Hoboken, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's swim team won 10 of the 14 events en route to a 171-88 triumph over the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Ducks opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay as
Paige Bleckley,
Eszter Kiss,
Natalia Brunetti, and
Delaney Klaus combined for a time of 1:54.01. Stevens also placed third with
Abigail Rosingana,
Adriana Bertolotti,
Ashley Settle, and
Gabby Sokolik at 1:58.21, while
Sydney Lanager,
Emery Fitzharris,
Samantha Gallo, and
Megan Koek added a 2:02.91.
Dora Dvorkin set the tone individually by winning the 1000 freestyle in 11:20.47, followed closely by teammates
Julia McKinley in 11:45.60 and Rosingana in 11:46.70.
Kiss returned to win the 200 freestyle in 1:59.66, with Sokolik finishing in 2:06.20 and Koek in 2:08.28. Brunetti controlled the 100 backstroke in 1:03.97 with Bleckley at 1:06.53 and Lanager at 1:08.64, while Bertolotti, Fitzharris, and Allie Halverson earned key points in the 100 breaststroke with times of 1:11.57, 1:15.92, and 1:19.89, respectively.
The Ducks dominated the 200 butterfly as
Hanna Matheson won in 2:16.40,
Gabby Tyer followed in 2:21.93, and
Anjali Gupta contributed a 2:37.77. In the 50 freestyle, Klaus sprinted to a winning 24.81, Settle added a 26.37, and
Hailey Gillett posted a 29.21. Klaus completed the sprint sweep by winning the 100 freestyle in 55.36, with Gallo touching in 57.60 and Sokolik in 58.66. Brunetti, Lanager, and Koek produced a strong trio of finishes in the 200 backstroke at 2:20.07, 2:27.06, and 2:29.48. Stevens then placed three more in the 200 breaststroke with Dvorkin at 2:40.88, Fitzharris at 2:42.27, and Bertolotti at 2:45.61. Kiss later added another victory in the 500 freestyle with a 5:28.37, supported by McKinley at 5:44.50 and Rosingana at 5:49.58.
Gallo and Settle secured the top two spots in the 100 butterfly with times of 1:03.00 and 1:03.77. Matheson and Tyer returned to place second and third in the 200 IM with times of 2:20.82 and 2:22.54, while Halverson finished in 2:34.14. Stevens closed the meet with a commanding win in the 400 freestyle relay as Kiss, Brunetti, Gallo, and Klaus posted a 3:48.10, followed by the B relay of Koek, Bleckley, Sokolik, and Settle in 3:54.69.
UP NEXT
The Ducks return to the pool on January 17 as they host Drew University in the final home meet of the season. Action from the DeBaun Aquatic Center gets underway at noon.
