WINGATE, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb women's swimming team combined for 23 top-five finishes, yet the Runnin' Bulldogs would fall to nationally ranked Wingate, 169-86, Friday evening.
 
Action began with the 200-yard medley relay, in which the team of Kayla Smith, Jennifer Jackson, Jessi Snover, and Audrey Robinson timed in at 1:49.79 to finish in third.
 
In the 1,000-yard freestyle, Hannah Carter placed fourth overall with a time of 11:21.37
 
Alyssa Church led the 'Dogs in the 200-yard freestyle, placing second at 1:57.37.  Blake Broullire finished fifth with a time of 1:58.87.
 
In the 100-yard backstroke, Kayla Smith earned a fourth-place result, touching the wall at 1:00.46.
 
Jessi Snover finished fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke, clocking in at 1:07.85.
 
Mary Traylor took home a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, timing in at 2:07.79.
 
In the 50-yard freestyle, Audrey Robinson finished second overall with a time of 25.04
 
Alyssa Church paced GWU in the 100-yard freestyle, timing in at 54.33 seconds to finish second overall.  Blake Broullire followed in third place with a time of 54.35 seconds.
 
Spencer Lucas earned a third-place result in the 200-yard backstroke, clocking in at 2:09.52.  Delaney Willette placed fifth, touching the wall at 2:10.76.
 
Hannah Carter finished second overall in the 500-yard freestyle, timing in at 5:30.92.  Laura Wakeley followed in third with a time of 5:35.48 and Ashley Cesario finished fourth with a time of 5:50.34
 
Jessi Snover placed first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.99 seconds.  Audrey Robinson followed at 59.40 seconds to finish second and Delaney Willette placed third with a time of 1:01.85.
 
Mary Traylor finished second in the 200-yard IM, clocking in at 2:11.66.  Spencer Lucas finished in third with a time of 2:11.66, and Laura Wakeley finished fourth with a time of 2:18.61.
 
The evening wrapped up with the 400-yard freestyle relay in which the grouping of Alyssa Church, Audrey Robinson, Blake Broullire, and Jessi Snover finished first with a time of 3:35.29.  The quartet of Laura Wakeley, Jennifer Jackson, Charity Bennett, and Hannah Carter finished second with a time of 3:46.20
 
Tomorrow at 11:00 am, the Gardner-Webb men's swimming team hosts Wingate, in what will be Senior Day for the men.  Both the men's and women's teams will be in action on Friday, January 17 at Auburn.