USC Sweeps Rival UCLA For First Time Behind Big Comeback from Kaitlyn Dobler

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The No. 14 USC women’s swimming and diving team swept crosstown rival No. 22 UCLA, defeating the Bruins 215-85 at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center.

The Trojans swept every event for the first time in the history of the rivalry (USC leads 33-17-1).

It was also historic for being USC’s first ever Big Ten dual meet victory.

USC opened the meet with a victory in the women’s 200 medley relay with Caroline Famous, Kaitlyn Dobler, Minna Abraham and Vasilissa Buinaia got to the wall in 1:35.98. The quartet clocked a season-best in the event and posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time.

It started a big meet for Dobler in her return from injury.

USC junior Claire Tuggle clocked a 9:38.22 to lead a 1-2 Trojan finish in the 1000 free. Marlene Kahler was second in a season-best 9:46.01.

Sophomore’s Minna Abraham and Macky Hodges turned in another 1-2 USC finish in the 200 freestyle as Abraham was first in 1:44.15, followed by Hodges in 1:45.41.

USC fifth-year Caroline Famous kept the momentum going as she turned in a season-best 51.37 in the 100 back to win.

Dobler, who missed the fall due to injury, returned to her winning ways against the Bruins, clocking a season-best 58.81 to claim the 100 breaststroke.

Justina Kozan led a 1-2 Trojan finish in the 200 butterfly as she touched first in a season-best 1:55.70. Senior Genevieve Sasseville was second, also in a season-best 1:56.68.

The Trojans were dominant in the splash and dash, as Famous blasted a 22.15 for first in the 50 free. Buinaia was second in 22.78.

In the diving well, freshman Kate Miller claimed the 3-meter diving event with a final score of 334.73.

Coming out of the break, USC opened with a 1-2-3 Trojan finish in the 100 freestyle as Abraham clocked in at 48.94, Buinaia at 49.03 and Tuggle at 49.16.

Hodges won the 200 back in 1:55.07 with a strong final 50.

Dobler grabbed her second individual event win with a season-best 2:07.72 in the 200 breaststroke. Heading back to long distance, the Trojans swept the 500 free with Tuggle (4:40.13), Kozan (4:43.41), Ella Ristic (4:45.38) and Kahler (4:45.99) going 1-2-3-4.

On 1-meter, Miller dominated once again with a final score of 293.33, followed by Lee in third with a score of 278.25.

Just before the second break, Famous grabbed another season-best time to win the 100 fly in 51.84. Ashley McMillan followed it up by dropping over a second off her season-best in the 200 IM to win in 1:56.21.

USC closed the meet with a sixteenth win of the day, with Buinaia, Ristic, Tuggle and Abraham combining for 3:15.18 to take the 400y free relay.

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