CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The No. 29 FGCU swimming and diving team earned a pair of dual-meet wins versus CCSA-foe Liberty (240-67) and Central Connecticut State (255-52), but suffered its first loss of the season against No. 17 N.C. State (169-139) on Saturday at the FGCU Aquatics Center.
With the results from today's quad meet, the Eagles move to 9-1 in dual meets and improve to 2-0 against CCSA competition this season. The win against Liberty improves FGCU's all-time dual-meet record versus conference opponents to 32-1, with the lone loss coming in the program's first year of competition during the 2007-08 season. Additionally, today's loss versus N.C. State is FGCU's first dual-meet loss in nearly a year as the Green and Blue last fell to in-state rival FIU by a final margin of 167-133 on Jan. 24, 2015. READ MORE
Georgia Southern Swimming & Diving opened 2016 with a split squad win over Swimming & Diving in the swimming lanes and a loss to Clemson on the diving boards. The Eagles are back home on Friday evening against SCAD and Gardner-Webb. The meet starts at 6 p.m. as the Eagles honor their seniors in the final home meet of the year.
Georgia Southern tallied 11 event wins from 14 total events to take the 146-108 victory over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs. READ MORE