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Women’s Swimming concludes dual season with win over Hartwick

February 3, 2018

Meet Results

The Basics
  • Score: Stevens Institute of Technology Women's Swimming: 153; Hartwick College: 109
  • Location: DeBaun Aquatic Center - Hoboken, N.J.
  • Short Story: The Stevens Institute of Technology women's swimming team took first in 11 events to defeat Hartwick College Saturday at the DeBaun Aquatic Center. It was the final dual meet of the season for women's swimming. Prior to the meet, Stevens Swimming recognized the three-member Class of 2018. The Ducks concluded the duals season with a 3-4 record.

Top Performers
  • The 400-yard medley relay got the day off to a strong start as the team of junior Samantha Geyer, senior Kaitlynn Prescott, junior Caroline Shusta and freshman Isabelle Rivera posted a first-place time of 4:16.37. 
  • Sophomore Samantha Zdesar made it two wins in as many races, taking first in the 1,000 free. The Queens, New York native nearly 40 seconds of her closest competitor. Zdesar also placed first in the 500 free, posting a dominating 20-second victory.
  • Sophomore Isabella Fairman continued the strong start with a first-place finish in the 200 free. Fairman reached the wall in 1:59.15, narrowly outtouching Hartwick's Maddy Hayes to the delight of the home crowd.
  • Geyer earned an individual win by taking first in the 100-yard backstroke. Freshman Kira Power placed second as the Ducks earned the top two times for the first time on the afternoon. The Ducks also earned the top two spots in the 200-yard individual medley with Geyer winning the race and Prescott following a second-and-a-half later.
  • Prescott added first-place points with a victory in the 100-yard breaststroke. The Escondido, California native reached the wall in 1:12.86. Prescott also took first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:35.73, earning a five-second victory.
  • After consecutive Hartwick wins, Fairman returned Stevens to the top of the leaderboard by taking first in the 100 free. Fairman edged Hayes by 12-hundredths-of-a-second to win the race in one of the more exciting finishes of the afternoon.
  • Rivera joined Prescott in posting a victory in both a relay and an individual race, with a victory in the 100 fly, besting the field with a time of 1:01.32.
  • The Ducks closed the day with a one-second victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay, with Rivera, Zdesar, Fairman and Geyer completing the race in 1:43.16. 

From the Coach's Lane
  • "It was a great day to celebrate the seniors last home dual meet. To complete four years of a collegiate sport is a great accomplishment and I know they've worked hard in and out of the pool to get here."
  • "[Regarding the meet], everyone showed up today and was ready to race and have some fun. It's tough having a week off from competition so today was a good day to get in and go fast. This was the last time we could get some competition before we head to the METS and Empire 8 Championships in a few weeks. Now our focus shifts to taper and getting ready to swim even faster at our conference meet." - assistant swimming coach Daniel MacQuarrie

Up Next
  • With dual meet season competed, Men's Swimming turns to the Metropolitan Conference Championship, Feb. 16-18 at the Rutgers University Aquatic Center. The event begins a stretch of two championship-style meets in nine-day period.

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Players Mentioned

Isabella Fairman

Isabella Fairman

Freestyle/IM
5' 9"
Sophomore
Sam Geyer

Sam Geyer

Freestyle/IM
5' 8"
Junior
Kaitlynn Prescott

Kaitlynn Prescott

Breaststroke/IM
5' 10"
Senior
Caroline Shusta

Caroline Shusta

Butterfly/Backstroke
5' 8"
Junior
Samantha Zdesar

Samantha Zdesar

Backstroke
5' 10"
Sophomore
Kira Power

Kira Power

Freestyle/Backstroke
5' 6"
First-Year
Isabelle Rivera

Isabelle Rivera

Butterfly/Freestyle
5' 2"
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Isabella Fairman

Isabella Fairman

5' 9"
Sophomore
Freestyle/IM
Sam Geyer

Sam Geyer

5' 8"
Junior
Freestyle/IM
Kaitlynn Prescott

Kaitlynn Prescott

5' 10"
Senior
Breaststroke/IM
Caroline Shusta

Caroline Shusta

5' 8"
Junior
Butterfly/Backstroke
Samantha Zdesar

Samantha Zdesar

5' 10"
Sophomore
Backstroke
Kira Power

Kira Power

5' 6"
First-Year
Freestyle/Backstroke
Isabelle Rivera

Isabelle Rivera

5' 2"
First-Year
Butterfly/Freestyle