STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern Swimming and Diving teams enjoyed success at two different events, with the Eagles swimmers taking a dual meet from both Gardner-Webb and SCAD-Savannah on Saturday, Oct. 7, and the Eagles divers coming away from the Moultrie College Invitational with high marks, including the highest-overall score at the three-meter dive.

"It was a busy - and fruitful - weekend for our Georgia Southern swimmers & divers," said head coach Allyson Sweeney. "Here in Statesboro, we kicked off the program's home competitions by hosting the Gardner Webb & SCAD combined programs. Having close ties with each program, it was an exceptionally electric environment to host some early season competition. Meanwhile in Moultrie, Ga. - our divers had the opportunity to gain important training & competing experience with their first official competition of the season over the weekend. All in all - a great amount of growth for all of our student-athletes this weekend!"

SWIM
Georgia Southern took both results from a dual meet between GWU and SCAD, defeating the Runnin' Bulldogs by a score of 182-78 and defeating the Bees by a score of 213-46 on Oct. 7 at the Aquatics Center at the RAC. The Eagles claimed a first place finish in 12 of the 14 women's events that took place on Saturday, with Zuri Clavo taking first place finishes in the Women's 1000 Yard Freestyle (10:35.33), the Women's 200 Yard Freestyle (1:55.18), and the Women's 500 Yard Freestyle. Emma Scruggs finished with three individual first place finishes and a medley first place finish, finishing first in the Women's 100 Yard Backstroke (59.18), the Women's 200 Yard Backstroke (2:07.89), the Women's 200 Yard IM (2:12.50), and finished the Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:47.97 with teammates Logan Belanger, Jenna Maloy, and Abby Wenham. 

DIVE
Karlee Wells took the top score in the three meter dive with a final score of 271.15 and earned a second place finish in the one meter dive with a score of 256.90 as the Eagles competed against other divers from West Florida and Birmingham Southern in the Moultrie College Invitational in Moultrie, Ga.  Eagles freshmen Abby Ounsworth and McKinlee Taulbee performed well in their collegiate debuts, with Ounsworth placing ninth (206.60) and seventh (214.50) in the one and three meter dives, respectively, while Taulbee placed eighth (210.75) and eighth (207.85) in the one and three meter dives. 

UP NEXT
The Eagles will return to Jacksonville for a match against the North Florida Ospreys on Saturday, Oct. 14.