East Carolina vs Campbell vs UNC Asheville
- October 18, 2025
- Buies Creek, N.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: ECU Athletics
Buies Creek, N.C. – The East Carolina women’s swimming team turned in a dominant performance on Saturday, winning 27 of 28 events and defeating both Campbell and UNC Asheville in tri-meet action at the Johnson Aquatic Center.
ECU defeated UNC Asheville 191-70 and bested Campbell by a score of 198-63 in swim only competition.
Freshman Tanith Mueller continued to impress in her first collegiate season, winning the 200-yard medley relay along with Carlie Clements, Heidi Bruining and Mikayla Durkin while placing first in the 100-yard fly (57.78) and the 200-yard fly (2:06.29).
“Had a good day, lots of event wins,” head coach Matthew Jabs said. “We got to mix up the lineup and see some great races. October is one of our most difficult training months and the team is handling it better and better each week.”
Up Next
East Carolina hosts NC State on Saturday inside Minges Natatorium at 11 a.m.
Courtesy: UNC Asheville Athletics
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – UNC Asheville Women’s Swimming and Diving took down Campbell by a score of 142-119 on Saturday (Oct. 18), while splitting the day with a 191-70 setback against East Carolina.
Against Campbell, the Bulldogs posted five individual wins as well as winning both relay events. The quartet of Savanna Bush, Gracelyn Cox, Taylor Smith and Anna Marcotti posted a win in the 200 medley relay in 1:48.67, while Marcotti picked up a win in the 200 free in 1:56.24.
Beatrice Cocconcelli would earn a win in the 100 back in 59.38, while Alessia Cunegatti earned points posting a win against Campbell in the 200 fly with 2:09.70.
At the first break, the Bulldogs and Camels were tied at 65 apiece.
Cunegatti posted another win against Campbell for the Bulldogs in the 200 back in 2:07.03, while Bush took second in 2:09.86.
Smith (58.47), Andie Quisumbing (59.89) and Cocconcelli (1:00.43) swept the top three places in the 100 fly versus Campbell bringing the Bulldogs to a lead 115-110 at the final break of the day.
Cunegatti won the 200 IM in 2:07.42 along with Anna Kate Halligan capturing the second finish in 2:13.19. Cunegatti’s victory was also the lone win of the day against East Carolina.
In the final event of the meet, the 400 free relay, the quartet of Gianna Riffel, Quisumbing, Cocconcelli and Marcotti capped off the win against Campbell in 3:36.74 earning 11 points to seal the meet victory.
The Bulldogs (1-1) are back in action Nov. 1 when the divers head to East Carolina for a non-conference contest. The action is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. from Greenville, N.C.
Courtesy: Campbell Athletics
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell made its 2025-26 regular season home debut on Saturday, posting season-best times throughout the day.
The Camels fell 142-119 to UNC Asheville and 198-63 to East Carolina on CU’s Homecoming Saturday at the Johnson Aquatic Center. ECU also topped the Bulldogs 191-70.
Camels took top three finishes eight times on the day, with 17 individuals or relay squads lowering times from the start of the 2025-26 season.
Katarina Gagnon took a runner-up finish in the 1000 free, posting a 10:38.45 mark, down from 10:56.60 in CU’s season opener. Gagnon also placed second in the 500 free with a 5:13.13 mark (lowered from 5:20.22).
Camels took second and third in the 100 breaststroke, with Bailey Franci clocking in at 1:06.87, an improvement from 1:09.97, and Sophia Grubbs notching a time of 1:07.07, besting her previous time of 1:08.2. Franci also took second in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:23.52 mark, while Grubbs tallied another season best with a 2:28.99 (prev. 2:33.90).
Other significant time drops included a pair of 200 medley relay teams (1:50.69 to 1:50.09, and 1:53.66 to 1:50.52), Nicole Rubino (1:57.79 to 1:56.84) in the 200 free, Natalie Kingsbury (1:02.18 to 1:01.67) in the 100 back, Julia Garcia (2:12.15 to 2:11.94) and Abby Lederer (2:28.37 to 2:22.50) in the 200 fly, Berni Musto (25.78 to 25.30) in the 50 free, Chloe Vitatoe (2:15.61 to 2:13.55) in the 200 back, Emma Marsalek (5:44.86 to 5:33.68) in the 500 free, Abby Lederer (1:04.28 to 1:03.71) in the 100 fly, and Sam Chemacki (2:20.30 to 2:17.41) and Suriya Pathammavong (2:23.50 to 2:19.67) in the 200 IM.
Next up, the Camels will host Liberty on October 25.
