NEWARK, DE – The Rider University women's swimming and diving team were defeated by both Delaware and La Salle in a tri-meet Saturday afternoon. The Broncs were defeated by Delaware 247-35 and fell to La Salle 194.5-83.5 to drop to 0-5 this season. The Blue Hens are now 5-0 on the year and the Explorers are 2-2.
 
Rider opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-medley relay. Kayla May (Columbia, MD/Oakland Hills), Allison Stewart (Newtown Square, PA/Lower Merion), Giavanna Lupi (Vineland, NJ/Vineland), and Connar Melcher (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) combined to touch the wall at 1:49.45, finishing behind the team from Delaware, but ahead of La Salle.
 
Stewart had the Bronc's best individual result, finishing fourth in the 100-breast with a time of 1:08.04, faster than any Explorer.
 
Lupi swam 54.56 in the 100-free, finishing tied for fourth in the event. She then posted a time of 59.42 in the 100-fly to take fourth, besting all swimmers from La Salle.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
- Paola Carlesso (Caracas, Venezuela/The New School Medellin[Colegio Simon Bolivar]) was eighth in the 200-free and seventh in the 500-free.
- Julia Stellato (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde) took eighth in the 100-back.
- Sarah Fondacaro (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) and Maire Wilson (Kennett Square, PA/Saint Mark's) were seventh and eighth in the 100-breast.
- Alexa Torres (Lyndhurst, NJ/Lyndhurst) placed sixth in the 200-fly and seventh in the 100-fly.
- Aleena De Sir (Fredericksburg, VA/Massaponax) and Melcher were sixth and seventh in the 50-free.
- Melcher also took sixth in the 100-free.
- Gianna Farina (Easton, PA/Notre Dame Green Pond) was fifth in the 200-breast ahead of Stewart, who took sixth, and Meaghan Keegan (Jersey Shore, PA/Jersey Shore Area), who was seventh.
- Farina and Stewart placed fifth and seventh in the 200-IM
 
UP NEXT
Rider concludes swimming action for the fall season with a trip to Bucknell for the three-day Bucknell Invitational from Friday through Sunday.