Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University Women's Swimming & Diving team (1-2) hosted its first tri-meet of the season, where they were victorious against East Stroudsburg (1-3), 141-120, but were bested by Kutztown (3-0), 138-123.

How It Happened

• Leading the way individually was ROURKE PERALTA, who nabbed two wins in the 50 free (24.20) and 100 free (54.16).
• MARIANNE TASSINARI saw first and second-place finishes in the meet. She outswam the competition in the 200 breast (2:30.96) and placed second in the 200 IM (2:13.90).
• ABBY PANZARELLA and TESSA DEVONE won individual events. Panzarella touched the wall first in the 200 back (2:16.99) and added a third-place finish in the 100 back (1:02.92). Devone was the victor of the 100 back by a time of 1:02.24.
• CATTY GEYER and MADELINE ROGERS both placed second in different butterfly events. Geyer finished second in the 200 fly (2:20.84), while Rogers touched the wall second in the 100 fly (1:01.84).
• Rounding out top-three individual placements were Marianne Laynez, KACIE GADZINSKI, and LILY CONLON. Laynez placed third in the 200 back (2:17.79), Gadzinski notched third in the 200 fly (2:21.61), and Conlon finished third in the 1000 free (11:26.78).
• In relays, the top finish in the 200 medley relay came from the quartet of Devone, Ana Venla Saguillo-Leppanen, Rogers, and Peralta, who placed second with a team time of 1:54.17. The top finish in the 400-free relay came from the team of MADDY WISHNOW, Rogers, Geyer, and Tassinari placed fourth with a time of 3:49.54.

From the Pool

• "There was a great deal of back and forth with three very evenly matched teams. Marianne Tassanari and KACIE GADZINSKI swam very tough this afternoon. ROURKE PERALTA and ABBY PANZARELLA came ready to race today, and we certainly needed it. We are looking forward to Vassar here on Friday." Head Coach Brian McLaughlin.

Up Next

•  Montclair will remain home to welcome Vassar on Friday, October 31. The meet is set for a 6:00 p.m. start.