PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State swim team received impressive performances from some underclassmen in a 161-96 defeat to USC in the season opener at Gibb Pool, Friday. Sophomore Jasmine Margetts led the Cougars in scoring with 17 points on the night while competing against the Trojans, the defending Pac-12 Conference champions, opended the season ranked sixth by collegeswimming.com.
 
In the 100 breast, freshman Angela Mavrantza out-touched USC's Kelsey Kafka to claim the top spot. Mavrantza finished in 1:04.54, notching her first career victory. Mavrantza added a second-place finish in the 200 breast with a time of 2:21.23.
 
Margetts impressed in the 200 fly, finishing second with a time of2.03.96, while also touching second in the 200 back at 2:03.52. The Torrance, Calif., native finshed the meet strong with a third-place finish in the 200 IM, with a 2:08.10.
 
Freshman Ryan Falk started her WSU career strong with a second-place finish in the 1000 free, clocking a time of 10:24.08 and later added another second-place finish in the 500 free touching in 5:02.37.
 
Junior Hannah Bruggman recorded a second-place finish in the 50 free with a time of 23.94, touching the wall ahead of Haley Rose Love (24.12). Senior Elise Locke placed third in the 100 fly with a time of 56.95, followed by a third place finish in the 100 free by Bruggman with a time of 52.60.
 
In the 400 free relay, the team of Bruggman, Love, Hailey Johnson and Falk finished the meet third in a tightly contested race that saw USC use a late push to steal a win.
 
Washington State hits the road for the first time Thursday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. with a dual meet against Stanford in Stanford, Calif. The Cougars will then travel to Berkley, Calif. to face California on Friday Oct. 21 at 5 p.m.