La Salle vs Rhode Island
- Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022
- Kingston, R.I.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Score: La Salle 192, Rhode Island 108
Courtesy: La Salle Athletics
KINGSTON, RI – La Salle women’s swim and dive got a 192-108 victory against A-10 Conference member Rhode Island.
The women are now 3-2-1 overall on the season and 1-0 in conference play.
How the Swimmers Finished –
- The women started off the race with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. Rosalia Marin-Martinez, Carlota Ungo, Toni Rafferty, and Emma van Selm led the way.
- Annie Moser swam a 10:32.80 in the 1000-yard freestyle, good enough for first place.
- Marin-Martinez got her second win of the meet in the 100-yard backstroke.
- Ungo won the 100-yard backstroke for her second win of the day.
- Rafferty swam a 23.91 in the 50-yard freestyle, getting her second win.
- In the 100-yard freestyle Rafferty earned her third win of the meet.
- Ungo won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:22.86.
- Letizia Baldessari won in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:09.32.
- Tori Fenn added to La Salle’s win total after securing first place in the 100-yard butterfly.
- Ungo won a fourth event in this meet in the 200-yard IM.
- The team of Emma van Selm, Toni Rafferty, Tori Fenn, and Maren Schermerhorn got the win in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
How the Divers Finished –
- Phoebe Shaya got first place in the three-meter dive with a score of 317.78. With that score Shaya broke a La Salle Program record.
- Shaya got second place in the one-meter dive with a score of 289.05.
- Erica Kenski and Kelsie Waddington finished fourth, and fifth, respectively, in the one meter.
- Kenski’s score in the one-meter qualified for the NCAA zone cut.
Up Next –
- The women will compete next at Princeton University on Saturday, January 7th at 11 a.m.
Courtesy: Rhode Island Athletics
How It Happened
Rhode Island won four individual events, but it was not enough to keep up with visiting La Salle as the Explorers defeated URI 192-108 Saturday at the Tootell Aquatic Center.
La Salle claimed the first two events, placing first and third in the 200-yard medley relay, and then grabbing the top three finishes in the 1,000-yard freestyle. The quick start gave the Explorers a 39-7 lead in the team score. Mia Bonvissuto gave the Rams a boost with a win in the 200-yard freestyle with her time of 1:56.69. Teammate Quinn Frost added a fifth-place finish in the race as URI outscored the Explorers 10-9 in the event.
However, La Salle’s overall depth proved too much, as the Explorers maintained a hold on the team score throughout the meet.
Standouts from the Pool
- Freshman Ella Hacker won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:08.11, providing nine team points. Shauna Killane was third in the event, adding three team points for the Rams.
- Senior Marta Baumann was victorious in the 1-meter dive, edging La Salle’s Phoebe Shaya. Baumann posted a score of 290.18, just above Shaya’s 289.05.
- Freshman Lily Hsu was third in the 1-meter dive with her score of 280.88.
- Rhody did well in the 3-meter dive as well. Shaya won the event for La Salle, but sophomore Olivia Winslow, Baumann and Hsu took the next three spots, respectively.
- Senior Julia Renna won the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:08.64, touching the wall just .01 seconds ahead of La Salle’s Rosalla Marin-Martinez in a thrilling finish.
What’s Next
Rhode Island is off until Jan. 14 when it hosts New Hampshire in a dual meet at the Tootell Aquatic Center.
