Huskers Fall to Iowa, Michigan

Iowa City, Iowa- Despite victories from junior Alexandra Bilunas and sophomore Anna Filipcic, the Nebraska swimming and diving team dropped its first two conference battles of the season. The Huskers were outpaced by Iowa 191-109 and Michigan 182-112 on Saturday.  

Bilunas earned the Huskers' first victory of the day swimming to a time of 23.82 in the 50-yard freestyle. The Huskers swept the first two spots of the race with Taryn Collura finishing second behind Bilunas with a time of 23.84. Collura also raced to a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle for the Huskers.

Anna Filipcic captured her second victory of the meet, posting a first-place score of 296.30 in the three-meter dive. Filipcic also earned a victory in the one-meter dive during the first session of the event on Friday.

Nebraska had a trio of third-place finishes in the individual events on Saturday, Julia Roller in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.80),  Jordan Ehly in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.04) and Katt Sickle in the 500-yard freestyle (5:03.97).

In the relays, the Huskers earned a third-place and fifth place finish. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Collura, Bria Deveaux, Kelly Dunn and Sickle raced to a third-place finish with a time of 3:32.51. The Huskers' 200-yard medley relay team of Jacqueline Juffer, Ehly, Deveaux and Collura captured a fifth-place finish with a time of 1:46.47.

The Huskers will return to the pool in a week for their regular-season home opener against Nebraska-Omaha. Nebraska is set to take on the Mavericks Saturday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Devaney Natatorium. Check back in to Huskers.com for any and all updates regarding the Nebraska swimming and diving team.