St. Peter’s at Seton Hall
- Jan. 25, 2019
- Men: Seton Hall def. St. Peter’s 192-91
- Women: Seton Hall def. St. Peter’s 180-71
- Results
Courtesy: Seton Hall Athletics
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women’s swimming & diving team wrapped up its non-conference schedule on Friday with a 180-71 victory over St. Peter’s inside Richie Regan Rec Center.
Sophomore Julie Stankiewicz (Metuchen, N.J.), junior Jordan Decker (Mason, Ohio), junior Jill Calocino (Maywood, N.J.) and senior Courtney McCardle (Hurley, N.Y.) opened the action with a 4:02.67 in the 400 medley relay.
Freshman Heidi Dickson (Greenwich, N.J.) shined with victories in the 200 free (1:56.76) and 200 fly (2:12.40).
Looking ahead, the Pirates welcome BIG EAST rivals Providence and Georgetown to South Orange on Saturday, Feb. 2 for Senior Day at 2 p.m. in the Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The meet will be streamed live on the Pirate Sports Network.
Women Event Winners
400 Medley Relay – Stankiewicz, Decker, Calocino, McCardle – 4:02.67
1000 Free – Gabby Van Tassell – 10:44.67
200 Free – Heidi Dickson – 1:56.76
100 Back – Marianne Molloy – 1:00.34
100 Breast – Courtney McCardle – 1:09.77
200 Fly – Heidi Dickson – 2:12.40
50 Free – Grace Endersby – 25.70
3M Dive – Taylor Jackson – 282.98
100 Free – Julie Stankiewicz – 55.19
200 Back – Amelia Wootton – 2:11.37
200 Breast – Casey Young – 2:36.14
500 Free – Jill Calocino – 5:18.68*
100 Fly – Emily Donham – 1:02.18*
200 IM – Heidi Dickson – 2:13.48*
200 Free Relay – Capone, Wootton, Endersby, McCardle – 1:40.75*
*Won in Exhibition
The Seton Hall men’s swimming & diving team registered a decisive 192-91 victory over St. Peter’s inside Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium on Friday evening in the final non-conference dual meet of the season.
A total of eight different Pirates registered an individual win and two different relays emerged victorious.
The quartet of freshman Ben Puglessi (Ada, Mich.), junior Josh Tosoni (Arnold, Md.), sophomore Liam Cosgrove (Sea Girt, N.J.) and junior Sam Hendrix (Hillsborough, N.J.) won the first event of the night, the 400 medley relay, with a time of 3:28.62.
Freshman Mark Kantzler (Largo, Fla.) had a monster night as he won the 50 free (22.19) and 100 free (48.66), and swam the opening leg of the winning 200 free relay (1:26.57).
Fellow freshman Ben LaClair (Belchertown, Mass.) won the 1000 free after posting a time of 9:55.57, and won the 500 Free after swimming a 4:44.05.
Part of both winning 400 medley and 200 free relays, Hendrix also won the 100 fly with a time of 53.36.
Looking ahead, the Pirates welcome BIG EAST rivals Providence and Georgetown to South Orange on Saturday, Feb. 2 for Senior Day at 2 p.m. in the Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The meet will be streamed live on the Pirate Sports Network.
Men Event Winners
400 Medley Relay – Puglessi, Tosoni, Cosgrove, Hendrix – 3:28.62
1000 Free – Ben LaClair – 9:55.57
200 Free – Caleb Smith – 1:44.50
100 Back – Chris Tucker – 53.09
200 Fly – Joe Gibson – 1:54.25
50 Free – Mark Kantzler – 22.19
3M Dive – Tim Lynch – 265.12
100 Free – Mark Kantzler – 48.66
200 Back – Liam Cosgrove – 1:55.97
500 Free – Ben LaClair – 4:44.05
100 Fly – Sam Hendrix – 53.36
400 IM – Caleb Smith – 4:09.48
200 Free Relay – Kantzler, Cosgrove, Hendrix, LaClair – 1:26.57
Courtesy: St. Peter’s Athletics
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Saint Peter’s men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams suffered dual meet losses to Seton Hall on Friday night. The defeat was the first of the season for the men’s team, ending the team’s eight-meet winning streak.
Meet Notes
- The men’s team fell for the first time in the season, dropping the meet 91-192.
- The team’s regular season record concludes with an 8-1 overall record.
- The women’s team fell to the Pirates 71-180.
- The women’s record drops to 0-11 overall this season.
Coach’s Quotes – Mark Kretzer
- “We knew all season that this was going to be our toughest competition we would see all year. I felt it was good for our athletes to be exposed to a great program like Seton Hall and get a sense for what it takes to get to the next level.”
- Both the men and women keep getting closer to the times where we need to be, to be competitive at the MAAC championships in just a few weeks.”
- “Individual event winners today include Oleksiy Polishchuk (200 Breaststroke), and Dylan Dela Cruz (100 Breaststroke).”
Up Next
The women’s team visits Siena at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 26 to close out the regular season.
