PULLMAN, Wash. – For the third time in two weeks, the Washington State swim team welcomed an opponent to Gibb Pool and sent them home with a loss. The Cougars hosted Northern Arizona Saturday morning, defeating the Lumberjacks, 181-80. WSU took first place in 12 of 14 events en route to the victory.

“This team has been working hard,” Cougar Head Coach Tom Jager said. “They've been trying to stay consistent and that's what they were today. They want to be great and they're trying to do everything in order to accomplish that.”

Junior Loree Olson led the Cougars in the dual, contributing 27 points to the Cougar total. The Rocklin, Calif., native took first place in all three of her events, including the 100 back (57.25), the 200 back (2:03.79), and the 400 IM (4:31.21).

Freshman Hannah Bruggman led the Cougars in the freestyle sprints, notching first-place finishes in the 50 free (23.55) and 100 free (52.71). Fellow freshman Rachel Thompson added victories in the middle-distance events with top finishes in the 200 free (1:54.20) and 500 free (5:06.02). Thompson out-touched sophomore Elise Locke in the 200 free, who finished .61 seconds back from the freshman. Bruggman and Thompson contributed 18 points a piece to the Cougar point total.

In the 200 breast, junior Presley Wetterstrom clocked a time of 2:19.43. Wetterstrom added a second-place finish in the 100 breast (1:05.29) and a third-place finish in the 400 IM (4:34.98). Fellow junior Frederikke Hall took first place in the 100 breast, out-touching Wetterstrom to finish in 1:05.25.

In total, six Cougars notched first-place finishes against the Lumberjacks, including freshman Anna Brolin in the 100 fly (56.10). Brolin also helped the 400 medley relay team (Olson, Hall, Brolin, Alison Mand) clock a first-place time of 3:48.79.

Saturday's victory concludes a four-meet homestand for Washington State. The Cougars will now have a month-long respite before returning to action in Iowa City, Iowa at the Hawkeye Invitational, Dec. 5-7.