Hoboken, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's swimming team fell to Montclair State University, 154-103, Saturday in a season-opening meet at the DeBaun Aquatic Center.
The Rundown
In the opening 200-yard medley relay, the Kai Wong-Adriana Bertolotti-Natalia Brunetti-Gabs Sokolik team took 2nd and Dora Dvorkin touched second in the proceeding 1000-yard freestyle.
After Montclair State took the top three spots in the 200-yard freestyle, Wong grabbed third in the 100-yard backstroke and Eszter Kiss finished just .20 seconds back in the 100-yard backstroke.
Brunetti and Hanna Matheson went 1-3 in the 200-yard butterfly before Laney Klaus, Kiss, and Sophie Patz took 2nd in the 50-yard free, 100-yard free, and 200-yard backstroke, respectively. Brunetti later added her third victory of the day, touching .71 seconds of her nearest competitor in the 100-yard butterfly.
The girls closed out the day with sweeps in both the 200-yard individual medley and 400-yard free relay. Kiss led a sweep in the 200 IM, with Patz and Emily Lynch taking 2nd and 3rd. The Wong-Brunetti-Klaus-Kiss team took first in the relay, with the Paige Bleckley-Julia McKinley-Sokpolik-Melissa Misurelli grouping taking second and Rachel Merrifield-Hanna Matheson-Sydney Lanager-Megan Koek quartet grabbing third.
Top Performers
Brunetti posted two individual wins and a relay win among her four top-two finishes, matching Kiss, who finished in the top two of all three of her individual events. Wong posted a pair of top-three individual finishes to go with the 400-yard relay win. Sokolik, Klaus, McKinley, Matheson, and Patz all posted a pair of top-two finishes across a myriad of solo and relay events.
Coach's Comments
"It was a tough for meet for us today, Montclair came out very strong and although we had a lot of good takeaways from both meets this just reinforces how much more work we have to do. We are looking forward to next weekend when we host two very strong Rowan teams where we will look to improve upon some of the things that limited us today." – Head Coach
Adam Schneider.
Up Next
Stevens returns to the pool next Saturday, October 12, to battle Rowan. The teams have split their eight meets, 4-4, dating back to 2009.
Athletic Department Social Media
Facebook: "Like" Stevens Athletics
Twitter: @stevensducks
Instagram: @stevensducks
Men's Swimming Social Media
Facebook: "Like" Stevens Swimming
Twitter: @stevensswimming
Instagram: @stevensswimming
