Feb. 4, 2006

Complete Results

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Marist Women's Swimming and Diving team closed out its regular season with a 155-145 defeat at the hands of the Seton Hall Pirates on Saturday afternoon in the McCann Center. Sophomore Jamie Falco (North Haven, Conn.) won two individual events for Marist, while senior Meghan Duffy (Cheshire, Conn.) swept the diving events.

Marist got out of the gates quickly as it won the first event of the day, the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Falco, Lauren Malski (Trumbull, Conn.), Sandra Bujalski (Thomaston, Conn.) and Jackie Fountaine (Pawling, N.Y.) topped the rest of the field in a time of 1:48.77.

Individually, Malski would go on to take the top spot in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke, while Founatine, the defending MAAC Swimmer of the Week, would take first in the 50-yard freestyle. Founatine was also a member of the 200-yard freestyle team that took first in 1:41.15.

In diving, Duffy was again a power as she swept both the one and three-meter events on Saturday afternoon. In her final meet in front of the home crowd Duffy dazzled, posting a score of 273.90 in the three-meter competition and then followed that up with a score of 281.60 in winning the one-meter event. Melissa Mangona (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) took second in both events, while Seton Hall's Ashley Frantz took third.

Prior to the meet Marist honored five seniors who would be competing for the final time in front of the home crowd at the McCann Center. Duffy, Fountaine, Karen Fleckenstein (Port Jefferson, N.Y.), captain Trish Maxim (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) and captain Jamie Cannata (Higganum, Conn.) were recognized on Senior Day for their work and contributions to the program during their respective careers.

With the loss Marist falls to 9-2 on the season overall heading into the MAAC Championships. The Red Foxes will travel to Baltimore on February 16-18 looking to capture their third straight MAAC title.