CCSU vs Stonehill
- Saturday, October 22, 2022
- New Britain, Conn.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Score: CCSU 107, Stonehill 79
Courtesy: CCSU Athletics
The Central Connecticut women’s swimming and diving team won each event on its way to a win in its home opener. The Blue Devils defeated Northeast Conference newcomer Stonehill, 107-79, at Suydam Natatorium.
TOP PERFORMANCES
- The Blue Devils 200 medley relay team of Kelly Stotler, Ella Discala Cassidy Stotler and Katie Czulewicz opened the action with a time of 1:50.05
- Rookie Gabi Wroblewski dropped one of the top times in the NEC this season in her win in the 400 IM, touching at 4:36.32
- Cassidy Stotler won the 100 fly in a time of 58.20, the fastest in the conference thus far in 2022-23
- Kelly Stotler, Czulewicz, Welcome and Dunningan completed the effort with a win in the 200 freestyle relay
UP NEXT
The Blue Devils host New Hampshire in a two-day event, Friday and Saturday, November 28-29. Competition begins Friday at 5pm and Saturday at 11am.
Courtesy: Stonehill Athletics
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (October 23, 2022) – Stonehill College women’s swimming traveled to Connecticut for a conference dual meet at Central Connecticut State University at Jack Suydam Natatorium on Saturday.
Highlights
- Senior captain Nika Sokolova (Andover, Massachusetts/Andover) placed second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:08.37).
- Freshman Kristy Barry (Ellsworth, Maine/Ellsworth) finished second in the 400-yard individual medley relay and placed second (4:48.45), as well as the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.10).
- The Skyhawks top 200-yard freestyle relay team placed second in 1:46.95 with freshman Taylor Belanger (Lewiston, Maine/Lewiston). sophomore Jami Hepburn (Nassau, Bahamas), sophomore Sofiya Gobora (Sarasota, Florida/Pine View School), and junior Sydney Stockwell (Hopkinton, New Hampshire/Hopkinton) swam the event.
- Stockwell also turned in a strong time in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing second in 26.07-seconds. She was also second in the 100-free in 56.97-seconds.
- Sophomore Sharlotte Lundell (Bourne, Massachusetts/Sturgis East Charter School) placed second in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:03.04.
- Stonehill’s top 200-yard medley relay team comprised of Barry, Hepburn, junior Katie Keating (East Lyme, Connecticut/East Lyme), and freshman Isabel Nelson (Schenectady, New York/Niskayuna) placed second in 1:57.78.
- Hepburn also turned in a third-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.28.
- Central Connecticut State won the dual meet with 107 points, with Stonehill finishing with 79.
From Coach Distler
“I am really happy with the way the team took an opportunity to race, and also took an opportunity to learn from this experience. CCSU was ranked No. 1 this year for a reason, and I think it is a great experience for us to see what level we need to aspire to as we continue to grow as a program.” – Head Coach Matthew Distler.
Up Next
Stonehill competes in their next meet against Mount Holyoke College at Mount Holyoke Natatorium in South Hadley, Massachusetts, next Saturday at noon.
