Rhode Island vs Central Connecticut State
- January 25, 2025
- New Britain, Conn.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: URI Athletics
Team Scores
Rhode Island 150
Central Connecticut State 110
How It Happened
A Rhode Island surge in the second half of the meet led the Rams to a 150-110 win at Central Connecticut State in the regular-season finale Saturday.
Central Connecticut State won five of the first six events and held a 63-49 lead after the 50-yard Freestyle. From there, Rhode Island went on a surge, winning five straight events.
The URI divers got things started with a 1-2-3 sweep in the 3-meter dive. Olivia Winslow won the event with a score of 273.53, followed by Anna Petke (267.38) and Lily Hsu (253.50).
That was the first of back-to-back 1-2-3 sweeps for Rhody. Ella Hacker (58.04) won the 100-yard Butterfly and was followed to the wall by teammates Julianna Tyler (58.40) and Logan Norrid (1:00.57).
Avery Potyrala won the 100-yard Freestyle with a time of 54.65 seconds, and Rylee Kelly followed with a win in the 500-yard Freestyle (5:07.21).
The run continued with the 200-yard Freestyle Relay team of Julia Havice, Abby Zadorozny, Kelly and Potyrala. The quartet won an absolute thriller, touching the wall in 1:39.19, just .01 ahead of CCSU.
During the five-event stretch, Rhody outscored CCSU 64-20, moving the Rams ahead, 113-83.
Despite a Central Connecticut State win in the 100-yard Backstroke, Rhody’s Jackie Triglia, Lily Mair and Lauren Biglow finished 2-3-4, respectively. This meant CCSU made up just one point and URI led by 29 with two events to go.
A 1-2 finish for Rhode Island by Hannah Benavides (1:05.53) and Gracie Maughan (1:06.60) helped URI score 15 points in the 100-yard Breaststroke and clinch the team win.
Standouts from the Pool
- Six individuals and one relay team recorded wins for Rhode Island.
- Anna Petke won the 1-meter dive in a 1-2-3 finish for URI. Petke scored a 290.03. Olivia Winslow was second (273.98) and Lily Hsu third (271.20).
- Avery Potyrala was part of two wins and had a second-place finish. She won the 100-yard Freestyle, anchored the winning 200 Freestyle relay team, was part of the second-pace 400-yard Freestyle relay and took third in the 200-yard Freestyle.
- She had a hand in 27 team points.
Up Next
Rhode Island will spend the next few weeks preparing for the Atlantic 10 Championship, which will run from Feb. 19-22.
Courtesy: CCSU Athletics
The Central Connecticut State swimming and diving team closed out the dual meet portion of the schedule, falling 150-110 to visiting Rhode Island. The Blue Devils honored their senior class prior to the meet, recognizing Zoe Baker, Wynter Berube, Taylor DeMarest, Abbey Keane and Marley Milne.
The divers will take part in the Southern Connecticut State Diving Invitational on February 4th before the Blue Devils defend their back-to-back Northeast Conference crowns, beginning February 19th.
FREESTYLE
- Abbey Keane led a 1-2 sweep of the 1,000-freestyle, winning the race at 10:27.14, with Maggie Rutledge second in a time of 10:36.57
- Megan Dunnigan (1:56.73) and Gabby Spaciano (1:56.75) battled for a 1-2 finish in the 200 freestyle for the Blue Devils
- Katrine O’Leary took the top spot in a tightly contested 50-yard freestyle, going 24.75, while Lauryn Cowing finished third at 25.06
- Spaciano claimed a second runner-up finish in the 100-freestyle, with a swim of 55.08
- Keane went 5:08.18 to take second in the 500 freestyle and Rutledge was third at 5:12.68
STROKES
- Gabi Wroblewski won the 200 IM in building a more than two second lead in the front half and winning by 2.09 seconds, with a swim of 2:09.73
- Hannah Kretkowski claimed the fourth spot on the 100 butterfly, at 1:01.19, and Dunnigan was fifth at 1:01.53
- Sophie Milhomens won the 100 back for the Blue Devils, going 58.64, the only swimmer under a minute in the race
- Grace Young took third in the 100 breaststroke, swimming 1:07.74
DIVING
- Zoe Baker was the teams top finisher on the 1-meter board, scoring 246.45 points, with Kaitlyn Carroll fifth at 221.55
- Carroll finished fourth on the 3-meter board, scoring 242.93 points, with Baker fifth at 235.13
RELAYS
- Milhomens (27.25), Young (30.72), Cowing (23.71) and O’Leary (23.71) captured the 200-medley relay in a time of 1:47.55, .19 in front of URI
- In the 200-freestyle relay, the top teams were separated by .01 seconds, as Cowing (25.18), Spaciano (25.00), O’Leary (24.29) and Dunnigan (24.73) claimed second place
- Central took first place in the final event, the 400 freestyle relay, with O’Leary (53.59), Cowing (53.52), Spaciano (53.73) and Dunnigan (53.66) teaming up for the victory
