Bryant Women’s Swim and Dive Triumphs Over UMass in a Spectacular Senior Day Showdown!

SMITHFIELD, RI — The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team faced off against UMass Amherst Saturday at Chace Pool, achieving a victory with a score of 176.5 to 123.5 over UMass.

For the Black and Gold’s tenth event of the season, they accomplished a dual success on both the men’s and women’s sides to conclude their final home meet for the season.

Notes and Highlights:

• It marks the second occasion that Bryant Women’s Swim and Dive has triumphed over UMass Amherst in the history of the program.
• Megan Beasley secured victories in both the one and three-meter dives with scores of 262.35 and 242.33.
• Dalena Tran placed second in the three-meter dive, achieving a score of 227.25.
• The women claimed the first swimming event victory of the meet with a time of 1:46.80 in the 200 Yard Medley Relay (Steen, Pistrin, Tonelli-Smith, Figueroa).
• Bryant dominated the 1000 Yard Freestyle with Pearce, Honsberger, and Jackson taking the first three places. Pearce finished first with a time of 10:36.14, pulling ahead of the pack early in the race.
• Jacqui Fox achieved first place in the 100-yard Backstroke with a time of 58.60.
• Ruby Tonelli clinched victory in the women’s 200 Yard Butterfly, clocking in at 2:04.51.
• Marcella Figueroa continued her consistent performance with a win in the 50-yard Freestyle, finishing with a time of 24.61.
• Jacqui Fox secured her second win of the meet in the 200 Yard Backstroke with a finishing time of 2:08.91.
• Elayna Pistrin and Jocie Niemczyk attained second and third in the 200 Yard Breaststroke with times of 2:23.13 and 2:29.99 respectively.
• Makayla Pearce dominated the 500 Freestyle event, achieving first place with a time of 5:15.30. Pearce remains undefeated at Chace Pool.
• Elayna Pistrin tied with UMass’s Schoenauer for first in the 200 Yard IM, recording a time of 2:12.04.
• In the final event, the women excelled in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, finishing with a time of 1:38.62 (Archambeault, Niemczyk, Schuster, Figueroa).

Comment from head coach Katie Cameron:
“Outstanding team effort – displayed resilience and determination throughout the meet.”

Next On The Horizon:
The Bryant women’s swimming and diving team will travel to compete against Marist on January 18th, in Poughkeepsie, NY.