BOISE, Idaho- Idaho women's swimming and diving suffered a 167-122 loss Saturday, at Boise State. The Vandals (1-1) were led by their breaststroke and diving contingents, including Janelle Lucas' win on the three-meter springboard.
 
"As a whole there were more positives than negatives today," said head coach Mark Sowa. "I thought we were a little flat in the first half of the meet but they did a good job of addressing that and creating a better environment in the second half."
 
Lucas earned her three-meter victory with a 288.90, qualifying for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in the process. She also finished runner-up on one-meter with a 260.33. Marin Seljevold took third on one-meter and fourth on three-meter.
 
"Despite being on the boards for only three weeks, coach Southerland's girls were great with Janelle knocking out a zone cut on three meter," Sowa said of the divers. 
 
Aimee Iwamoto led the way in both breaststroke events. Iwamoto took second in the 200-yard race, clocking a 2:26.20. She was followed immediately by a pair of Vandal teammates who finished in a tie for third. Cara Jernigan and Lauren Votava both touched the wall at 2:26.58. Iwamoto took third in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:06.97.
 
Sowa was also complimentary of freshman Emma Schlyter's performance. Schlyter took second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:55.85. She also scored in the 100 freestyle (54.87) and the 500 freestyle (5:11.53), while also leading off Idaho's top 400-yard freestyle relay team.
 
"It has been an interesting start to the year with our pool opening in mid-September but I like a lot of what I saw," said Sowa. "We have a lot of work to do, but that's the fun part."
 
The Vandals defeated College of Idaho Friday, 228-61. Idaho won 15 of 16 events, including sweeping the top three spots in six events.
 
Idaho will be back on the road for its next meet, taking on Seattle Oct. 14.