Saint Francis vs Millersville (Women)
- October 19, 2024
- Loretta, Pa.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: SFU Athletics
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Swimming beat Millersville at home with a final score of 182-80.
>> Seniors Anna Bernasconi, Sara Blanco, Amalia Bradburn, Maddie Dando, Inde Patterson, Aurem Pifarre, Taylor Sies, Ava Silva and Baily Trettel were honored before the meet.
FLASH QUOTE
“It was a really special day for the seniors, especially. They all swam really, really well, and I was really proud of them. Even for the sophomores, juniors and freshmen, they all swam really well too. I was really happy with the team’s swims today.” – head coach Phil Hurley on the win
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Red Flash won or took second in every event.
Bridget Kurtzweil, Taylor Weth, Bernasconi and Oksana Horova kicked things off with a win in the 200-yard medley relay at 1:47.90.
In the 1000-yard freestyle, Anna Vicent Serrano placed second with a time of 10:57.43.
Blanco won the 200-yard freestyle, clocking in at 1:59.82.
Finishing with a time of 1:02.85, Trettel took second in the 100-yard backstroke.
Weth won the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing with a time of 1:08.09. She also won the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:30.46.
Alyssa Giovinazzo won the 200-yard butterfly with Silva picking up second at 2:15.55 and 2:15.65, respectively.
Bernasconi won an individual event as well, taking first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.80.
In the 100-yard freestyle, Horova won, clocking in at 53.37
Dando earned first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:14.08.
Pifarre took the top spot in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking in at 5:13.36.
Patterson finished the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.13, good for first place.
In a tight race, Bradburn earned second in the 200-yard individual medley, clocking in at 2:16.28.
In the final event of the day, Horova, Reegan Brown, Kathryn Tanis and Bernasconi won the 200-yard freestyle relay at 1:38.93.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash will host Niagara on November 2 at 2 p.m. for the team’s final home meet of the season. The meet will recognize program alumnae in honor of the team’s 30-year anniversary.
Courtesy: Millersville Athletics
LORETTA, Pa. – Millersville women’s swimming swam its first dual of the season with a test against Division I Saint Francis Saturday. The Marauders posted eight PSAC Championship qualifying times, and freshman Izabella Wreski cracked the all-time top-10 in the 1,000-yard freestyle as the Marauders fell, 182-80.
Wreski swam an 11:05.24, placing third in a race won by teammate Jane McClelland. Both swimmers posted PSAC cut times. McClelland, who already holds the No. 2 time in program history, posted a 10:56.61. Wreski came in at 11:05.24. Wreski also swam a PSAC cut time of 2:35.61 while finishing fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke.
In addition to McClelland’s win, Jordan Plempel scored first-place finishes with PSAC cut times in the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.78) and in the 200-yard individual medley (2:15.49). Plempel made it three PSAC qualifying times on the day with a 25.44 in the 50-yard freestyle.
McClelland also swam third in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:28.81. Jewels Hepner punched her ticket to the postseason with a 56.24 and third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle and a 2:01.71 and runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle. Leah Eckert added to the PSAC cut times with a third-place finish and 1:10.20 in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Millersville makes its home debut on Saturday, Nov. 2 against East Stroudsburg.
