George Mason vs. Delaware
- January 17, 2026
- Newark, Delaware
- 25 yards (SCY)
- Results (PDF)
Courtesy: Delaware Athletics
NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware women’s swimming & diving defeated George Mason on senior day Saturday by a score of 244-56. With the victory, the Fightin’ Blue Hens improved to 6-2.
The women’s team has now won four out of its last five dual meets.
Delaware won every event on the women’s side over the Patriots in this meet. This was the second time this season the squad has done so in a dual meet (10/4 vs. Old Dominion).
Angi Ragazzoni and Victoria Novinskiy both won all four races that they competed in during the meet.
SENIOR DAY
Prior to the meet, the program honored nine seniors for their valued dedication and impact to the team. Bri Cottingham, Bella Granetzke, Elishka Hajek, Lauren Hartel, Judy Liu, Alexandra Misikova, Victoria Novinskiy, Alex Pastris, and Angelica Ragazzoni were celebrated.
RESULTS
The women’s team kicked off the event taking the first two spots in the 200-medley relay. Aleksandra Dimitrova, Cottingham, Novinskiy, and Olivia Willemsen touched the wall at 1:41.11.
Hartel took the 1000-yard free at 9:58.55.
Judy Liu took her first of two races on the day in the 200-free at 1:51.19, with the other win coming in the 400-free relay.
Ragazzoni won her first of her four races in the 100-back at 54.27, which she followed up with a 23.70 time in the 50-free, taking that race as well. She also picked up a win in the 200-back, at 2:00.13.
Cottingham followed up her first performance in the medley relay with a win in the 100-breast at 1:01.91.
Novinskiy took her first solo win in the 200-fly at 1:57.06. The senior also won the 200-IM at 1:59.57.
Keira Allison won the 3M dive event at 261.30. Alex Pastris followed just behind at 260.85.
Pastris captured the 1M dive victory in her final meet at Rawstrom Natatorium. She scored a 282.45 in the event.
Willemsen picked up a solo victory in the 100-free at 50.86. Just behind was Hajek at 51.53.
Piper Price won the 200-breast at 2:15.17, finishing nine seconds ahead of any Patriot swimmers. Price picked up personal bests in both breaststroke races today.
Elisa Spera won the 500-free at 4:57.90, completing the race 17 seconds quicker than any opposing swimmer.
The 400-free relay had UD take both of the top two spots, with Ragazzoni, Willemsen, Liu, and Hajek finishing in 3:23.80, and Hartel, Zoe Weker, Bella Granetzke, and Naia Legarda at 3:29.99.
UP NEXT
The Blue Hens’ next meet is the ASUN Championships, in Orlando, Fla., from February 18-21. This will be the squad’s first time competing in the championship for its new league.
Courtesy: George Mason Athletics
NEWARK, Del. – The George Mason women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams dropped their final road dual of the season at Delaware on Saturday afternoon.
On the men’s side, senior Aoun Al-Hiari won two events, the 100-yard butterfly (47.84) and 200-yard butterfly (1:49.19).
Senior Tate Anderson touched the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:37.10) and was second in both the 100-yard freestyle (44.17) and 100-yard butterfly (48.98).
Junior Ian Rodgers took the top spot in the 200-yard backstroke (1:47.81) and placed second in the 100-yard backstroke (48.42). In the 50-yard freestyle, sophomore Gabriel Miller took third (21.31) and junior Colby Lane finished fourth (21.49).
The team of senior Jack Chapman, Rodgers, Al-Hiari and Miller placed second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:29.40). In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the combination of junior Cody Scifres, Rodgers, Al-Hiari and Anderson finished second (3:01.76).
Junior Christian Anderson won the three-meter diving event (297.25). In the one-meter, Anderson was second (258.00) and sophomore Caden Guy placed third (255.60).
On the women’s side, senior Peyton Brehmer took second in the 50-yard freestyle (23.82). In the 100-yard freestyle, Brehmer was third (52.17) and junior Hannah Magdeburg finished fourth (53.13).
In the 200-yard backstroke, freshman Alexis Brazier placed third (2:06.77) and sophomore Greta Mott was fourth (2:09.70). Brazier took third in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:32.55).
Freshman Sidney Kaufman finished third in the 200-yard backstroke (57.03).
Senior Ainsley Toews placed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.26) and junior Casey Tingen was fourth in the 200-yard IM (2:11.11).
Kaufman, Toews, Brehmer and Tingen placed third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:45.32). In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the team of senior Angelina Zeidan, freshman Madelyn Abel, Brehmer and Magdeburg also finished third (3:30.07).
The Patriots host Georgetown for the final dual meet of the regular season on Saturday, Jan. 24 at noon at the Aquatic and Fitness Center in Fairfax, Va.
