Vermont vs Merrimack (W)
- Saturday, October 8, 2022
- Burlington, Vt.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Final Score: Vermont 158, Merrimack 87
Courtesy: UVM Athletics
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Catamounts cruised to a 158-87 victory over Merrimack at Forbush Natatorium on Saturday afternoon, winning every event. With the victory Vermont improves to 1-1 on the young season and Merrimack falls to 0-1 after their first meet.
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COACH’S QUOTE
“I am very pleased with our performance today,” said Head Coach Gerry Cournoyer. “We saw a lot of growth in our team in this afternoon’s meet.”
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Vermont got off to a hot start Saturday afternoon winning the first event of the day, the 200 medley relay. Sarah Doherty, Natalie Schlemmer, Jenny O’Neil and Cailin Campbell finished in a time of 1:51.27.
- O’Neil was also a part of the winning team in the 400 freestyle relay. Autumn Bullinger, Emily Rygula, Anna Shoudt and O’Neil won, finishing in a time of 3:42.31.
- Emily Rocco finished first in the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 10:48.44 clearing the field by at least eight seconds. Dayle Snively finished in second for the Catamounts with a time of 10:57.24.
- Ella Church earned another victory on the season taking the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:55.95, with Cailin Campbell coming in second finishing in 2:01.64.
- Emma Wainwright took home her first collegiate win in dominating fashion, winning the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.27, a full three seconds ahead of the field.
- Lilly Acker won her first collegiate competition taking the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:09.21.
- Katherine Morrissey earned her first individual win of the season taking the 200 fly in a time of 2:17.44.
- Jackie House earned another first place finish on the season winning the 50 free in a time of 24.72.
- Mina Poppas earned two first place finishes on the day taking home the 500 free and the 100 free. She finished with a time of 53.44 in the 100 and 5:12.24 in the 500.
- Natalie Schlemmer came away with another first place finish in her second meet, winning the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:26.34.
- Alexis Torykian earned her first collegiate victory in the 200 backstroke edging out Emily Dussault by almost nine seconds. Torykian finished in 2:13.32.
- Cassie Woodson earned her first victory on the season taking home the 100 fly in a time of 59.59.
- Kara Campbell won in a landslide in the 200 IM finishing 13 seconds ahead of the rest of the field with a time of 2:11.44.
UP NEXT
The Catamounts will travel to New Jersey for a meet with UMBC and St. Francis at NJIT on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15. Friday night’s meet is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. and Saturday’s meet is slated to start at 11 a.m.
Courtesy: Merrimack Athletics
North Andover, Mass. – Merrimack College women’s swimming opened up their 2022-2023 season on Saturday, as they went head to head against the University of Vermont. Despite their loss, there were some great performances from Warrior Athletes.
Following the team’s home debut, Coach Erin Cammann said “This is the first of three consecutive weekends of racing for us, and I’m extremely pleased with where we are at this point of the season. We also had 7 women making their collegiate swimming debuts today, and it was great to see them get up and race.”
The Basics
Event: Merrimack vs Vermont
Results: Vermont 158, Merrimack 87
Rapid Recap
- Strong performances were seen from senior Jordan Clements placing second in the 100 Breaststroke (1:12.90), sophomore Olivia Conlan placing second in the 100 Butterfly (1:05.36) and 200 Butterfly (2:25.40), and junior Abi McLeavy placing second in the 200 Breaststroke (2:46.63)
- Sophomore’s Lydia Molettieri (50 Freestyle – 26.94) Sofia Matera (200 Backstroke – 2:26.58), and junior Jenna Durgin (200 IM – 2:26.78) all finished in third in their respective events.
- The freshmen showed they can hold their own: Kendra Daily finished second the 100 Backstroke (1:02.63), Emily Dussault placed second in the 200 IM (2:24.65) and the 200 Backstroke (2:21.71), Neva Sav finished second in the 500 Freestyle (5:25.04) Cameron Zuliani came in second in the 50 Freestyle (25.95), then third in the 100 Freestyle (56.34), Remy Bailey earned third in the 100 Butterfly (1:07.72) and Erin Knight finished third in the 500 Freestyle (5:49.18)
Up Next:
Next up for the Warriors is a trip north to North Easton, MA, as they’ll face Stonehill College on Saturday, October 15 at TBA.