STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook swimming and diving team came away with 10 event wins as the Seawolves fell to Vermont, 127-173, on Saturday afternoon at Forbush Natatorium.
STRAIGHT FROM COACH SMITH
"Today was our first meet on the road and we learned a lot of what we need to do to take care of our bodies, minds and be ready to race. Vermont is a good team and well coached. They had a game plan and executed it. For them to win, it took a total team effort and every swim and dive, top to bottom, mattered."
HIGHLIGHTS
- Michal Liberman (Rosh Haayin, Israel) earned a trio of individual wins and was a part of a winning relay.
- Liberman touched the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke (56.88), 100 freestyle (53.83) and 100 butterfly (57.36).
- She along with Jessica Salmon (Rexford, N.Y.), Maddy Enda (Chino Hills, Calif.) and Emma Waechter (Lewiston, N.Y.) won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:48.16.
- Reagan MacDonald (Ottawa, Ontario) also notched victories in three individual events, winning the 200 free (1:57.01), 200 backstroke (2:07.57) and 200 IM (2:13.06).
- Salmon swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 in 1:07.12 and 200 in 2:26.80.
- Enda also claimed one event win in the 200 butterfly, clocking in at 2:08.20.
- On the boards, Stephanie Reiter (Howard Beach, N.Y.) was fourth with 166.13 points and Valerie Reiter (Howard Beach, N.Y.) was fifth with 144.46.
- On the three-meter, Stephanie and Valerie Reiter tied for fourth with a score of 152.84.
UP NEXT
The team will travel to compete against LaSalle next Saturday, Nov. 16. Action in the pool is set to begin at 11 a.m.
Don't miss your chance to see the Seawolves take on St. Francis Brooklyn when they return home to University Pool on Saturday, Nov. 23. Action begins at 10 a.m.
