Monmouth vs La Salle
- Friday, January 28, 2022
- West Long Branch, NJ
- Results
- Scores
- Women: La Salle 163, Monmouth 98
- Men: Monmouth 163.5, La Salle 98.5
Courtesy: La Salle Athletics
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – In their penultimate action of the regular season, La Salle swimming & diving split a pair of duals on the road against Monmouth.
The women’s team picked up a 163-98 win over the Hawks, while the men’s team fell in a 163.5-98.5 decision.
HOW THE WOMEN FINISHED:
- Sara Rizzetto continued her dominant season with another win on Friday, adding her 10th individual win of the season and her first in the 1000-freestyle with a time of 10:35.82.
- Brynn Peterson made it two-consecutive wins for the Explorers in the 200-yard free, dashing to a final time of 1:56.40. She would later add another victory in the 100-yard free
- Megan Heist took the top spot in the 100-yard breast at 1:06.97, good for first by over three seconds, before sweeping the breaststroke events with another victory in the 200-yard breast.
- Sam Boyes swept the butterfly events for the third-consecutive meet, taking first in both the 200-yard and 100-yard butterfly.
- Anne Moser picked up a distance win in the 500-yard freestyle, ending with a time of 5:12.97.
- Megan Gaffney also joined her teammates on the win sheet with the top-spot in the 200-yard IM.
- The women capped their afternoon with a freestyle-relay victory, courtesy of Lauren Fenn, Iris Faur, Moser and Peterson.
HOW THE MEN FINISHED:
- The Explorers started their meet with a medley-relay victory, as Alex Kuriawa, Jason Rosales, Trenton Burr, and Zack Miller raced to the top spot.
- Reigning Novacare Student Athlete of the Week Liam McFadden added his second-consecutive win in the 200-yard butterfly.
- Burr took the other butterfly event, ending in first with a time of 51.65 in the 100-yard fly.
- Jason Rosales continued his hot stretch, taking the top-spot in the 100-yard breast for the second time in under a week. He added another win in the 200-yard breast with a time of 2:10.89.
- In the final event of the meet, La Salle and Monmouth split the 200-yard freestyle relay, ending in a tie at 1:27.61.
UP NEXT:
The Explorers will have a quick turnaround, as they close their regular season on Sunday, Jan. 30 when they head to Villanova’s sprint fest for their final tune-up before the Atlantic 10 championships.
Courtesy: Monmouth Athletics
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University men’s swimming team earned a decisive Senior Day victory over visiting La Salle on Friday afternoon at Steadman Natatorium.
The men earned a 163.5-98.5 victory, while the women fell by a similar 163-98 total in the final dual meet of the regular season for both teams.
Callan Smith earned three individual victories and Cole Dyson claimed a pair of wins to propel the Hawks to their first-ever win against La Salle. The men also closed the regular season with a perfect 4-0 mark in dual meets.
NOTES & QUOTES
“Overall we were really pleased with the team and the effort they gave today. This time of year can sometimes be a little tricky with the conference championships on the horizon and our kids are feeling a little sore and tired. The main thing I look for in our athletes is that they continue to race and battle to overcome those obstacles and I thought we did that today. It was a good win for the men and I think the women stepped up against a high-caliber team and performed well. I also want to thank our seniors who we honored today for their hard work and dedication in helping bring the program to the level it is at today.”
– Monmouth head coach Matt Nunnally
- – Callan Smith took first in three events, the 100 back (51.36), 200 back (1:53.06) and 200 IM (1:59.13). Smith increased his season victory total to 18 and career total to 73.
- – Cole Dyson finished in front of the field in the 200 free (1:43.71) and 500 free (4:48.82). Dyson now has 11 individual wins this season and 12 in his Monmouth career.
- – Blake Reynolds hit the wall first in the 50 free (21.29. Reynolds has 24 career wins and seven this year.
- – Thomas From won the 100 free in 48.04. It was From’s third win this year and ninth in his career.
- – Dean Beyer won the 1000 free with his time of 9:51.94. Beyer’s win was the second of his freshman season.
- – Camryn McHugh placed first in the 100 back (58.04) and 200 back (2:05.33). McHugh has 11 individual first-place finishes this season and 51 this season.
- – Alexandra Ho won the 50 free in 24.56 to give her 11 wins this season and 27 for her career.
- – The women’s 400 medley relay opened the meet with a win in 3:57.58. McHugh, Tahlia Botha, Jensen Ritter and Ho combined for the win.
UP NEXT
Monmouth will travel to Buffalo, NY to compete in the MAAC Championships beginning on February 9.