POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Rider University women's swimming and diving team were defeated 163-125 in a MAAC dual-meet at Marist Saturday afternoon. The Broncs fall to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in conference meets this season. The Red Foxes improved to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the MAAC.
 
The Bronc women won eight events in the meet.
 
Rider opened the meet with a victory in the 200-medley relay. Kayla May (Columbia, MD/Oakland Hills), Allison Stewart (Newtown Square, PA/Lower Merion), Giavanna Lupi (Vineland, NJ/Vineland), and Kylie McMahon (Annapolis, MD/St.Mary's) combined to touch the wall at 1:48.49, over three seconds ahead of the second place.
 
May then won the 100-back by over two seconds, finishing with a time of 57.59. May would go on to win the 200-back with a winning time of 2:07.52 and the 200-IM, stopping the clock at 2:12.32.
 
Stewart led a Bronc sweep in the 100-breast with a time of 1:08.79, ahead of Sarah Fondacaro's (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) 1:09.54 and Meaghan Keegan's (Jersey Shore, PA/Jersey Shore Area) 1:10.38. Stewart then won the 200-breast, touching the wall with a time of 2:30.94.
 
McMahon won the 200-fly in 2:09.75 and 100-fly in 58.90.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"Our Medley Relay was great at the front of the meet, and each of those women contributed big points to the team in their stroke at both the 100 and 200 distances, in most cases winning their individual events throughout the meet." 

"Our women fought hard today after a tough week of training.  We matched up well with Marist, and everyone recognized that they needed to find a race in their heat to contribute to the team outcome." - Head Coach Steve Fletcher

- Individually, Lupi was second in the 200-free followed by Paola Carlesso (Caracas, Venezuela/The New School Medellin[Colegio Simon Bolivar]) in third.
- Lupi was also third in the 100-fly.
- Connar Melcher (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) was second in the 50-free.
- McMahon added a third-place finish in the 100-free.
- Ashlee Limbacher took third in the 500-free.
- Giana Farina (Easton, PA/Notre Dame Green Pond) was third in the 200-IM.
 
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action Saturday, November 13 with a tri-meet against Delaware and La Salle at the host Blue Hens at 1:00 p.m.