CCSU vs Sacred Heart
- January 19-20, 2024
- Milford, Conn.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: CCSU Athletics
The Central Connecticut State swimming and diving team won all nine events competed on Saturday on the second day of a two-day dual meet versus Northeast Conference foe Sacred Heart. The Blue Devils won 18 of 19 events in the meet and earned a 262-91 victory.
The Blue Devils, now 5-1 in dual meets, are back in the pool on January 27th for a dual meet at Rhode Island.
RELAYS
- Katrine O’Leary, Cassidy Stotler, Megan Dunnigan and Gabby Spaciano started the second day with a win in the 200-medley relay, touching at 1:49.88
- Nathalie Pena, Grace Young, Jillena Plowucha and Lauryn Cowing finished third in the medley relay, with a swim of 1:54.13
- O’Leary, Milhomens, Gabby Spaciano and Welcome combined to win the 400-freestyle relay, with a swim of 3:37.73, nearly six seconds in front of the second place finisher
- Kretkowski, Cowing, Rutledge and Keane teamed up for a 3:47.40 effort, good for third place in the final relay
STROKES
- Gabi Wroblewski led a 1-2-3 sweep of the 400 IM for the Blue Devils, eking out a .05-second victory over teammate Sophie Milhomens, finishing at 4:37.52
- Morgan O’Hara finished third in the IM with a 4:42.42 effort
- Milhomens snagged the top spot in the 200-backstroke, with a time of 2:06.40
- Dunnigan (2:09.48) and Pena (2:12.06) placed third and fourth respectively in the backstroke
- Cassidy Stotler captured the top spot in the 100-butterfly, with her winning time of 58.61, 2.37 seconds in front of the runner-up
- Dunnigan finished fourth at 1:01.25 and Hannah Kretkowski was fifth with a 1:01.59
- Cassidy Stotler earned her second individual win of the day in the 200 breaststroke, swimming 2:23.77, to lead the Blue Devils to the top five times in the event
- Young finished second at 2:28.86 and Morgan O’Hara was third at 2:31.17
FREESTYLES
- Shannon Welcome and Spaciano went 1-2 in the 100 free, swimming 54.05 and 54.50 respectively, while Cowing finished fourth at 55.18
- Abbey Keane earned another win in the 500-freestyle, holding off Welcome to win at 5:12.39, to Welcomes 5:13.12
- Maggie Rutledge was the third-place finisher for the Blue Devils, swimming 5:14.49 and Taylor Demarest was the fifth-fastest time in the meet at 5:23.71
DIVING
- Jewelle Maziarz won the 1-meter diving, scoring 252.53 points to earn the top spot
- Zoe Baker finished fifth on the low board with a tally of 217.28 points
Courtesy: Sacred Heart Athletics
MILFORD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University women’s swim and dive team fell to Central Connecticut State to wrap up a two-day dual meet on Saturday, 262-91. Before the meet, SHU celebrated 14 graduating seniors.
Olivia McNicholas had outstanding one-meter dives to place second and break the school record with a score of 250.20.
Sophia Velleco, Rosemery Nieto, Emma Hass and Emma McCall started off the Pioneers by finishing second in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:50.49.
Velleco paced the Pioneers in the 200-yard backstroke finishing second with a time of 2:07.71.
In the 100-yard butterfly, Melanie Sanchez led the Pioneers with a time of 1:00.98 to place second. Haas was right behind her with a time of 1:01.20.
Lastly, the relay team of Haas, Emma Davis, Ella Krickorian and Velleco finished second in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3:43.66.
Up Next:
The Pioneers will next travel to Holy Cross on Sunday January 28 at 1:00 p.m. for a non-conference dual meet.
