FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield men's and women's swimming and diving put up a tough fight against UMASS in their first dual meet of the season but came up short as the women were defeated by a score of 102-195 while the men fell 92-200.
On the women's side,
Morgan Hansen clinched the top spot in the 200 SC Meter Butterfly with a final time of 2:24.57. Hansen also finished runner up in the 100 SC Meter Butterfly at 1:06.46.
Maria Nitti won the 50 SC Meter Freestyle with a time of 27.52 and finished third in the 100 SC Meter Freestyle.
Colleen Young finished in first place in the 200 SC Meter Breaststroke with a final time of 2:42.83 and placed second in the 100 SC Meter Individual Medley at 1:11.45.
Alexandra Miko-Rydzaj finished in second place in the 100 SC Meter Backstroke with a time of 1:08.48. She also placed third in the 100 SC Meter Butterfly (1:08.38).
Sara Ostensen also finished in second place in the 800 SC Meter Freestyle (9:22.98) and second in the 400 SC Meter Freestyle (4:40.69).
Samantha D'Alessandro,
Maria Nitti,
Morgan Hansen, and
Sara Ostensen placed second in the 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay with a final time of 1:52.31.
For the men,
Patrick Boyle finished in second place in the 800 SC Meter Freestyle with a time of 8:41.92.
Evan Fair placed second in the 200 SC Meter Butterfly at 2:12.56.
Peter Gori also picked up a second-place finish in the 100 SC Meter Freestyle at 54.69.
Chris Ford placed second in the 200 SC Meter Breaststroke with a time of 2:27.51.
Benjamin Kebbell also was the runner up in the 100 SC Meter Butterfly at 1:00.25.
Jordan Rahurahu finished second in the 100 SC Meter Individual Medley (1:02.71) and placed third in the 100 SC Meter Butterfly (1:00.38).
Austin Twiss also picked up a third-place finish in the 200 SC Meter Backstroke (2:13.87).
Will Robinson,
Benjamin Kebbell,
Austin Twiss, and
Peter Gori set a new program record with their third-place time of 3:58.87 in the 400 SC Meter Medley Relay.
Evan Fair,
Ian Nelson, Nicholas Adams, and
Peter Gori finished in second in the 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay with a final time of 1:39.01.
"We saw a lot of strong races today and it was great to see us compete against what is usually a top A-10 program" said Head Coach
Anthony Bruno. "Our men and women did not back down in the pool or on the boards. These types of meets early in the year really test us and it helps us to prepare for what we're going to see at championship time."
Fairfield will return to the pool as they host Monmouth on Saturday, October 26 at 1 P.M. at the RecPlex Pool.
