Poughkeepsie, NY – The Montclair State University women's swimming and diving team surged past Vassar, 175-109, on Friday night for its fifth consecutive victory to open the 2024-25 campaign.
The 5-0 start for Montclair is its best to open a season since the 1986-87 campaign.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Red Hawks saw a strong night from ROURKE PERALTA, who finished with three individual victories for the third time in a meet this season. The junior clocked a time of 24.61 in the 50 free, her fourth win of the campaign in the event. She also clocked in at 54.35 in the 100 free and 2:00.30 in the 200 free to round out the meet.
- SOPHIA SHOPOVICK took home a first place finish in the 100 back with a mark of 1:01.33, and also swam as part of the 200 yard medley relay team with ABBY BROCK, MADELINE ROGERS, and Peralta that took first with a time of 1:52.09. In their individual events, Brock took first in the 100 breast (1:08.69) and Rogers touched the wall first in the 100 butterfly (1:01.84).
- MADI CUNARD tallied scores of 153.80 and 230.05 in the 1M dive to take home first in each event.
FROM THE FIELD
"Very good night for our women. We were missing a couple of key individuals due to injuries and illness but others stepped up;
KACIE GADZINSKI was definitely ready to swim." - Head Coach Brian McLaughlin
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks will return home to face the College of Staten Island on Saturday, November 9, for a 1:00 PM start at the Panzer Pool.
