Massachusetts Swimming & Diving Falls To Bryant

SMITHFIELD, R.I.– The University of Massachusetts swimming and diving team dropped its dual meet at Bryant on Saturday at Chace Pool. The Minutewomen fell to the Bulldogs, 176.5-123.5, while the Minutemen were defeated, 172-125.

The Minutewomen saw five first places on the day from five members, while the Minutemen grabbed six gold medals from four members. Junior Andrew Bell and freshman Chase Keeler both finished first in two events on the afternoon.

Women's Swimming & Diving
The Minutewomen totaled 22 top three finishes on the day to go along, while collecting five gold medals.

Senior Anna Kwon swam a time of 1:57.03 in the 200 freestyle to touch the wall first to kick off the individual events. Graduate student Bri Williams placed second in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.88, followed by freshman Maria Grishaeva in third with a time of 59.92.

In the 100 breaststroke, sophomore Lindsay Burbage picked up the gold medal with a time of 1:05.58. Freshman Hannah Schoenauer (2:08.55) and graduate student Ashley Calderon (2:14.71) finished in second and third, respectively, in the 200 butterfly.

Freshman Courtney Tedesco grabbed the silver medal with a time of 24.67 in the 50 freestyle, as fellow classmate Elizabeth Lahmann earned the bronze with a time of 24.85 in the event. Freshman Karinne Everly secured first place in the 100 freestyle after swimming a time of 54.17.

Williams (2:09.24) and Grishaeva (2:12.22) placed second and third, respectively, in the 200 backstroke, as Burbage swam into second-place with a time of 2:25.03 in the 200 breaststroke. Sophomore Sophie Porter swam a time of 5:27.62 to take third in the 500 freestyle.

Kwon finished second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.33, as Schoenauer and sophomore Diya Ackerman-Vallala completed the individual events in the 200 individual medley. Schoenauer secured the gold medal with a time of 2:12.04, with Ackerman-Vallala placed third with a time of 2:13.19.

In the relays, the team of Williams, Burbage, Calderon and sophomore Beren Cakiroglu combined for a time of 1:47.80 in the 200 medley relay to finish second. The 200 freestyle relay team consisting of Lahmann, Tedesco, Cakiroglu and Williams grabbed second with a time of 1:38.88.

Men's Swimming & Diving
The Minutemen earned six first-place finishes of their own and added 18 top-three finishes.

Sophomore Cole Brooks kicked off the men's individual events with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:44.28. Senior Beau Bengston placed third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.60, while freshman Nate Derby finished third himself in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 59.77.

Sophomore Aydin Erkan earned the gold medal in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:53.75, as graduate student Juan Montori swam into third with a time of 1:58.16 in the event. Junior Sammy Quigg placed second in the 50 freestyle after recording a time of 21.28.

Quigg sat atop the podium in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.31, while junior Aidan Shepsston swam a time of 48.34 to finish third. Keeler secured his first gold medal of the day in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:54.33, as fellow classmate Zach Szabo took third with a time of 1:56.78 in the event.

Derby swam into second with a time of 2:11.20 in the 200 breaststroke, with sophomore Jude Boukkarroum placed third in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:54.78. Senior Grant Beebe was second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.19, as Keeler earned his second first-place finish of the day in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:58.50.

During the relay events, the team of Bengston, Derby, Beebe and Quigg swam a combined time of 1:33.87 in the 200 medley relay to take second place. In the 200 freestyle relay, Beebe, Shepston, Bengston and Quigg, earned second with a time of 1:25.56.

On The Boards
In the one-meter event, junior Salem Howes totaled a 261.23 for second place, while freshman Danielle Guerin took third with a score of 234.83. Junior Shreeya Sinha claimed the gold with a total of 258.68 in the three-meter dive , followed behind in second by Guerin with a six-dive total of 247.65.

For the Minutemen, Bell secured first place in both the one-meter and three-meter. In the one-meter event, Bell had a score of 3360.68, while recording a six-dive total of 384.75 in the three-meter.

Up Next
Massachusetts will take a week-long break before heading to Hanover, New Hampshire for the Tate Ramsden Invitational on Friday, January 17, through Saturday, January 18. The two-day event will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, before events start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with events kicking back up at 3 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Diya Ackerman-Vallala

Grant Beebe

Andrew Bell

Beau Bengston

Cole Brooks

Lindsay Burbage

Beren Cakiroglu

Ashley Calderon

Nate Derby

Aydin Erkan

Karinne Everly

Maria Grishaeva

Danielle Guerin

Salem Howes

Chase Keeler

Anna Kwon

Elizabeth Lahmann

Juan Montori

Sophie Porter

Sammy Quigg

Hannah Schoenauer

Shreeya Sinha

Zach Szabo

Courtney Tedesco

Bri Williams

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