Ladies’s Swimming Defeats Elms in House Twin Meet

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Powered by 9 first place finishes, the UMass Dartmouth girls’s swimming group defeated Elms College, 109-76, to safe their first win of the season on Friday night from the Tripp Natatorium. It marks the primary victory for the Corsairs for the reason that 2022-23 marketing campaign after defeating each Plymouth State (125-115) and Western Connecticut State (113-108) on January 14th.  
 
Seniors Isabella Gerardi and Kylie Winer every had sturdy performances for the Corsairs after every of them collected three first-place finishes apiece towards the Blazers. Gerardi posted a time of 12:53.58 to earn her first win of the meet within the 1,000-yard freestyle. She went on to safe first total in each the 100-yard butterfly (1:11.87) and the 500-yard freestyle (6:16.03) for UMass Dartmouth.
 
Winer opened the meet with a dominate 2:09.86 win for the Corsairs within the 200-yard freestyle. The senior swimmer then closed out sturdy with a pair of victories within the 100-yard breaststroke (1:15.42) and 200-yard particular person medley (2:25.85).
 
Sophomore Emiyah Setalsingh additionally had a powerful day for UMass Dartmouth after choosing up a first-place end within the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:15.70. She additionally collected a pair of second place finishes within the 50-yard backstroke (34.69) and 50-yard freestyle (29.65).
 
First 12 months Abby Fernandes captured first total within the 50-yard breaststroke after clocking in at 38.45. The rookie swimmer additionally earned second place finishes within the 100-yard freestyle (1:01.48) and 50-yard butterfly (32.53).
 
Graduate scholar Grace Nguyen made her collegiate debut for UMass Dartmouth towards Elms capturing a third-place end within the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 38.64.
 
Coach’s Corner:
“We continued our strong start to the season with some great swims tonight against Elms College,” famous head coach Michael Kroll following immediately’s win. “We had a lot of great performances on quick turnarounds between events, and we stayed strong throughout the meet. Highlighting the meet were nine first-place finishes, led by seniors Kylie Winer and Isabella Gerardi, who both won all three of their events and were a part of the winning medley relay.”
 
Up Next:
The Corsairs journey to Eastern Connecticut State University for his or her subsequent twin meet on Friday, November 14^th scheduled for a 5:00 p.m. begin time.