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CORSAIR SWIMMERS SPLIT AT WPI

WORCESTER, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s swimming teams split their match against host Worcester Polytechnic Institute at Clark University’s Kneller Athletic Center Thursday evening.

The Corsair women defeated the Engineers, 137-104, while the men fell to WPI, 142-94.

UMass Dartmouth’s women won 11 of 13 events.

Senior Seanna McRae (East Taunton, MA/Taunton HS) and sophomore Katelyn Chase (Acushnet, MA/New Bedford HS) each won three events. McRae took the 200-yard freestyle in 2:09.81, the 100-yard backstroke in 1:03.72, and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:13.12. Chase won the 100-yard freestyle in 59.06 seconds and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:50.69, and was a member of the victorious 800-yard freestyle relay team, which won in 8:45.77.

Junior Meagan Coache (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) won twice, taking the 100-yard butterfly in 1:02.26, and participating on the winning relay team. Sophomore Renee Krusznya (Cheshire, MA/Westfield State) won the 50 yard freestyle in 27.41 seconds and was on the relay team, senior Kate Deneen (Scituate, MA/Scituate HS) won both the one-meter diving (201.20 points) and the three-meter diving (226.50), senior Sarah Desjardins (East Freetown, MA/Apponequet Regional HS) won the 1000 yard freestyle in 12:14.17, and senior Jessica Fallon (East Walpole, MA/Walpole HS) was a member of the relay team.

The men won five of 13 events. Sophomore George Aulson (Peabody, MA/Peabody HS) won the one-meter (186.05 points) and the three-meter (217.80) diving, senior Gino Leite (Fall River, MA/Durfee HS) won the 200 yard individual medley in 2:08.12, senior Garrick Wong (Canton, MA/Canton HS) won the 100 yard freestyle in 49.99 seconds, and junior Adam Barkley (Berea, OH/Berea HS) won the 100-yard backstroke in 59.61 seconds.

“Both of our teams swam well,” said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Cathy Motta. “Our women did well, considering that we’re tired. WPI has an excellent men’s team, and they have a little more depth than we do this year. Both teams did well, and some of our swimmers had their best times of the season at this meet.”

The UMD women improved to 8-2, while the men fell to 5-4. WPI’s men improved to 6-1, while the women dropped to 4-3.

The Corsairs will return to action when they visit Providence College with Sacred Heart Saturday.

                                                   UMASS DARTMOUTH SWIMMING