Rutgers Wins 13 Events In 199-99 Victory Over Villanovas

Rutgers vs Villanova (Women)

• January 20, 2024
• Piscataway, N.J.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Rutgers Athletics

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers women’s swimming & diving team captured wins in 13 events, going top three in both 1M and 3M diving, 100 and 200 breast, 500 and 1000 free and 200 IM, with  three top 10 times/scores en route to a 199-99 victory over Villanova in the Scarlet Knights’ final home meet of the 2023-24 season.

• Freshman Elshya Pribadi and sophomores Valeria Egorova and Martyna Piesko all won a trio of events.
• Junior Holly Prasanto won both boards with her 1M score landing her seventh all-time.
• Pribadi moved herself up the Rutgers all-time top 10 lists in the 200 breast with the fifth-fastest time on record and in the 200 IM with the seventh-fastest time in school history. The rookie Scarlet Knight totaled three victories also adding the top time in the 100 breast.
• Egorova was a top finisher in three events as leadoff in the 200 medley relay and placed first in the 100 and 200 back.
• Piesko also helped the 200 medley squad to victory in addition to her top times in the 50 free and 100 fly.

• Rutgers dominated both breast events with Elysha Pribadi in first, Tina Celik in second and Molly Urkiel in third in both disciplines.
• Pribadi led the group going 1:02.12 in the 100 breast followed by Celik in 1:02.34 and Urkiel in 1:05.43.
• In the 200 breast, Pribadi recorded a 5.25-second margin of victory and the fifth-fastest time “On The Banks” in 2:14.12. Celik was the runner-up in 2:19.37 with Urkiel registering 2:20.48.
• Pribadi also had a big lead in the 200 IM. Winning the event by 5.64 seconds, Pribadi connected with the wall in 2:01.88 marking the seventh-fastest time in Rutgers history. Celik was the runner-up in 2:07.52.
• Valeria Egorova swept the back events hitting the wall in 55.87 in the 100 back and in 2:00.23 in the 200 back.
• Also in the back, Shannon Meadway was the runner-up in the 200 back coming in at 2:01.62, while Natalie Schick was third in the 100 back posting a time of 58.00.
• Martyna Piesko claimed first in the 50 free and later swam to a 2.75-second margin of victory in the 100 fly in 54.25.
• Meadway, who was honored on senior day prior to the meet’s start, won the 200 free in a time of 1:52.38.
• Also in the fly events, Viktoriia Kostromina took second claiming a time of 2:04.69 in the 200 fly, while Ellie Schinsky was the runner-up in the 100 fly in 57.00 and placed third in the 200 fly in 2:05.93.
• Alena Rozova added a second-place finish in the 50 free in 24.23 and was third in the 100 free clocking in at 53.27.

• Rutgers went 1-2-3 on both boards.
• Holly Prasanto’s score of 297.60 not only took the 1M crown but moved her up two positions on the all-time top 10 scores list into seventh. Giulia Vittorioso was the runner-up with a 284.40 and Amelia Scott came in third scoring a 275.33.
• Prasanto won 3M with a score of 315.15 followed in second by Amelia Scott with a 301.50 and Sephora Ford collecting a 301.35.

• The top three spots belonged to the Scarlet Knights in the distance events.
• Orian Gablan won her first-ever event as Scarlet Knight taking home first in the 500 free in 5:01.31 with Megan Fox in second in 5:02.66 and Grace Weaver finishing third in 5:05.32.
• Fox led the corps in the 1000 free clocking in at 10:14.86 with Gablan the runner-up in 10:22.73 and Weaver in third in 10:27.07.

• The day kicked off with the 200 medley relay team of Valeria Egorova, Tina Celik, Martyna Piesko and Alena Rozova, outpacing the rest of the field with a time of 1:42.64.

