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Ames, Iowa? Nebraska fell behind early but used a strong push to win four of the last seven events and earn its first Big 12 Conference win of the season with a 153-145 win over IowaState on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.
The win was Nebraska’s fourth straight over the Cyclones and second in a row in Ames to improve its overall record to 6-5 (1-3 Big 12), while IowaState drops to 5-3 (0-2 Big 12). The narrow eight-point margin did not come as a surprise after the two teams tied for fifth at the Big 12 Relays in October with 41 points.
Senior Lauren Bailey got the Huskers off to a solid start when she swam a season-best and NCAA-provisional qualifying time of 16:47.54 to win the 1,000 freestyle in the second event of the day. It would be the only win for Nebraska through the first five events of the meet until the Huskers swept the top three spots of the 200 butterfly, led by another senior, Bailey Ingles (2:08.67). Sophomore Christina Yemm (2:10.83) and freshman Mariah Hutchinson (2:13.27) came in second and third. Hutchinson later went on to win the 100 butterfly in 58.55.
Bailey gave the Huskers more needed help after the halfway point of the meet with wins in the 200 backstroke (2:05.46) and 500 freestyle (4:59.87), but it was diver Courtney Jolly that gave Nebraska its most crucial points by sweeping both the one- and three-meter diving competitions.
Jolly, a sophomore from Plantation, Fla., won the one meter with a score of 264.30 and then followed that performance with a winning total of 270.61 on the three meter. Even though Jolly’s win on the three meter was the last victory on the day for Nebraska, it was just enough to push Nebraska over the top as Yemm and freshman Kaitlin Arntz’ second- and third-place finishes in the 200 IM wrapped up the team win for Nebraska in the second to last event of the meet.
The Huskers will now return to the state of Nebraska for a dual against Nebraska-Omaha in Omaha on Friday, Jan. 26 at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, Jan. 27 the Huskers will host Senior Day at the Devaney Natatorium when they take on the nationally-ranked Missouri Tigers at 1 p.m.