East Stroudsburg, PA – The Montclair State University women's swimming team competed in a tri-meet against Kutztown University and East Stroudsburg University on Saturday afternoon, where they fell to Stroudsburg, 173-86, and were beaten by Kutztown, 151-102. The Red Hawks collected seven top-three finishes throughout the meet, highlighted by an individual victory from
TESSA DEVONE.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- AMELIA FANNING got the individual events started for Montclair with a second-place finish in the 1000 free. She touched the wall with a time of 11:35.45.
- The Red Hawks secured the top two spots in the 100 back. TESSA DEVONE outraced the competition with a winning time of 1:01.79, while ABBY PANZARELLA finished directly behind her in second with a time of 1:02.13.
- Devone continued her strong afternoon with another top-three finish in the 50 free. She clocked a time of 25.34 to place second in the event.
- LUELLA FETTER notched a third-place finish in the 100 free, touching the wall with a time of 55.68.
- LETICIA LAYNEZ earned herself a runner-up finish in the 200 back, clocking a time of 2:17.42.
- Montclair wrapped up the meet with a tightly contested 400 free relay. The quartet of Fetter, MADDY WISHNOW, Panzarella, and Devone combined for a second-place time of 3:44.82, finishing just 0.01 seconds behind Kutztown's winning squad.
FROM THE POOL
- "Our women showed incredible toughness today going head-to-head against two strong programs. Tess Devone delivered a phenomenal finish to win the 100 backstroke, while ABBY PANZARELLA, LUELLA FETTER, and SAMANTHA WASKO provided huge sparks in their individual events and relays. We are seeing constant growth & consistency as the team gets more comfortable in their race strategies. It's all about stacking these improvements week by week, and I'm eager to see where this momentum takes us as we continue preparing for the NJAC Championships." Head Coach Alexander Taylor
UP NEXT
- Montclair State returns to action on Friday, October 30, when it travels to Vassar College for a dual meet. The meet is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.
