Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State men and women's swimming and diving teams picked up victories over Vassar College Saturday in the home opener at the Panzer Pool.

The men's team (2-2) won 160-135, while the women's side (3-1) notched a 162.5-135.5 victory.

Rookie AMBER ROCHELEAU notched victories in the 200-IM (2:16.22) and the 200-freestyle (2:01.17), while sophomore LIDIA BOGUSLAWSKA took first in the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.4) and second in both the 50-free (25.95) and 100-free (56.94). The 50-free and the 100-freestyle were the closest finishes of the day, with the top-three spots in the 100-free separated by .52 seconds and the 50-free by .16 seconds. Boguslawska and Alanna Muello finished in identical 56.94, splitting the points in the race.

JULIE TIEDEMANN won the 1,000-freestyle in 11:34.89, while rookie ABBY BROCK and CAMRYN VOGEL went 1-2 in the 100-breaststroke. Brock took first in 1:12.32 while Vogel was behind her in 1:15.25. EMILY ROTHAMEL was a winner in the 200-back, clocking in at 2:12.23, just .12 seconds ahead of her Vassar opponent. TAYLOR WADDLETON grabbed first in the 500-free in 5:31.41, as Tiedemann was third in 5:33.25. HANNAH GEIB won the first section of diving before taking second in the second session.

Montclair State also took second in two relays; the 200-medley relay (Rothamel, Brock, GIANNA ANTONELLI, and SOPHIA SHOPOVICK) in 1:56.19 and the 400-freestyle relay (Waddleton, SOPHIA CIARAVINO, JULIANA SKOPP-CARDILLO, and Boguslawska) in 3:50.643. Montclair

On the men's side, SPENSER DUBOIS won two events and took second in the two others. He won the 100-breaststroke (1:00.36) and was part of the 200-medley relay team with DENNIS DELARGY, TYLER DORSETT, and LUCAS GOMES (1:38.91). Rookie BRANDON DO matched Dubois with two victories and two second-place times. Do won the 200-breaststroke (2:13.09) as he edged Dubois before winning the 200-IM (2:02.91). The foursome of Do, Gomes, RYAN KAPPES, and GREG KARBACK was second in the 400-free relay (3:23.4) while Do also took second in the 100-breast (1:01.35).

Kappes was second in the 1,000-free (10:16.31), while DeLargy and JUSTIN CONILLAS went 1-2 in the 100-back. Dorsett grabbed a first-place mark of 2:01.55 in the 200-fly while Gomes and JOHN ENGLERT went 1-2 in the 100-fly. Gomes notched a time of 53.35 while Englert touched the wall in 54.73. ALEX PALLEN won the second session of diving with a score of 210.25 after placing second in the opening one.

The Red Hawks resume NJAC action next Saturday as they host Rowan University at 12 pm.