LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider University women's swimming and diving team opened the 2021-22 season with a 174-88 dual-meet loss to Seton Hall in the Coppola Pool Saturday afternoon.
The Bronc women won three 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),
Maddie McSorley (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth Academy), and
Kylie McMahon (Annapolis, MD/St.Mary's) combined to touch the wall at 1:46.30, over two seconds ahead of the field. The time is a new Coppola Pool record by over a full second.
May then won the 100-back by nearly a second, finishing with a time of 58.46.
Stewart got the final Bronc victory in the 100-breast with a time of 1:07.48.
NOTES & QUOTES
On the team's performance:
"The team was excited to resume competition after what was nearly a two-year layoff. Everyone across our rosters accomplished something great today that will open up the potential for our season."
On the Women's 200-medley relay pool record breaking performance:
"It was an awesome combination of fast women who deserve the mark."
- Head Coach Steve Fletcher
- Individually, McMahon was second in the 200-fly and 100-free, and third in the 100-fly.
- Stewart was also third in the 200-breast.
- May added second-place finishes in the 200-back and 200-IM.
- McSorley was second in the 50-free and 100-fly.
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Giana Farina (Easton, PA/Notre Dame Green Pond) was third in the 200-free.
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action Friday, October 15 with a short trip to Princeton for a meet at 5:30 p.m.
