ROCHESTER &045; After two events, the Albert Lea High School girls’ swimming and diving team faced an 18-12 deficit.

They made sure it didn’t get out of hand.

A 1-3-4 finish in the 200-yard individual medley lifted the Tigers into a 23-23 tie and, four races later, they broke it open by going 1-2-3 in the 500 freestyle on the way to a 98-88 victory at Rochester Mayo Thursday.

Samantha Cole won two events for the Tigers, the 50-yard freestyle in 26.98 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 58.89.

The other individual firsts were by Leah Matheson, 200 individual medley, 2:32.11; Jackie Elwood, 100 butterfly, 1:08.65; and Rachael Hagen, 500 freestyle, 6:13.31.

Matheson, Krista Horejsi, Whitney Walters and Cole combined for first in the 200 freestyle relay, clocking 1:49.68.

Other ALHS places: Hagen, third, 200 free, 2:17.65; Kaeli Wayne, fourth, 200 free, 2:19.54 and third, 100 backstroke, 1:11.23; Emily Wirkus, fifth, 200 free, 2:11.08 and second, 500 free, 6:34.39; Horejsi, third, 200 IM, 2:35.6 and fourth, 100 breaststroke, 1:18.31; Heather Carlson, fourth, 200 IM, 2:46.76 and third, 100 butterfly, 1:16.54; Walters, third, 50 free, 27.33 and second, 100 free, 59.26; Kassi Gaul, second, diving, 165.7; Nicole Stotts, fifth, diving, 100.6; Jillian Walechka, fifth, 100 butterfly, 1:28.42; Mallory Carstens, fourth, 100 free, 1:02.95; Emily Klick, third, 500 free, 6:35.95; Elwood, fourth, 100 back, 1:11.46; Matheson, third, 100 breast, 1;12.37.

The Albert Lea junior varsity won 83-73. Firsts for the Tigers were by Klick, 200 free; Amanda Walters, 50 free; Carly Schmitz, 100 free; Alyssa Nelson, 500 free; Ali Schmitz, 100 back; Grace Thomas, 100 breast; the 200 medley relay team of Ali Schmitz, Thomas, Walechka and Sara Judd; and the 200 free relay team of Trisha Reindl, Emily Gaudian, Thomas and Carly Schmitz.

The Tigers return to Rochester Tuesday to face John Marshall.