Towson vs Seton Hall
- October 12, 2024
- Towson, Md.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results on Meet Mobile: “Towson vs Seton Hall”
Courtesy: Towson Athletics
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University Men’s and Women’s swimming and diving teams hosted Seton Hall for a dual meet at Burdick Pool on Saturday. The Black & Gold completed a 4-0 weekend as the women’s team won 198-99, and the men’s team won 157-142.
Records:
- Towson Women: 3-0
- Seton Hall Women: 1-1
- Towson Men: 2-0-1
- Seton Hall Men: -1
How it Happened:
For the Women:
- Shannon Parrau won the 1-meter diving with a score of 2935.95 and the 3-meter diving with a score of 238.80.
- The 200 Medley team of Martina Ciriesi, Tiffany Matulis, Riley Willett, and Claire Ryland won with a time 1:45.73. Addie Scott, Ellizabeth Newman, Julianna Wahl, and Bjartey Gudmundsottir came in second with a time of 1:47.96.
- Ciriesi (57.88) and Madison Neal (59.10) took the top two spots in the 100 Back.
- Matulis (1:06.93) and Newman (1:08.07) placed first and second respectively in the 100 Breast.
- Britney Denny (2:09.27) finished first in the 200 Fly, Laura Gaffney (2:09.83) finished second.
- Ryland (24.01), Marissa Kleckner (24.15) took the top two spots in the 50 Free.
- Ciriesi (2:05.16) and Neal (2:06.32) took first and second in the 200 Back.
- Willett (58.04) took the top spot in the 100 Fly.
- Ciriesi (2:08.79) and Sophia Cerimele (2:10.58) finished first and second in the 200 IM.
- The quartet of Gudmundsottir, Kleckner, Scott, and Ryland won the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:30.74.
For the Men:
- Sam Tennell placed second in the 3-meter diving with a score of 276.08.
- Anthony Mortelitte won the 1000 Free with a time of 9:37.04.
- Mortellite (1:56.02) and Carson Bauer (1:56.28) finished second and third in the 200 Fly.
- Sean Colson took first in the 200 Back with a time of 1:49.15
- Colson also won the 100 Back with a time of 50.39.
- Geoffrey Cradock (57.97) and Kirill Pankov (58.19) took the top two spots in the 100 Breast.
- Luke Schwar (21.34) and Daniel McLaughlin (21.56) took second and third in the 50 Free.
- Pankov (2:07.02), David Walton (2:10.30), and Cradock (2:11.03) swept the podium in the 200 Breast.
- Mortellite (4:42.06) and Stephen McDonald (4:43.31) took the top two spots on the podium in the 500 Free.
- The 400 Free Relay team of Mortellite, Scwar, Ben Eischeid, and McLaughlin came in first with a time of 3:06.06.
Next Up:
The Tigers are in action in two weeks, when they enter the Thomas Murphy Invite. The three- day tournament begins Friday, October 25.
Courtesy: Seton Hall Athletics
TOWSON, MD. – The Seton Hall women’s swimming and diving team fell to the Towson Tigers 198-99 in The Hall’s road opener.
Diving
Senior Nikki Pawar (Lawrenceville, N.J.) finished on the podium again for the second straight week across both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. Pawar finished third place in the 1-meter board with a 219.75, while she completed the 3-meter board in second place with a 224.63.
Swimming
Senior Allie Waggoner (Moorestown, N.J.) claimed the first victory of the day for the Pirates in the 1000 Freestyle with a 10:20.01, 16 seconds clear of the next closest swimmer. Later on in the meet, Waggoner touched the wall in second place in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:07.09.
The only person ahead of Waggoner in that event was fellow pirate Mandy Zajdzinski with a 5:04.24. Zajdzinski would also go on to also finish second in the 200 Freestyle with a 1:53.72.
In the 200 Freestyle, 2023 BIG EAST Champion Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.) claimed victory in with a time of 1:53.28. Just like last week, Heim claimed her second victory of the day in 100 Freestyle with a time of 52.45.
Alongside the other winners was Mia Sunseri (Wheeling, W.V.). The senior claimed overall victory in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:24.81, a minor improvement from last week against Rider.
In the final relay of the meet, the Pirates claimed second place with the team of Lea Moeller (New Lennox, Ill), Mandy Zajdzinski. Carys Graville (Cardiff, Great Britan) and Natalie Heim and a time of 3:32.00.
What’s Next
The Pirates’ swimmers are back in the pool on Friday as they travel to Monmouth, N.J., to face Monmouth at 3 p.m. Diving, meanwhile will compete against TCNJ at home in Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium at 12 p.m. on Saturday.
