WSU swim hopes to make big splash in last meet

Fountaine, McCoy, Falk look to make the most of last regular season meet before Pac-12s

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Then-freshman Mikaela Kirton swims the second leg of the 3×50 yard Breaststroke relay on Sept. 27, 2019 at Gibb pool.

The WSU swim team will travel to Boise, Idaho, for its last regular season dual meet on Saturday against the Boise State University Broncos.

WSU (3-6, 0-5) is looking for its first dual meet win since beating Idaho on Oct. 18. Meanwhile, the Broncos (5-2, 1-2) are trying to finish the regular season by winning their third meet in a row.

Sophomore Keiana Fountaine has been a top performer for the Cougars this season, recording three individual and three relay wins. In the last dual meet against the Utah Utes, Fountaine captured the only win for the Cougars. In that race, Fountaine was .5 seconds away from breaking her personal record in the 50 freestyle.

Junior Taylor McCoy is coming off of a meet where she placed second in the 200 backstroke. This will also be the last regular season dual meet for seniors Luciana Brock and Ryan Falk. 

Head coach Matt Leach said his team is excited to take on the Broncos on Saturday, but the goal for the team right now is to get healthy.

“We need to get some sickness and injuries healed up and taken care of,” Leach said.

The Cougars have taken on the Broncos in five times in their dual history, with their most recent dual meet in Pullman last year. WSU lost that dual meet bringing its overall record against the Broncos to 2-3. 

Leach said it is important for his team to grow in this upcoming dual meet and get ready for the Pac-12 conference championships. 

“We are trying to fix the little things in practice,” Leach said. “The biggest thing is that this is our last dual meet before heading into Pacs, and our focus is Pacs. Obviously, we are going to do the best we can this weekend and hopefully get everything perfect for Pacs.”

The dual meet with the Broncos will start at 9 a.m. PST Saturday at the West Family YMCA & Boise City Aquatic Center in Boise, Idaho.