.

The Cardinal return home next weekend when it hosts USC and UCLA at the Avery Aquatics Center on Friday and Saturday at 1 p.m. It will also be the final home matches for seniors: Hostage, Dwelley, Smith, Kerry Kraemer and Ditto. The team's senior class, excluding Ditto who transferred in two years ago, is a combined 33-1 with the only loss to Arizona in 2008.

Top-3 Stanford Finishes
Score: Stanford Women 174-120
200 Medley Relay: 1. Webb/Smith/Lee/Woodward (1:40.95 B)
1000 Free: 1. Taylor (9:45.77), 3. Duckworth (10:15.12)
200 Free: 1. Lee (1:47.43 B), 2. Dirado (1:48.35 B)
100 Back: 1. Hammes (55.55), 2. Woodward (56.21), Murez (56.55)
100 Breast: 3. Smith (1:02.77 B)
200 Fly: 1. Dwelley (1:59.29 B), 2. Simmons (2:03.92)
50 Free: 1. Webb (22.87 B), 2. Murez (23.44)
100 Free: 1. Lee (49.59 B), 2. Woodward (50.48)
200 Back: 1. Webb (1:59.61), 2. Hammes (1:59.70)
200 Breast: none
500 Free: 1. Ditto (4:49.54 B), 3. Durant (4:55.35)
100 Fly: 1. Dwelley (54.36 B), 2. Smith (55.73)
*200 IM: 1. Lee (2:00.38 B), 2. Dwelley (2:01.44 B), 3. Taylor (2:01.91 B)
*400 Free Relay: 1. Durant/Webb/Woodward/Ditto (3:23.30 B)
One-Meter: 1. Hostage (323.18), 4. Phipps (267.53)
Three-Meter: 1. Hostage (330.15), 4. Phipps (287.55)