Hampton, VA – Montclair State University Women's Swimming & Diving senior ROURKE PERALTA had the swim of the evening for the Red Hawks, earning an NCAA "B" cut time and a silver medal to highlight day two of the NJAC Championships. Montclair stands in third after 14 events with a score of 309
 
STANDINGS

1. Salisbury: 591 points
2. Mary Washington: 328.5 Points
3. Montclair State: 309 Points
4. Kean: 304 Points
5. Rowan: 302 Points
6. TCNJ: 279 Points
7. Merchant Marine: 199.5 Points
8. Roger Williams: 206.5 Points
9. Ramapo: 134 Points
10. William Paterson: 80 Points

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Peralta qualified for the 50 free Championship Final and earned her "B" cut time and second-place finish with a time of 23.48. TESSA DEVONE qualified for the Consolation Final and finished 16^th with a time of 24.91. MADELINE ROGERS and MADDY WISHNOW earned their way into the Bonus Final. Rogers won the Bonus Final with 17^th place (24.75), while Wishnow finished 20^th among the field (24.93).
• In the 200 IM, MARIANNE TASSINARI earned her way back to the Championship Final and ultimately placed sixth with a time of 2:10.14. Both Leticia Laynez and CATTY GEYER competed in the Consolation Finals. Laynez touched the wall 13^th overall with a time of 2:13.97, while Geyer notched 15^th with a time of 2:14.43.
• AUDREY HITCHENS found her way back into the one-meter diving finals. She put together a score of 298.95 that saw her just outside of a podium finish.
• The trio of AMELIA FANNING, LILY CONLON, and DEVYN FORD qualified for the Bonus Finals in the 500 free. Fanning led the way with an 18^th-place finish (5:19.92), while Conlon placed 23^rd (5:21.97), and Ford at 23^rd (5:24.27).
• Teaming up together for the 400 medley relay wereABBY PANZARELLA, Tassinari, Rogers, and Peralta. The quartet finished with a time of 3:57.00 , which was good for a fifth-place finish.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Peralta, with her second-place finish in the 50 free, earned the 15^th medal of her career. She also had medaled each year she competed in the 50 free.

FROM THE POOL

• We had a very solid evening, and we hope we can carry this momentum into the next day. I am very proud of the performances tonight by ROURKE PERALTA and AUDREY HITCHENS." Head Coach Brian McLaughlin

UP NEXT

• The conference championship meet heads into day three on Saturday, February 14. The preliminary meet is slated for 9:30 p.m., with the final's session set for 5:30 p.m.