LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's swimming and diving team defeated visiting Siena, 163-101, on Saturday afternoon in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) dual-meet action at Coppola Pool.

The Broncs (1-1, 1-0 MAAC) defeated the Saints (0-1, 0-1 MAAC) for the second straight season.

Rider was dominant, building an early lead. The Broncs won the first 11 events of the day behind a handful of strong performances.

Freshman Caylie Cardona (Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan) had a solid day in the pool for Rider, picking up a pair of wins. She finished first in the 100 breast with a time of 1:07.89 and she was also the top finisher in the 200 breast at 2:28.66.

Freshman Aubrey Marish (South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield) recorded her first collegiate dual-meet win thanks to finishing first in the 1,000 free with a mark of 10:55.17.

Sophomore Maeve Lersch (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper Saint Clair HS) won the 100 back with a time of 1:01.73 to just edge the second-place finisher by .18 seconds.

Junior Olivia Iswalt (Reading, PA/Berks Catholic) was the other upperclassmen to win on Saturday. Iswalt finished first in the 50 free with a mark of 24.76.

Four other freshmen were victorious for the Broncs on Saturday. Kyra Schwerzler (Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Regional) won the 200 free at 2:00.12, Kylie McMahon (Annapolis, MD/Saint Mary's) won the 200 fly with a time of 2:08.69, Anastasia Aleksandrova (North Bruswick, NJ/North Brunswick Township) finished first in the 100 free at 54.78 and Kayla May (Columbia, MD/Oakland Mills) won the 200 back at 2:10.55.

In the diving events, junior Meg Tomayko (Murfreesboro, TN/Siegel) and senior Breanne Hatter (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown HS South) both performed well. Tomayko won the 1M event with a score of 255.82, while Hatter finished in second at 239.55.

NOTES & QUOTES
- On Monday, Kylie McMahon was tabbed as the MAAC Women's Swimmer of the Week and Meg Tomayko was honored as the MAAC Women's Diver of the Week.
- Rider opened the meet by claiming a victory in the 200 medley relay as the quartet of Taylor Stalnaker, Kyra Schwerzler, Kylie McMahon and Olivia Iswalt won with a time of 1:49.33.
- Taylor Stalnaker also finished second in the 200 free with a time of 2:01.14.
- Victoria Evans was second in the 50 free thanks to finishing at 25.86.
- Olivia Cann was second in the 100 back with a mark of 1:01.91.
- Nicole Harms was second in the 100 breast with a time of 1:09.95.
- Anastasia Aleksandrova ended up in second-place in the 200 fly at 2:11.07.
- Olivia Iswalt was second in the 100 free at 55.84.
- Cameron Weis landed in second-place in the 200 back at 2:11.96.
- Maire Wilson racked up a second-place result in the 200 breast with a mark of 2:29.14.

UP NEXT
Rider returns to action next Saturday, October 20, with a road non-conference dual meet against regional rival Lehigh that is slated to begin at 1:00 pm in Bethlehem, PA.