Andover, Mass. – Merrimack College women's swimming beat Stonehill College on Sunday afternoon for its first Northeast Conference win in program history. The meet came down to the final relay. The team of
Cameron Zuliani,
Lydia Molettieri,
Neva Sa, and
Krystianna Strange won the 400 yard freestyle by less than a second, winning the meet for the Warriors.
The Basics
Event: Merrimack vs Stonehill College
Results: Stonehill 127,
Merrimack 135
Rapid Recap
- Moletteri won the 1,000-yard freestyle event after swimming a time of 11:26.85.
- Sa was victorious in the 200-yard freestyle event after swimming a time of 2:01.02. The time was over two seconds faster than the second place finisher. She also finished first in the 500-yard freestyle event.
- Kendra Daily placed second in the 100-yard backstroke event after completing the event in a time of 1:02.23.
- Senior captain Jordan Clements won the 100-yard breaststroke event in a very close race. She finished in a time of 1:11.01.
- Olivia Conlan came in second place in the 200-yard butterfly event after swimming a time of 2:21.64.
- Zuliani finished two seconds faster than anyone during the 50-yard freestyle event.
- Strange won the 100-yard freestyle event after swimming a time of 56.39.
Coach's Comments
"I cannot overstate how proud I am of the whole team for their effort today", said head coach
Erin Cammann. "It was our senior meet, and we lost to Stonehill earlier this season, so we have been talking since October about having a chance to change the outcome today. Everyone came ready to race, but I would be remiss not to acknowledge a couple exceptional efforts:
Lydia Molettieri won the 1000 free from lane 1, senior captain
Jordan Clements and freshman
Neva Sa were both double winners, and freshman
Cameron Zuliani proved she was the fastest person in the pool in the 50 free. The underclassmen wanted to give the seniors a victory for their senior meet, and the entire team more than delivered."
Up Next:
The Warriors will travel to Wellesley College on Saturday.
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