PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Fairfield University men's swimming and diving team earned its fourth straight victory with its 154-147 decision over La Salle University on Saturday afternoon. The Stags improved to 4-1 overall and have won all three of their non-conference meets.

Joseph Stewart paced Fairfield with two wins in the meet, taking the top spot in the 200 free by finishing the event with a time of 1:44.86. He followed up with a first-place run in the 500 free by touching the wall after completing the distance in 4:49.01, six seconds better than the runner up. Ed Hunt earned the top spot in the 1000 free with his 10-second victory, registering a time of 9:55.79. He also garnered second in the 200 IM (1:56.78) with Hans Lim (2:01.10) and Jeffrey Vlass (2:03.22) were next in line.

Alex Belfer also collected a first-place finish in the 50 free, logging a time of 21.31, while Vlass was the winner in the 200 breast, courtesy of his 2:13.70 time. Dillon O'Connor enjoyed a solid day with his top score of 298.47 in the 1 meter dive while Lukas Stanton collected third-place finishes in the 1 meter (204.45) and the 3 meter (221.25). Evan Fair rounded out Fairfield's first-place results with his performance in the 100 fly (53.11), which he complemented with a second-place run in the 200 back (1:58.02).

Both relay teams took second in their respective races with the 200 medley foursome completing the course in 1:35.07 and the 400 free squad finishing in 3:10.49. The 200 relay team was comprised by Will Robinson, Chris Ford, Fair, and Belfer, while the 400 relay team consisted of Stewart, Fair, Peter Gori, and Belfer.

The Stags are scheduled to compete in a pair of dual meets next weekend when they travel to Manhattan College on Friday, January 21 at 4 pm before hosting Iona College on Saturday, January 22 at 1 pm.