LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Asbury University swimming teams opened up the 2020-21 season on a high note on Saturday afternoon at Transylvania University with decisive team wins.

The men were victorious 135-56 and the women claimed a 139-55 victory over the Pioneers.

Historically, the men remain undefeated against TU with a 5-0 head-to-head record, while the women's team improves to 5-1 all-time.

Quotable
"It was a big win to have our teams be able to compete today," said Head Coach Alex Keyser. "Transy did a great job of setting everything up for us to compete safely. We are thankful for their coaching staff, athletic administration and athletic training staff for hosting us."

"Our guys and girls were ecstatic to be able to race today. We saw some positive pieces today, but for many of them it was shaking off the rust. A lot of our incoming swimmers had seasons canceled and many of our swimmers did not have access to pools since March. We are still getting in better shape every week and I'm really pleased with our performance today."
 
Highlights
*Asbury had a first-place finish in nearly every head-to-head event throughout the afternoon.
*Freshman Amber Schulte placed first in both the 200 Free and 500 Free.
*Senior Hope Clark collected first place in both the 50 Free and 100 Free.
*On the men's side, Elijah O'Connor tallied first in the 50 and 100 Free, while Haden Hebenstreit also finished in first in the 200 and 500 Free.
*Asbury won every team relay event on the day.
*Senior Hannah Springer and Tommy Johnson each won the 100 IM, while Alex Wu and Maria Poll won the 100 Butterfly event.

Next Up
Asbury will host both Campbellsville and Midway on Friday October 23 for their home opener.