Panther Women Close Out Weekend At Midwest InvitationalFeb. 18, 2006
CHICAGO, Ill. - Freshman Monica Loy won the 100 freestyle and took second in the 200 free to lead the way for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's swimming team on Saturday on day two of the Midwest Invitational. The Panthers had just three swimmers at the meet, which was hosted by the University of Chicago. The invitational, which featured teams from all across the Midwest, featured an NCAA "last chance" format, so no team scores were kept. "Overall, we swam very well," head coach Dave Clark said. "This was a very competitive meet even though team scores were not kept. We had a lot of great finishes. There were a lot of athletes going for NCAA cuts and we were right there with them." Loy touched out Carroll College's Emily Elstad (56.42) to win the 100 freestyle in a time of 56.04 before coming up just short of another win in the 200 free. Her time of 2:01.51 in the 200 was just behind IIT's Amanda Babicz's winning time of 1:59.80. Freshman Amanda Joppe had a nice weekend in the pool, setting career-best times in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events. She took second in the 200 in a time of 2:34.33, bettering her previous mark of 2:35.14. In the 100, she placed third in a time of 1:11.43, knocking over a second off her former low (1:12.83). Junior Stephanie Karis took fourth in the 100 breaststroke to round out the UWM races on the weekend. The Panthers begin competition in the Horizon League Championships in Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday.
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