The Barometer Online

Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Cory Reed Senior Saori Haruguchi swims in her final collegiate dual meet Sunday against the Boise State Broncos.

The women's swim team will prepare to travel to Boise, Idaho this weekend to compete against the Boise State Broncos for the last meet of the regular season.

"We will continue to work on the things we have all season," said head coach Larry Liebowitz. "We have to win this first, and then we can look to the Pac-10 championships. But right now we are just focusing on what we have been like speed and fine tuning each individual's personal race."

The Beavers will go into this meet with a record of 7-6 in dual meets and a Pac-10 record of 1-4. This year has been an exceptionally tough conference year, with the only Pac-10 win of the season coming from their victory last week over Washington State University. Even then, Oregon State only won by one point.

Boise State has only won four dual meets this season, including one against Fresno State and another against the University of Idaho.

The Broncos met the Beavers earlier in the year at the Husky Invitational where 12 women's teams competed. OSU came in fourth place while the Broncos took sixth.

"Our women have come a long way this season, and I am very proud of them," Liebowitz said. "If they continue to swim like they have all season and continue to work exceptionally hard, I don't foresee any problems before Pac-10s."

The meet will take place at the Boise YMCA at noon on Sunday, Feb. 8.

After this meet, the Beavers will focus their sights on the Pac-10 championship meet on Feb. 25.

Andy Simpson, sports writer

sports@dailybarometer.com

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