50 Free
1. Martyna Piesko – 23.51
3. Alena Rozova – 24.23

100 Free
3. Alena Rozova – 53.37

200 Free
1. Shannon Meadway – 1:52.38

500 Free
1. Orian Gablan – 5:01.31
2. Megan Fox – 5:02.66
3. Grace Weaver – 5:05.32

1000 Free
1. Megan Fox – 10:14.86
2. Orian Gablan – 10:22.73
3. Grace Weaver – 10:27.07

100 Back
1. Valeria Egorova – 55.87
3. Natalie Schick – 58.00

200 Back
1. Valeria Egorova – 2:00.23
2. Shannon Meadway – 2:01.62

100 Breast
1. Elysha Pribadi – 1:02.12
2. Tina Celik – 1:02.34
3. Molly Urkiel – 1:05.43

200 Breast
1. Elysha Pribadi – 2:14.12
2. Tina Celik – 2:19.37
3. Molly Urkiel – 2:20.48

100 Fly
1. Martyna Piesko – 54.25
2. Ellie Schinsky – 57.00

200 Fly
2. Viktoriia Kostromina – 2:04.69
3. Ellie Schinsky – 2:05.93

200 IM
1. Elysha Pribadi – 2:01.88
2. Tina Celik – 2:07.52

200 Medley Relay
1. Rutgers A (Valeria Egorova, Tina Celik, Martyna Piesko, Alena Rozova) – 1:42.64
3. Rutgers B (Natalie Schick, Elysha Pribadi, Ellie Schinsky, Jade Smits) –  1:45.94

1M Dive
1. Holly Prasanto – 297.60
2. Giulia Vittorioso – 284.40
3. Amelia Scott – 275.33

3M Dive
1. Holly Prasanto – 315.15
2. Amelia Scott – 301.50
3. Sephora Ford – 301.35

•  Rutgers women’s swimming and diving concludes the dual meet season at Nebraska meeting up with the Huskers on Feb. 2-3.

Courtesy: Villanova Athletics

PISCATAWAY, NJ. – The Villanova women’s swimming and diving team suffers tough loss to Rutgers, 99-199, Saturday from the Rutgers Aquatic Center in Piscataway, NJ.

In a BIG EAST – BIG10 conference match up, the Wildcats fall to the Scarlet Knights, 99-199, for the second straight year.

In the 200 butterfly, Villanova was able to pick up crucial points led by senior Katie White. The Lakeville, Ma. native tapped the wall first in 2:03.70 followed by freshmen Anna Farley (2:06.92) and Meghan Tiernan (2:07.75) in fourth and fifth respectfully. White also finished fourth in the 100 butterfly clocking 58.03.

Freshman Alyssa McHale and junior Lainey Quinones finished 1-2 in the 100 freestyle. McHale tapped the wall at 52.54 just ahead of Quinones’ 52.79. Quinones recorded a trio of runner-up finishes in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and joined forces with graduate student Maggie Kleinsmith, senior Audrey Pastorek and sophomore Arabella Lee to finish in 1:45.7.

Veteran swimmer in Pastorek tallied a total of 14 points over the course of the one-day meet. The Savannah, Ga. native secured three top-three finishes with runner-up performances in the 100 backstroke (57.43) and 200 medley relay as well as third place finishes in the 200 backstroke (2:04.35) and 200 IM (2:08.60).

Freshman Martina Lonati had a solid outing picking up points in three events for Villanova. The Guglionesi, Italy native finished third in the 100 butterfly (57.84) and fourth in both the 100 freestyle (53.44) and 200 freestyle (1:54.76). Graduate student Lauryn Johnson also had a strong day in the pool in Piscataway. The Rockville Centre, NY native stormed to a second-place finish coming in at 1:53.88 in the 200 freestyle just ahead of senior Molly Benson (1:54.74) in third place.

The Wildcats closed out the day taking the top two spots in the 400 freestyle relay. The quartet of Johnson, Lonati, McHale, and Quinones combined to best the field clocking in at 3:30.36. The Villanova B team of senior Lexi Elkovitch, sophomore Mary Kate Farrell, freshman Carlota Colomer, and Benson finished runner-up to their teammates in 3:37.34.

Sophomore Caroline Blankenbecler and freshman Alexa Fegley rounded out the top-five finishers in the diving events. Blankenbecler’s performance earned a scored of 244.80 in 3-meter while Fegley scored 225.60 in the 1-meter competition.

The Villanova Swimming and Diving team is on the road again next weekend as the men take on WVU and the women compete against WVU and Iowa State in Morgantown, WV on Saturday January 27. Action from the pool deck will begin at 11 a.m. for the men and 4 p.m. for the women.