Boston College Defeats Marist in Saturday Matchup

Marist at Boston College

  • Jan. 12, 2019
  • Men: Boston College def. Marist 169-129
  • Women: Boston College def. Marist 224-76
  • Results

Courtesy: Boston College Athletics

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Following a win over Dartmouth on Friday night, the Boston College swim and dive team topped Marist Saturday afternoon to cap off an undefeated record for their final season in the Flynn Recreation Complex Pool. Continuing into next year, the Eagles’ home pool will be in the new Connell Recreation Center.

The women’s team secured the win with an impressive 224-76 margin while the men’s team held a 169-129 advantage. The team combined for 22 first-place finishes out of the 32 events of the day.

WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS:
– The team of Maura Grimes, Taylor Covington, Victoria Lin and Ali Kea earned first place in the 200-yard medley relay, finishing in 1:47.50. Grace Edwards, Anna Milia, Ina Elcott and Haley Dolan took second in the same event with a time of 1:48.86.
Ali Kea took first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:55.66. Aileen Coyne held second with a 1:57.38 finish, while Erika Freeman took third in 1:59.34.
– Maura Grimes won the 100-yard backstroke, finishing in 58.23. Victoria Lin (1:00.05) and Katherine Karle (1:01.32) finished second and third, respectively.
Taylor Covington (1:06.50), Anna Milia (1:09.50) and Maria Abrams (1:10.26) swept the top-three finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Isabel Blaze (2:10.70), Sarah Hanning (2:13.07) and Maria Russo (2:15.03) found similar results in the 200-yard butterfly.
Haley Dolan (24.09), Julie Dobson (25.30), Ashleigh Scott (25.34) placed first through third in the 50-yard freestyle.
Ellie Uhl placed first in the 3-meter dive with a score of 250.12 while Gabriella Taghian placed third with 234.52 points.
Ali Kea (53.10), Ashleigh Scott (53.75) and Lauren Quinn (55.28) swept the top spots in the 100-yard freestyle.
– Grace Edwards (2:08.36) and Natalie Dalla Riva (2:10.41) placed first and second, respectively, in the 200-yard backstroke.
Alexa Lantin (2:27.16) and Taylor Covington (2:27.92) placed first and second in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Kristina Fecarotta placed first in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:12.89.
Victoria Lin (58.78), Ina Elcott (58.80) and Ashleigh Scott (59.69) placed first through third in the 100-yard butterfly.
Makenna Buchanan placed second in the 1-meter dive with a score of 227.17.
– Natalie Dalla Riva (2:12.80), Erika Freeman (2:14.29) and Grace Edwards (2:14.77) swept the top three spots in the 200-yard individual medley.
– Two Eagle relay teams filled the top spots in the 400-yard freestyle: Ashleigh Scott, Maura Grimes, Haley Dolan and Ali Kea (3:35.96); Victoria Lin, Aileen Coyne, Julie Dobson and Lauren Quinn (3:39.04).

MEN’S HIGHLIGHTS
Taylor Cortens, Billy Miller, Colin O’Leary and Colin Derdeyn placed first in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:33.67. The team of Talmage Corey, Charles Kleinsmith, Damion Ribeiro and Kevin Chandra placed second in 1:34.97.
Michael Hinton placed first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:44.38.
Taylor Cortens (57.03), Billy Miller (58.93) and Sami Fares (59.09) placed first through third in the 100-yard breaststroke.
– Colin O’Leary placed first in the 200-yard butterfly with a 1:54.34 finish.
Taylor Cortens (2:05.37) and Peter Shepanzyk (2:10.14) placed first and second in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Will Suchy placed first in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 4:51.41.
Colin Derdeyn placed first in the 100-yard butterfly with a 52.27 finish.
Taylor Cortens placed first in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing in 1:54.48.
– The team of Michael Hinton, Colin Derdeyn, Kevin Chandra and Max Threlkeld placed first in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:07.88.

The Eagles continue their season with a dual-meet at Tufts on Sunday, Jan. 20.

Courtesy: Marist Athletics

CHESTNUT HILL, Boston – Marist men’s swimming and diving was edged by Boston College at Flynn Complex pool Saturday afternoon 169-129. With the loss, the Red Foxes sit at 7-3 overall.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Junior Raislan Aiken won the 1-and 3-meter dives with scores of 301.80 and 263.10. This caps off a perfect week for Aiken who won all four diving events entered for the week.
  • Senior Daniel Knoll won both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle with times of 21.29 and 46.25. Like Aiken, Knoll won all individual events entered in dual meets for the week.
  • Sophomore John Hurley picked up a win in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:53.36. Junior Michael O’Donovan finished six seconds behind him for a second place finish.
  • Freshman Ryan Kaplan had another successful day, finishing first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:55.60.
  • Senior Miguel Madeira picked up the win in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.89.

Marist women’s swimming and diving fell to Boston College at Flynn Complex pool Saturday afternoon 224-76. With the loss, the Red Foxes sit at 4-6 overall.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Just two days after breaking the school 1-meter record, sophomore Esabelle Gervasio earned wins on the 1-and 3-meter boards with scores of 232.2 and 258.67
  • Sophomore Grace Reeves rounded out the top three on the 1-meter with a score of 225.15 to take third.
  • Sophomore Heather Hartmann had one of the best individual performances of a swimmer, placing first in the 1000-yard freestyle and second in the 500-yard freestyle. Her time of 10:47.32 was over 11 seconds faster than the next faster swimmer.
  • Junior Juliet Nowak finished third in the 200-yard backstroke while freshman Amanda Poor finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke.

UP NEXT
The Red Foxes will host their last home meet of the season against Southern Connecticut State at McCann Natatorium on Saturday, January 19 at 1 p.m. Prior to the start of the meet, Marist will honor its seniors.

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