POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Marist women's swimming and diving won their second meet in a row on Saturday afternoon, defeating the two-time defending champion Fairfield Stags 190-108. The divers put on an absolute clinic, finishing first, second, and third in all four diving events.
With the win, the Red Foxes improve to 3-2 on the season, and 2-1 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference meets. Meanwhile, the Stags drop to 1-6 on the season.
- The women opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Juliet Nowak, Georgeanne Zimmerman, Veronica Stureborg, and Megan Lasto clocked in at 1:49.38 to lead Marist. This was the team's fastest time in the event this season.
- Heather Hartmann won the first individual event of the meet, taking first place in the 100-yard free with a time of 10:33.81.
- Zimmermann had one of the best, if not the best, meets of her career. Besides a great performance in the opening relay, she had a whopping 27 points in the meet. She won three individual legs, including the 100-yard breast, the 50-yard free, and the 100-yard free.
- Jessica Freund was the second-leading scorer for Marist, totaling 22 points. She won both the 200-yard breast and the 200-yard IM, clocking in with times of 2:27.59 and 2:12.73, respectively.
- Nowak also had a solid day, totaling 18 points. She won both the 100-yard back and the 200-yard back.
- Esabelle Gervasio, now a three-time MAAC Diver of the Week, continued her string of dominant performances. She won both diving events yet again, totaling 281.03 points in the 3-meter dive, and 276.98 in the 1-meter dive. She led all divers in the meet with 18 total points.
The Red Foxes have a small stretch of time off, as they will not swim for the rest of November. They will return to action on December 6 in the H2Ounds Invitational. While there, they will take on Iona and Loyola Maryland over the course of two days.
