Providence vs Rhode Island (Women)
- November 8, 2023
- Providence, R.I.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Providence Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women’s swimming and diving team hosted Rhode Island in dual meet on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Taylor Natatorium in Providence, R.I. The Friars claimed a 157-124 victory.
The evening was highlighted by the 800-meter (short course) freestyle relay team comprised of Julia Renzelmann, Natalia Robak, Annie Gathof and Katie Winklosky. The team finished first in the event with a time of 8:44.49 and set a school record. The previous school record time of 8:49.05 dates back to 1995 and was set by Kierstin Newell, Colleen Doyle, Colleen McGarry and Michele Tamburo.
The Friars claimed several other first-place finishes during the meeting and are listed below:
200 SC Meter Medley Relay – Liza Goetcheus, Lauren Wagner, Annie Gathof, Courtney Reilly (2:02.03)
50 SC Meter Backstroke – Liza Goetcheus (31.22)
100 SC Meter Butterfly – Annie Gathof (1:04.96)
100 SC Meter Backstroke – Bella Lombard (1:07.53)
100 SC Meter Breaststroke – Lauren Wagner (1:14.42)
400 SC Meter Freestyle – Rory Sheridan (4:35.07)
50 SC Meter Butterfly – Annie Gathof (29.47)
Providence College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will return to action on Nov. 17-19 at the Harold Anderson Invitational. The three-day event will take place at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I. Trials are set for 10:00 a.m. each day and will be followed by finals at 5:45 p.m.
Courtesy: Rhode Island Athletics
Team Scores
Providence 154
Rhode Island 127
How It Happened
Host Providence pulled off a wire-to-wire victory over Rhode Island Wednesday, beating the Rams 157-124.
The Friars took first and third place in the opening event of the night, the 200 Medley Relay, for a 13-4. Rhody’s Rylee Kelly got her first victory on the night when she took first in the 200 Freestyle, helping URI (3-1) close the gap to 21-15 after two events. Kelly did the honors in the 200 SC Meters when she just edged out PC’s Natalia Roback with her time of 2:10.03, winning by .09 of a second.
Rhode Island had the momentum midway through the match, thanks to results in the 1-meter dive and 100 Freestyle. Lily Hsu won the diving event by nearly 50 points over the field with her score of 299.18 as URI outscored the Friars 14-5 in the event. That was followed by Kelly winning again, this time in the 100 free, helping Rhody outscore PC, 10-9.
At that point, URI had pulled within four points at 77-73. Providence won the next four events, opening a 136-90 lead to help secure the team victory.
The win by Providence snapped an 18-meet win streak for Rhode Island in the head-to-head series, dating back to January of 1996.
Standouts from the Pool
- Rhode Island won six individual events, with three different women winning twice each.
- Lily Hsu won both the 1- and 3-meter diving events, the second straight meet she has swept the events. Hsu has won all three meets in the 1-meter dive, and she has won twice in the 3-meter and finished second the third time.
- Rylee Kelly and Hannah Benavides were both two-time winners for the Rams. Kelly won both the 200-meter Freestyle and the 100-meter Freestyle events. Benavides took first in both the 50-meter Breaststroke and the 100-meter Individual Medley.
- Benavides has won all five individual races she has competed in this season.
What’s Next
Rhode Island returns home to host Connecticut on Saturday, Nov. 11. The meet beings at 1 p.m.
