New London, CT – The Montclair State University Women's Swimming & Diving team (7-3) wrapped up the regular season with a tri-meet at Coast Guard. They bested Roger Williams (1-4), 226-60, but fell to the host Bears (11-4), 158-134 on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• AUDREY HITCHENS and OLIVIA SALMONS kicked off the meet in the one-meter dive. Hitchens placed second with a score of 187.05, with Salmons finishing right behind in third, with a score of 147.30.
• In the 200 medley relay, the quartet of ABBY PANZARELLA, PENELOPE CURRAN, MADELINE ROGERS, and CATTY GEYER finished with a team time of 1:56.05.
• AMELIA FANNING notched second in the 1000 free with a time of 11:14.17. She was followed directly by LILY CONLON, who touched the wall third at 11:17.97.
• ROURKE PERALTA found a second-place finish in the 200 free, when she clocked a 1:59.86.
• Panzarella touched the wall third in the 100 back with a time of 1:02.90.
• MARIANNE TASSINARI earned herself a second-place finish in the 100 breast (1:10.94). MADELINE ROGERS finished with the same placement in the 200 fly (2:14.36).
• Peralta outraced the competition in the 50 free with a time of 24.55.
• In the second session of diving, Hitchens won the round with a score of 146.02, while Salmons placed second with a score of 138.37.
• Peralta notched her second win of the day when she clocked a 54.49 in the 100 free.
• Panzarella earned herself another top-three finish when she touched the wall second in the 200 back with a time of 2:16.86.
• Tassinari was victorious in the 200 breast, when she clocked a 2:31.29.
• Fanning finished third in the 500 free with a time of 5:29.32.
• Rogers and Tassinari wrapped up the individual events with second-place finishes. Rogers clocked a 59.74 in the 100 fly, while Tassinari finished with a time of 2:18.01 in the 200 IM.
• The Red Hawks wrapped up the day with two top-three finishes in the 200 free relay. The mash up of Peralta, Rogers, RACHEL YUSHAN, and TESSA DEVONE led the way (1:41.96), while the team of Fanning, ANA VENLA SAGUILLO LEPPANEN, Tassinari, and Panzarella earned third (1:46.17).

FROM THE POOL

• "Rourke had another great day, and Maddie Rogers is peaking at the right time. MARIANNE TASSINARI is seeing her hard work pay off in several events now, which is fun to see. The team is excited to head to Virginia soon." Head Coach Brian McLaughlin

UP NEXT

• With the regular season slate done, Montclair State University prepares for the NJAC Championships down at the Hampden Aquaplex in Hampden, VA. The first meet is set for Thursday, February 12, at 6:00 p.m.