PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Fairfield University men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Providence College on Friday afternoon with the women winning by a 162.5-137.5 score and the men taking a 178-116 count. The men's team picked up nine first-place finishes while the women's team garnered five top finishes.

Joseph Stewart and Alexey Belfer both picked up a pair of victories to account for nearly half of those individual wins. Stewart started his night by touching the wall first in the 200 fly by posting a time of 2:07.40 and in the 400 free with a time of 4:03.90. Belfer swept through the 50 free (23.15) and the 100 free (51.78). Five other Stags earned a top finish in their respective event, starting with Joey Nizzardo's first-place swim in the 800 free (8:37.30). He was also part of a sweep of the 400 free as Stewart won the race followed by Tim Regan's time of 4:08.89 and Nizzardo's time of 4:13.26.

Regan also notched a win in the 200 free with his time of 1:55.61 while Hans Lim registered the best time in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.50). Sam Tonole and Noah Duncan each placed first and third, respectively in the two diving competitions. 

On the women's side, Alison Sposili garnered the first victory of the dual meet when she covered her distance of 100 yards in the breaststroke by completing the swim in 1:17.23. Lia Oppenheim secured a first place point total in the diving competition with 188.10 points. Erini Pappas continued her successful start with another first-place finish in the 200 back, posting a time of 2:20.18. Cailey Stockwell also earned a victory in the 200 breaststroke, finishing the race in 2:42.81 while Sposili was the runner up in the same event. 

The Stags were also successful in both relay races beginning with the 200 medley relay. The women's team, which was comprised by Pappas, Sposili, Maggie O'Donnell, and Olivia Thompson took the number one placement with a time of 2:02.94. The men's 200 medley relay team secured the runner up spot in the race (1:44.84) behind the efforts of Oliver McLaughlin, Hans Lim, Evan Fair, and Alexey Belfer.

Both teams also recorded the top times in the 200 free relay with the men's program registering a time of 1:34.95 behind Patrick Gill, Evan Fair, Joseph Stewart, and Alexey Belfer. The women's team also corralled the 200 free relay as Olivia Thompson, Erini Pappas, Sydney Scalise, and Serafina Viola representing the Stags. The relay team earned the victory by completing the course in 1:49.85.

The Stags return to the pool when they host the College of the Holy Cross on Saturday, October 29. The dual meet will take place at the RecPlex Pool beginning at 1 pm.