POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Rider University women's swimming and diving team was topped in a tight dual meet Saturday, falling at Marist 158-142. The Broncs fall to 0-4 on the season, while the Red Foxes improve to 2-1.
The Bronc women won seven events in the meet.
Lea Opdyke (Ocala, FL/West Port) got the first Rider win of the day finishing one-two in 200-free along with
Paola Carlesso (Caracas, Venezuela/The New School Medellin[Colegio Simon Bolivar]), stopping the clock and 1:59.72 and 2:00.59.
Hannah Yemec earned a win in the 200-fly, swimming 2:12.29. Yemec won her second event of the day with a win in the 100-free, stopping the clock at 54.95, and her third in the 100-fly, swimming 58.66.
Karyn Creelman (Mohnton, PA/Governor Mifflin) and
Maiti O'Connor (South Plainfield, NJ/The Wardlaw-Hartridge School) finished one-two on the 3-meter, scoring 214.73 and 214.05 respectively. O'Connor then won the 1-meter with a score of 244.20.
The Broncs closed out the meet with a win the 400-free relay. Yemec, Carlesso,
Mallory Mead (Middle River, MD/Dulaney[Oklahoma Christian]), and Opdyke combined for a time of 3:41.58 to out-touch the Red Foxes.
NOTES & QUOTES
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Megan Smith (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth Academy) and
Casey McLaughlin (Ramsey, NJ/Ramsey) swam two-three in the 1,000-free. Smith later placed third in the 200-fly and McLaughlin was third in the 200-IM.
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Chastity Ruatos took second in the 100-back.
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Suriya Pathammavong was second in the 100-breast.
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Sarah Fondacaro (Sewell, NJ/Washington Twp.) swam second in the 50-free and the 200-breast.
- Carlesso was third in the 100-free.
- Mead and Ruatos swam two-three in the 200-back.
- McLaughlin and Smith went two-three in the 500-free.
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Alexa Torres (Lyndhurst, NJ/Lyndhurst) was third in the 100-fly.
UP NEXT
Rider returns to action Nov. 11 with a tri-meet against Siena and Sacred Heart.
