Jan. 21, 2012
STANFORD, Calif.-- Stanford's Sam Woodward and Maya DiRado each won two events as No. 6-ranked Stanford (6-1) upset No. 5-ranked Arizona (8-3) 164-136 on Saturday afternoon.
Woodward won the 50 free early with a time of 22.51 and then picked up a win in the 100 fly (53.49), while also swimming on the winning 200 free relay team (1:30.43). DiRado picked up wins in the 200 back (1:56.82) and 200 IM (1:59.87).
The tides started to turn for the Cardinal when Woodward won the 50 free, pulling off a 1-2-3 sweep in the event to give Stanford a 57-64 lead.
Diver Stephanie Phipps then won the 3-meter with a score of 355.18 and Sloane Brazina was third (246.98) pushing the lead to 79-71. Despite Arizona's Margo Geer (49.04) holding off Maddy Schaefer (49.05) by .01 second, Stanford added second and third place showings in the 50 free to give them a seven-point lead.
DiRado then led off a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 back to make it a 20-point advantage with five events to go.
Stanford closed out the day with a win in the 200 free relay as Felicia Lee caught up to Arizona's Gracie Finnegan and then Woodward put the finishing touches on the Cardinal's eighth win of the afternoon with a time of 1:30.43.
In the day's fourth event, Betsy Webb nearly set the pool record in the 100 back, swimming 53.18, just .01 behind Cal's Lauren Rogers record in 2006 (53.17).
Stanford next travels to UCLA and USC next Friday and Saturday.
Stanford def. Arizona 164-136
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Top-Three Finishers
200 Medley Relay: Winner-- Arizona, 1:40.28, 2. Stanford (Webb, Olsen, Woodward, Schaefer), 1:40.40
1000 Free: Winner-- Andie Taylor, Stanford, 9:57.80, 2. Stein, Stanford, 10:06.27, 3. Seemann, Arizona, 10:06.43
200 Free: Winner-- Alyssa Anderson, Arizona, 1:47.19, 2. Murez, Stanford, 1:47.67, 3. Lee, Stanford, 1:48.03
100 Back: Winner-- Betsy Webb, Stanford, 53.18, 2. Smart, Arizona, 54.23, 3. Thayer, Stanford, 54.73
100 Breast: Winner-- Ellyn Buamgardner, Arizona, 1:30.37, 2. Sallie, Arizona, 1:30.70, 3. Kittle, Arizona, 1:04.87
200 Fly: Winner-- Alyssa Anderson, Arizona, 1:59.222, 2. Taylor, Stanford, 2:01.95, 3. Fischer-Colbrie, Stanford, 2:02.35
50 Free: Winner-- Sam Woodward, Stanford, 22.51, 2. Geer, Stanford, 22.75, 3. Webb, Stanford, 22.77
3-Meter: Winner-- Stephanie Phipps, Stanford, 355.18, 2. Pickens, Arizona, 316.28, 3. Brazina, Stanford, 246.98
100 Free: Winner-- Margo Geer, Arizona, 49.04, 2. Schaefer, Stanfod, 49.05, Lee, Stanford, 49.39
200 Back: Winner-- Maya DiRado, Stanford, 1:56.82, 2. Webb, Stanford, 1:58.29, 3. Thayer, Stanford, 1:58.44
200 Breast: Winner-- Chelsey Salli, Arizona, 2:!5.94, 2. Kittle, Arizona, 2:17.53, 3. Bruce, Stanford, 2:18.23
500 Free: Winner-- Alyssa Anderson, Arizona, 4:47.26, 2. Taylor, Stanford, 4:48.77, 3. Arnold, 4:56.35
100 Fly: Winner-- Sam Woodward, Stanford, 53.49, 2. Smart, Arizona, 54.28, 3. Murez, Stanford, 55.14
1-Meter: Winner-- Sam Pickens, Arizona, 318.53, 2. Phipps, 310.65, 3. Herrera, Arizona, 257.33
200 IM: Winner-- Maya DiRado, Stanford, 1:59.87, 2. Fischer-Colbrie, Stanford, 2:03.57, 3. Salli, Arizona, 2:04.44
200 Free Relay: Winner-- Stanford (Schaefer, Murez, Lee, Woodward), 1:30.43, 2. Arizona, 1:30.92