Seton Hall vs Georgetown
- February 1, 2025
- South Orange, N.J.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: SHU Athletics
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women’s swimming and diving team fell to Georgetown, 180-116, on Senior Day in their final regular season meet of the 2024-25 season.
Diving
In the 1-meter program, Sarah Behrman secured third place for the Pirates with a score of 225.67, less than four points shy of second play. Behind Behrman, by a mere 0.67 points and just off the podium, was The Hall’s own Nikki Pawar who finished with score of 225.00.
On the three-meter board, Pawar found her way onto the podium in her final regular season meet. The senior claimed second place with a score of 230.40 points, less than two points clear of the Georgetown diver in third.
Swimming
After the opening relay, Allie Waggoner secured victory the 1000 Freestyle in the opening 50 yards. After the first two laps, she held a near one second lead over her next closest competition, resulting in her eventually touching the wall with a time of 10:21.84. Behind Waggoner, in third place was the Pirates’ Zeynep Asysoy. The freshman touched the wall at a time of 10:43.57.
In the next event, Natalie Heim and Mia Sunseri continued the Pirates’ strong start in the individual program. The duo earned a 1-2 finish with Heim finishing first with a time of 1:51.52, while Sunseri touched the wall with a 1:57.04.
As the sprint races arrived, the Pirates began to claw back at their deficit that grew after the opening events. Lea Moeller and Naima Hazell claimed a 1-2 finish in the 50 Freestyle with times of 24.23 and 24.39, respectively. Moeller then added a second place finish in the 100 Freestyle not long after, only being bested by Heim who achieved a time of 51.94.
While the Pirates never found another individual win, they came close quite a few times. Aysoy finished second in the 500 Freestyle, while Sunseri also finished second in the 200 Breaststroke. Shun Qi Lim found herself on the podium twice, finishing second in the 200 Butterfly and third in the 100 Butterfly. Among others, Yosun Hacifazioglu earned herself a second place finish in the 100 Breaststroke.
While the meet was already decided, the Pirates sent the seniors out with a bang. Moeller, Waggoner, Amelia Obszarny and Heim combined go 3:32.60 and win the 400 Freestyle Relay, nearly four seconds clear of second place.
What’s Next
The Pirates return to action on Monday, February 24, at the SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, for the first day of the BIG EAST Championships. Prelims are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men’s swimming and diving team defeated Georgetown, 177-123, in a hard-fought BIG EAST clash on Senior Day for the Pirates.
Diving
In a tightly-contested three-meter board, Nick Graham came out on top in a field of eight divers. The freshman added to his list of three-meter victories on the season with a score of 337.20 points, just over 16 points ahead the next closet diver. That next closest diver just happened to be the Pirates’ own Quinn Murtha. Murtha’s score of 320.5 points helped him finish nine points clear of the first Hoyas diver.
Stepping down to the one-meter board, the competition was the tightest of the season for The Hall. Entering the final dive of the event, the Pirates had secured two of the top three scoring positions, but not first. Despite entering the round with a four-point deficit to the then-event leader from Georgetown, Murtha pulled out an exquisite dive to claim victory for the Pirates with a score of 316.80. In another tight battle, Trevor Post bested Graham for third place with a score of 300.97, a mere 0.82 points ahead of his teammate. Entering the swimming portion of the meet, Seton Hall held a 27-11 lead over the Hoyas.
Swimming
The combination of Senior Day and a BIG EAST rival ratcheted the tension up before the opening relay ever began. A brilliant opening backstroke split by Chris Jackson of 22.83, 0.83 seconds faster than Georgetown, gave the Pirates a lead and the team never looked back. Ben Endersby, Michael Klimaszewski and Toma Adam held the Hoyas off, securing victory in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:30.03, 0.29 seconds clear of their opposition.
As the individual program began, the Pirates were prepared to attack their BIG EAST foe in a forceful manner. In the 1000 Freestyle, BIG EAST Champion Sean Vizzard and Clil Halevi worked a near wire-to-wire photo finish, with Vizzard coming out on top in the end with a time of 9:29.85 to Halevi’s 9:30.12. Kevin Cary continued to build the Pirates’ momentum in the 200 Freestyle with a dominant time of 1:39.01, three seconds clear of the next swimmer.
However, the Pirates fully took the reigns and claimed this dual meet as their own in the 100 Backstroke. Across the two heats, the Pirates had the five fastest swimmers in the event. Balint Marosi won with a 50.45, Jackson came in second with a 51.26, senior Bryant LaCroix earned third with a 52.41, Kaedin Duong found himself in fourth with a 52.28 and Nick Rhodes rounded out the quintet with a time of 53.01. Klimaszewski followed that by earning his normal overall victory in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 1:51.86.
From there on, held the advantage and began to pull safely away from Hoyas in the sprint freestyle events. Adam, 20.55, and Evan Wilson, 21.50, claimed a key 1-3 finish in the 50 Free right before the break. Right after the break in the 100 Freestyle, Adam earned third place, 46.79, alongside Cary claiming first with a time of 45.77.
The Pirates earned another key 1-2 finish in the 200 Backstroke from Marosi (1:51.89) and Kale Duong (1:53.71), but the Pirates stumbled momentarily in the aftermath. The Hoyas claimed a pair of 1-2 finishes in the 200 Breaststroke and 500 Freestyle, but The Hall quickly rebounded in the 100 Butterfly. Klimaszewski claimed a dominant second-and-a-half victory, while Jackson and LaCroix claimed key end-of-scoring points.
The Pirates put this BIG EAST clash to bed after Marosi won the 200 I.M. with a time of 1:52.88, narrowly defeating his Georgetown opposition. In the end, the meet ended just like it started. Adam, Klimaszewski, Jaden Bunt and Endersby capped off the meet with a win in the 400 Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:06.59.
What’s Next
The Pirates return to action on Monday, February 24, at the SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, for the first day of the BIG EAST Championships. Prelims are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
