FORT MYERS, Fla. – After a two-week layoff, the FGCU swimming and diving team (6-6, 2-1 CCSA) will host its last home meet of the season hosting Miami (3-3) Saturday evening on Senior Night at 6 pm.

Prior to Saturday's meet, the Eagles will honor their 10 seniors Antonia Baerens, Hannah Burdge, Kiley Eble, Doris Eichhorn, Christina Kaas Elmgreen, Margot Kessler, Lindsay Manganiello, Nicole Oppel, Gracie Redding, and Linda Shaw.

"It's a special time of the year when you can honor an incredible class like this one," said head coach Dave Rollins. "Not only are these are these ladies world-class people that we will be saying goodbye to, but they are some of the best and brightest that have ever come through this program. It's been an absolute pleasure to coach these young women. They are set up to do some amazing things not just in the pool but in life as well."

LAST TIME OUT
FGCU hosted three different programs on Jan. 5 as Buffalo, Bowling Green and CCSA foe Liberty all faced each other in 16 events. By the end of the afternoon, FGCU took down BU (172-117) and BGSU (175-120) before falling to Liberty (173-122). The loss against the Flames halted a dominant regular-season winning streak FGCU held over CCSA foes, dating back to the 2008 season when the Eagles were defeated by Georgia Southern.

The Eagles captured first in both the 200-yard medley and 400 free relays. In the 200-yard medley, the team of Eichhorn (Berlin, Germany/HTW Berlin), Petra Halmai (Dombovar, Hungary/Lanczos Kornel Secondari Grammar School), Redding (Orlando, Fla./The First Academy/FSU) and Rebecca Moynihan (Palmerston North, New Zealand/Waiopehu College) combined for a swim of 1:45.99. In the 400-yard free, Moynihan led off with her fastest time of the afternoon (51.80) as her teammates Burdge (Stuart, Fla./Martin County HS) Wiktoria Czarnecka (Lublin, Poland./Liceum nr 10 w Lublinie) and Redding rounded out the relay for a time of 3:27.98.

The individual first-place finishes came from Redding in the 50 free (23.53) and Halmai in the 200 IM (2:06.02). The Hungary native also produced two second-place finishes in the 100 (1:04.75) and 200 breast (2:18.78).

SCOUTING THE HURRICANES
Miami enters Fort Myers with an overall 3-3 record thus far. The Hurricanes were last in action in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where they faced Crimson Tide and Florida State. On the boards, Millie Haffety claimed first in the 3-meter with a score of 308.40 as she went on to place third in the 1-meter (277.80). Carmen San Nicolas had a pair of fifth-place finishes in the 200 free (1:53.48) and 100 free (52.33).

The Eagles are 8-5 all-time against the Hurricanes.

ORDER OF EVENTS
200 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
50 Free
200 IM
1M Dive
100 Fly
100 Free
100 Back
500 Free
3M Dive
100 Breast
200 Free Relay

2018 CCSA WEEKLY HONORS
Melissa Novak – Diver of the Week (Oct. 2)
Gracie Redding – Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 9)
Megan Wakefield – Diver of the Week (Oct. 9)
Christina Kaas Elmgreen – Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 20)
Cassidy Fry – Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 3)
Margot Kessler – Diver of the Week (Jan. 3)
Gracie Redding – Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 8)
Megan Wakefield – Diver of the Week (Jan. 8)

UP NEXT
FGCU will be off for the next month in preparations for the CCSA Championships which will be hosted by Liberty in Lynchburg, Virginia, from Feb. 20-23.

FOLLOW ALONG
For up-to-date coverage of FGCU women's swimming and diving, follow us on Twitter @FGCU_WSWIM and visit www.FGCUAthletics.com where full recaps and results will be available.

HEAD COACH DAVE ROLLINS
Entering into his third season, head coach, Dave Rollins is only the second head coach in program history, taking over on Sept. 1, 2016. In his second season, Rollins guided FGCU to back-to-back CCSA titles, as well as the program's fourth-straight and ninth championship in 10 years. In addition, he has been awarded CCSA Coach of the Year in each of his two seasons at the helm. Previously, Rollins was the associate head men's swimming coach at The Ohio State University. Rollins brings over a decade of coaching experience to The Nest, which includes Olympians, NCAA Champions and All-Americans along with multiple conference champions. A standout collegiate athlete in his own right, Rollins was inducted into the University of Arizona's Hall of Fame in 2017 as a nine-time NCAA All-American, national champion, school record holder and team captain.

SUPPORT THE CAUSE
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help.