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Delaware Women Win 13 Events, Sweep LaSalle, Rider; UD Men Fall to Explorers, Broncs
11/7/2015 7:09:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Delaware women's swimming and diving team captured 13 first place finishes and overwhelmed Rider and host La Salle in a non-league tri-meet Saturday afternoon at Kirk Pool.
The Delaware women (7-1) posted wins of 220-79 over La Salle and 228-38 over Rider while the Blue Hen men (3-3) dropped decisions of 181-118 to La Salle and 200.5-96.5 to Rider. The Delaware women have now downed LaSalle 11 straight times and Rider 13 straight times. The Delaware men had streaks of seven straight wins over La Salle and six straight victories over Rider snapped.
The Blue Hen women had six multiple-event winners as junior Annie Nunes (Wilmington, Del./Charter) and senior Morgan Whyte (Chevy Chase, Md./St. John's College HS) each had four wins, senior Alyssa Sanders (Dover, Del./Milford) won three events, and senior Dominique Montoya (Morton, Pa./Ridley), senior Kristina Congdon (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury), and freshman Mina Feyrer (Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall) each had two victories.
Nunes won the 100 breaststroke (1:06.77), 200 breaststroke (2:24.80), 200 individual medley (2:10.43) and 200 medley relay (1:48.21); Whyte captured the 50 freestyle (24.18), 200 freestyle (53.23), 400 freestyle relay (3:37.11), and 200 medley relay; Sanders won the 200 medley relay, 100 backstroke (58.74), and 200 backstroke (2:06.35); Montoya captured the 200 freestyle (1:54.02) and 400 freestyle relay; Congdon won the three-meter (297.70 points) and one-meter (264.85) diving events; and Feyrer was the winner in the 100 butterfly (59.07) and the 200 medley relay.
Delaware did not capture any first place finishes on the men's side but did get a big effort from Alex Hillsley (Port Matilda, Pa./State College Area HS) who posted three second place finishes. He was second in the 100 backstroke (52.27), 200 backstroke (1:53.36), and 200 individual medley (1:57.00).
Delaware also got third place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:35.72) and 400 freestyle relay (3:12.43), and from Cory Camp in the 1,000 freestyle (9:52.52), Thomas Scott in the 200 butterfly (1:58.19), Nicholas Badsky in the 100 freestyle (47.70),
Both UD teams will return to action Nov. 20-22 at the Franklin & Marshall Swimming Invitational and at the Bucknell Diving Invitational.
AGATE:
Women: Delaware def. LaSalle, 220-79; Delaware def. Rider, 228-38
Top Delaware Finishers:
1st Place: 200 Medley Relay (Alyssa Sanders, Annie Nunes, Mina Feyrer, Morgan Whyte), 1:48.21; Dominique Montoya, 200 freestyle (1:54.02); Alyssa Sanders, 100 backstroke (58.74), 200 backstroke (2:06.35); Annie Nunes, 100 breaststroke (1:06.77), 2000 breaststroke (2:24.80), 200 individual medley (2:10.43), Morgan Whyte, 50 freestyle (24.18), 200 freestyle (53.23); Kristina Congdon, 3m diving (297.70 points), 1m diving (264.85); Mina Feyrer, 100 butterfly (59.07); 400 freestyle relay (Dominque Montoya, Jordan Sawyer, Sarah Braatz, Morgan Whyte), 3:37.11
2nd Place: 200 Medley Relay (Alysssa Santangelo, Madeline Maher, Melissa Manuelli, Jordan Sawyer), 1:49.87; Sarah Braatz, 1,000 freestyle (10:31.66), 200 freestyle (1:55.71), 500 freestyle (5:13.88); Emily Pate, 100 breaststroke (1:08.13); Mina Feyrer, 200 butterfly (2:10.15); Caitlin Stockwell, 3m diving (248.55); Haley Novak, 200 breaststroke (2:28.40); Melissa Manuelli, 100 butterfly (59.15); Madeline Maher, 200 individual medley (2:10.57)
Men: LaSalle def. Delaware, 181-118; Rider def. Delaware, 200.5-96.5
Top Delaware Finishers
2nd Place: Alex Hillsley, 100 backstroke (52.27), 200 backstroke (1:53.36), 200 individual medley (1:57.00)
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