Stony Brook vs Siena
- November 18, 2023
- Stony Brook, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Stony Brook Athletics
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook swimming and diving took 14 first place results of 16 events to grab a 177-123 dual meet victory over Siena at University Pool on Saturday.
The Seawolves moved to 2-1 overall this season and 3-1 all-time against Siena.
Among the victories, Stony Brook capped off the meet with a University Pool record, as Sophomore Michelle Vu, freshman Jaelynn Taylor, senior Mary Kate Conway and freshman Sylvia Walker combined for a time of 1:36.71 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
All told, 10 different Seawolves won indivual events, as Walker and Meredith Yuhasz each won two events, while Taylor, Conway, Vu, Sara Baxter, Aili Talcott, and Ashley Chui each won a swimming heat, with Mikayla Lavery and Sara DiStefano adding victories on the diving board.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Taylor, Talcott, Vu and Walker kicked off the meet with a 200-yard medley relay victory with a 1:48.00 time.
- Yuhasz won the longest-distance event, the 1000-yard freestyle, with a 10:47.35 mark.
- Walker improved her 200-yard freestyle time, winning this time in 1:54.53.
- Taylor won the 100-yard backstroke in 59.72.
- In a heat that came down to the wire among three swimmers, Talcott took first in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:07.83, with Vu right behind at 1:08.24.
- The 200-yard butterfly went to Conway at 2:10.91.
- Lavery’s 264.20 score across six dives took the nine points from the 1-meter board.
- Walker won the 100-yard freestyle with a 52.26 time.
- Baxter’s time of 2:10.40 took first in the 200-yard backstroke by 1.2 seconds.
- Yuhasz continued her winning ways in distance events winning the 500-yard freestyle in 5:18.32. Stony Brook took the top two spots in the heat, with sophomore Clara Armstrong finishing at 5:18.58.
- SBU also took the top two spots in the 100-meter butterfly, with Vu winning with a 57.59 mark and Conway taking second.
- Stony Brook swept the top spots on the diving board when Sara Distefano’s 265.90 six-dive total was good for the 3-meter victory.
- Chui’s 2:11.13 time won the 200-yard IM.
- The Seawolves finished the meet with their record-setting time in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
“It was great to see our ladies get up and race today,” said head coach Mark Anderson. “We’ve spent the last two weeks really working hard with the hopes to have some great performances in the pool and on the boards today, and we did just that. The girls competed today as a team which I’m super proud of and capped it off with a pool record! On to ECAC’s in two weeks!”
UP NEXT
Stony Brook will compete in the ECAC Championships Dec. 1-3, closing 2023 at the Nassau County Aquatic Complex in East Meadow, N.Y.
Courtesy: Siena Athletics
STONY BROOK, NY –Siena Swimming & Diving was in regular season action for the third straight week on Saturday to continue its Fall 2023 slate. The Saints dropped a 177-123 decision at Stony Brook on Long Island in their final dual meet action before the mid-season championship meet.
The Seawolves collected their fourth straight win in the series by claiming the first six and 13 total events on the day.
Reigning MAAC Swimmer of the Week Rory Kalac earned the team’s first win of the day with a time of 24.36 in the 50 free, while freshman Natalie Blume followed in second with a time of 25.27. Kalac also turned in a second place finish in the 100 free with a time of 53.54.
Senior Audrey Shultz claimed the top spot in the 200 breast with a time of 2:26.99, and also went for second on the day in the 1,000 free (10:52.85) and third in the 100 breast (1:08.28).
The Siena team of junior Shaylea Triller, Blume, freshman Mea Amedio, and Kalac ended the meet with a first place finish in the 200 free relay via a time of 1:39.33. Amedio also brought home a second place individual finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:13.25.
Two-time reigning MAAC Diver of the Week Talia Spenziero placed second in the 3-meter diving event with a score of 262.65 and third in one-meter diving with 258.25, marking the second straight meet the Clifton Park, New York product has gone over 250 in both events.
The fall leg of Siena’s 2023-24 season will conclude at the ECAC Winter Championships December 1-3 in East Meadow, New York.
