Fairfield vs Iona
- Saturday, January 22, 2022
- Fairfield, Conn.
- Results
- Scores
- Women: Fairfield 172, Iona 122
- Men: Fairfield: 158, Iona 136
Courtesy: Fairfield Athletics
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams collected their second straight sweep of a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) opponent this afternoon with their victories over Iona College at RecPlex Pool. The men’s team recorded a 158-136 decision while the women’s team tallied a 172-122 win against the Gaels.
Erini Pappas earned three first-place finishes during the meet, while Chris Ford was a two-time winner on the men’s side. Pappas started the day by picking up a win in the 100 back after finishing the event in 1:04.94. She followed up with a win in the 200 back later in the afternoon, touching the wall in 2:20.63. The freshman finished the competition with a winning swim in the 200 IM, clocking in at 2:22.42.
Ford came away with his two victories with the first coming early in the day, picking up a time of 1:04.50 in the 100 breast. He ended the afternoon with a win in the 200 breast, completing the course in 2:23.47.
The Stags combined for 11 wins against Iona with the women being responsible for six of those first-place finishes. Shannon Feeley was a multi-event winner as well, taking two of the freestyle races. Her first event came in the 800 free which she completed in 9:32.90, and followed up with the top spot in the 400 free after navigating the lane in 4:38.34.
Alison Sposili was the third women’s swimmer to gain a win, taking the 200 breast with her time of 2:43.15.
Three other men’s swimmers experienced a victory against the Gaels, starting with Peter Gori’s swim in the 50 free. The senior completed the sprint with a time of 24.38. Joseph Stewart was the fastest swimmer in the 100 free, gaining a time of 52.93. Ed Hunt closed out the Stags wins for the day, finishing the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.16.
The victory extended the men’s swimming and diving team’s win streak to six meets while the women’s win pushed the team’s overall record to 5-2 on the season. Before the meet, both programs honored their senior class as the Class of 2022 competed in their final home meet of the season.
The Stags will continue their season next weekend when they travel to Boston and compete in the Boston University Winter Open, just a few days before they begin their quest for a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship in Buffalo, N.Y. from February 9-12.
Courtesy: Iona Athletics
FAIRFIELD, CT – Coming off a pair of victories on Wednesday at Pace University, the Iona College men’s and women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Fairfield University in Connecticut today and despite four school records and taking three of four relay events, were defeated in both the men’s and women’s meets.
FINAL SCORES
The women’s meet saw the Iona women fall to the three-time defending Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Champions by a score of 172-122. The Iona men were caught in a see-saw meet, falling 158-136. The Iona women’s record falls to 7-3 on the season, as the men go 6-3, with two meets remaining next week, before the Feb. 9-12 MAAC Championships in Buffalo, NY.
MEET SUMMARY
“Fairfield had a 32-0 lead in diving on both the men’s and women’s meets and for us to strike back quickly in the relays was really important,” noted Iona Coach Nick Cavataro. Later the women would close the meet with a .14 win in the 400-Meter Freestyle Relay as Lee, Samantha Whitney, Isabella Nicholson and Megan Josephs posted a time of 4:03.61 to Fairfield’s 4:03.75.
The Iona men’s 400-Meter Freestyle Relay quartet of Michael Faughnan, Daniel Hadary, Moran and Aidan Holbrook went 3:30.42 to Fairfield’s 3:33.97 to close the meet.