VESTAL, New York – Marist women's swimming & diving returned to the pool on Friday afternoon, but dropped a non-conference meet 170-129 to the Binghamton Bearcats. This was the first loss for the women's team in a dual meet competition in over two months.
With the loss, the Red Foxes fall to 7-4 overall on the season, but remain 4-1 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference meets. Meanwhile, Binghamton moves above .500 and now sits at 4-3 overall on the season, and remains undefeated in its own pool.
- The women opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Juliet Nowak, Georgeanne Zimmerman, Veronica Stureborg, and Megan Lasto clocked in with a time of 4:05.51.
- Heather Hartmann won the first individual event of the meet, taking first place in the 100-yard free with a time of 10:36:81. 0
- Juliet Nowak was the highlight of the meet for the Red Foxes. She placed first in the 100-yard back with a time of 59.87. She also took first in the 200-yard back with a time of 2:10.11.
- Leigh-Anne Zanella also had a first place finish, taking first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:11.46.
- Esabelle Gervasio, the four-time MAAC Diver of the Week, had her best meet to the date. She had a personal record 305.03 points in the 3-meter dive, securing first place by over 60 points. She also took first place in the 1-meter five, totaling 272.40 points.
- With her score of 217.72 in the 1-meter dive, Madison Sweeney has now qualified for the ECAC Championships, joining Gervasio and Grace Reeves.
The Red Foxes will return to the pool next Friday, January 17, as the diving teams will compete in the Navy Diving Invitational. The event is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., and will continue for a second day on Saturday, January 18 which will begin at 10 a.m.
