University of Massachusets Athletics
Minutewomen Sweep Pair Of Events To Defeat BU For First Time Since 2013
November 02, 2019 | Women's Swimming & Diving
UMass claimed the top-three finishes in the 100 Back and 200 Fly on their way to a 164-135 win.
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts women's swimming and diving swept both the 100 Back and 200 Fly on their way to their first win over Boston University since 2013 as they picked up a 164-135 win over the Terriers on Saturday at the Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. Pool.
Meghan Gray led the sweep of the 100 Backstroke as the Minutewomen grabbed the top-three spots in a closely contested race. Gray's time of 1:00.13 led the way followed by Sydnee Aubin in second with a swim of 1:00.16 and Kirsten Ardis in third with a time of 1:00.22.
Summer Pierce paced the Minutewomen in a 200 Fly sweep, clocking in a top-time of 2:10.39 followed by Jane Denenberg and Stephanie Judge in second and third respectively. Judge led the way for UMass in the 100 Fly as she took the runner-up spot followed by Pierce in third.
The Minutewomen got off to a strong start in the swimming events as they grabbed 15 points in the 200 Medley Relay, led by a time of 1:48.09 set by Ardis, Olivia Mozoki, Pierce and Kelsey Cordery. Cordery led the way for UMass in the 50 Free, posting a swim of 24.85 to finish second while Emily Rudiman and Mariam Labib finished in third and fourth.
Bella Snyder followed by posting a time of 10:33.27 to win the 1000 Free while Kelly Malyszka picked up a third-place finish to stretch the UMass lead. Chelsea Meiring's time of 1:06.79 led the way three events later in the 100 Breaststroke while Mia Flagiello rounded out the top-three.
Maja Boric led the UMass divers with a pair of wins on the board, scoring 286.50 in the 1-Meter Dive to win while also taking the top-spot in the 3-Meter Dive while Maddie Doyle finished in second after adding a third-place showing in the 1-Meter.
Olga Egkorova added a pair of runner-up swims for the Minutewomen, picking up a second-place finish in the 200 Free with a time of 1:56.13 before going on to finish second in the 500 Free followed by Snyder in third. Malyszka secured a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.77 while Mozoki's time of 2:27.89 in the 200 Breaststroke helped her to a runner-up showing.
The Minutewomen will be back in action next weekend on Nov. 9 as they travel to Kingston, R.I. to take on Rhode Island in an Atlantic 10 meet at noon.
For continued coverage of UMass swimming and diving, visit Twitter @UMassWSwimDive and Instagram @UMass_W_Swim_Dive.
Meghan Gray led the sweep of the 100 Backstroke as the Minutewomen grabbed the top-three spots in a closely contested race. Gray's time of 1:00.13 led the way followed by Sydnee Aubin in second with a swim of 1:00.16 and Kirsten Ardis in third with a time of 1:00.22.
Summer Pierce paced the Minutewomen in a 200 Fly sweep, clocking in a top-time of 2:10.39 followed by Jane Denenberg and Stephanie Judge in second and third respectively. Judge led the way for UMass in the 100 Fly as she took the runner-up spot followed by Pierce in third.
The Minutewomen got off to a strong start in the swimming events as they grabbed 15 points in the 200 Medley Relay, led by a time of 1:48.09 set by Ardis, Olivia Mozoki, Pierce and Kelsey Cordery. Cordery led the way for UMass in the 50 Free, posting a swim of 24.85 to finish second while Emily Rudiman and Mariam Labib finished in third and fourth.
Bella Snyder followed by posting a time of 10:33.27 to win the 1000 Free while Kelly Malyszka picked up a third-place finish to stretch the UMass lead. Chelsea Meiring's time of 1:06.79 led the way three events later in the 100 Breaststroke while Mia Flagiello rounded out the top-three.
Maja Boric led the UMass divers with a pair of wins on the board, scoring 286.50 in the 1-Meter Dive to win while also taking the top-spot in the 3-Meter Dive while Maddie Doyle finished in second after adding a third-place showing in the 1-Meter.
Olga Egkorova added a pair of runner-up swims for the Minutewomen, picking up a second-place finish in the 200 Free with a time of 1:56.13 before going on to finish second in the 500 Free followed by Snyder in third. Malyszka secured a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.77 while Mozoki's time of 2:27.89 in the 200 Breaststroke helped her to a runner-up showing.
The Minutewomen will be back in action next weekend on Nov. 9 as they travel to Kingston, R.I. to take on Rhode Island in an Atlantic 10 meet at noon.
For continued coverage of UMass swimming and diving, visit Twitter @UMassWSwimDive and Instagram @UMass_W_Swim_Dive.
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