'Dogs come up short against UC Davis 144-139

Sunday, January 29

Fresno, Calif.

12 p.m. PT

Fresno State

139

144

UC Davis

'Dogs come up short against UC Davis 144-139

1/29/2017 4:07:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

By: Taylor Martinez / Communications Intern

FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State was defeated by UC Davis in a dual meet that came down to the last race on Senior Day, on Sunday afternoon in the Fresno State Aquatics Center.

"It was a great meet," said head coach Jeanne Fleck. "For our kids to swim back-to-back dual meets and swim as well as we did today and have it come down to the last event was huge for us. We swam faster than we did yesterday and I can't ask for more from this team. They gave it everything they had, but we just came up short. Our team today compared to the team we had before winter break are two completely different teams in the best way."

The Bulldogs celebrated eight seniors including Hailee Baldwin, Kali Conlon, Esme Gullick, Shelbie Holden, Hannah Jarvis, Tarryn Rennie, Rachel Rosenthal and Kelly Simmons.

Fresno State finishes the 2016-17 season with an overall record of 6-4.

Sophomore Ugne Mazutaityte finished first in the first event of the meet, 100 Backstroke, she had a time of 55.80.

Freshman Manuela Mendolicchio took first place (1:04.99) in the 100 Breaststroke to remain undefeated in this event in dual meets this season.

In the 100 Butterfly, sophomore Gabbie Libang led the Bulldogs with a first place finish (57.66).

Emily Niles (10:34.15) and Vanessa Dugan (10:39.68) took first and second place in the 1000 Freestyle, respectively.

Mazutaityte had a first place finish in the 200 Freestyle (1:52.77). This was the first time she has competed in the 200 Freestyle this season.

Senior Hannah Jarvis took first place in the 50 Freestyle for the Bulldogs with season-best time of 24.14.

The Bulldogs had the top two times in the 200 Butterfly. Kimberly Harbert finished in first place with a time of 2:05.75 and Gabbie Libang followed in second place with a time of 2:05.77.

As for the 100 Freestyle, Katelin Britton had a second place finish with a time of 53.03.

Ugne Mazutaityte recorded a NCAA B Standard time and a first place finish in the 200 Backstroke (1:58.02).

Freshman Emily Niles finished third in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:06.72.

Mendolicchio took third place in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:19.30 This gave the Bulldogs a 135-131 advantage going into the final event.

The Fresno State 200 Freestyle Relay team of Kali Conlon, Katelin Britton, Hannah Jarvis and Tarryn Rennie had fans on their feet as they finished in second place, missing first place by .4 seconds (1:35.86).

The Fresno State divers dominated both boards on Sunday afternoon.

"We had a really good day today," said head diving coach Taryn Patrick. "Serena has really come into her own and has been diving really well for us. Overall, all three of our divers did great today and I'm really proud of them."

Freshman Serena Sedillo took first place on the 3-Meter with a score of 287.33. Senior Shelbie Holden finished in second place with a score of 281.63.

On the 1-Meter, Sedillo had another first place finish with a score of 250.05. Holden followed in second place (244.28) and sophomore Kelli Funk finished third (235.20). This was the first time the Bulldogs have swept the top three scores on a board this season.

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