Kai Wong

Women's Swimming

Women's Swimming Takes Down USMMA, 121-106

Throggs Neck, N.Y. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's swim team upended the United States Merchant Marine Academy 121-106 on Saturday afternoon.

The Ducks tallied six first-place finishes on the day, including both relay events.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Stevens opened the competition with the top spot in the 200-medley relay, as Kai Wong, Adriana Bertolotti, Natalia Brunetti, and Delaney Klaus clocked in at 1:53.15, winning by nearly two seconds. Dora Dvorkin claimed first in the 1,000-free to lead three consecutive Stevens' finishers. Dvorkin took a time of 11:22.8 as Hanna Matheson (11:43.86) and Gabby Sokolik (11:55.21) were behind her.

Klaus was second in the 200-free (2:02.91) with Bertolotti (27.13), Ashley Settle (27.24), and Melissa Misurelli (27.35) going 2-3-4 in the 50-freestyle. Eszter Kiss notched a victory in the 200-IM (2:17.68) as she was victorious by nearly five seconds. Sophie Patz was third in 2:23.46, as Brunetti (1:02.03) and Paige Bleckley (1:04.49) went 2-3 in the 100-butterfly. Patz recorded a win in the 100-free in 57.07, as Julia McKinley was third in 58.3.

Wong (1:01.89) and Rachel Merrifield (1:04.14) took the top two spots in the 100-backstroke, as Gabby Tyer (5:34.54) and Abigail Rosingana (5:46.27) went second and third in the 500-free. Stevens polished off the victory with a win in the 200-freestyle relay, with Wong, Brunetti, Kiss, and Klaus touching the wall in 1:42.55.

FROM THE POOL DECK (Head Coach Adam Schneider)
  • "Overall a nice way to end the semester of racing. The Women had a very close meet and secured the victory by winning the final 200 Free Relay(Wong, Brunetti, Kiss, Klaus). The women also started the meet with winning the 200 Medley Relay(Wong, Bertolotti, Brunetti, Klaus) and had individual victories from Kai Wong in the 100 Backstroke, Eszter Kiss in the 200 IM and Dora Dvorkin in the 1000 Freestyle. With the semester of racing behind us, we look forward to after finals where we will get in our most intense training of the year before preparing for MACs." 
UP NEXT
After Winter Break, the Ducks return home for the final two meets of the season. They open a two-day meet against Salisbury on January 17, with action underway at noon inside the DeBaun Aquatic Center.
 
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Players Mentioned

Adriana Bertolotti

Adriana Bertolotti

Breast/Free
5' 6"
Junior
Natalia Brunetti

Natalia Brunetti

Fly/Back/Free
5' 4"
Junior
Rachel Merrifield

Rachel Merrifield

Free/Back
5' 11"
Junior
Melissa Misurelli

Melissa Misurelli

Free/Back
5' 1"
Senior
Sophie Patz

Sophie Patz

IM/Back
5' 10"
Senior
Abigail Rosingana

Abigail Rosingana

Free
5' 7"
Sophomore
Ashley Settle

Ashley Settle

Breast/IM
5' 6"
Sophomore
Gabby Sokolik

Gabby Sokolik

Free/Breast
5' 4"
Junior
Gabby Tyer

Gabby Tyer

Free/Fly/IM
5' 5"
Junior
Kai Wong

Kai Wong

Free/Fly/Back
5' 7"
Senior
Eszter Kiss

Eszter Kiss

Breastroke/Individual Medley
First-Year
Delaney Klaus

Delaney Klaus

Sprint Freestyle
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Adriana Bertolotti

Adriana Bertolotti

5' 6"
Junior
Breast/Free
Natalia Brunetti

Natalia Brunetti

5' 4"
Junior
Fly/Back/Free
Rachel Merrifield

Rachel Merrifield

5' 11"
Junior
Free/Back
Melissa Misurelli

Melissa Misurelli

5' 1"
Senior
Free/Back
Sophie Patz

Sophie Patz

5' 10"
Senior
IM/Back
Abigail Rosingana

Abigail Rosingana

5' 7"
Sophomore
Free
Ashley Settle

Ashley Settle

5' 6"
Sophomore
Breast/IM
Gabby Sokolik

Gabby Sokolik

5' 4"
Junior
Free/Breast
Gabby Tyer

Gabby Tyer

5' 5"
Junior
Free/Fly/IM
Kai Wong

Kai Wong

5' 7"
Senior
Free/Fly/Back
Eszter Kiss

Eszter Kiss

First-Year
Breastroke/Individual Medley
Delaney Klaus

Delaney Klaus

First-Year
Sprint Freestyle