WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Behind 12 total victories, the Towson University men's swimming team, which was without its divers for the meet, cruised to a 127-89 win over host William & Mary Saturday afternoon at the Tribe's Recreation Center.

Sophomore Brian Benzing landed a pool record in the 100-yard breaststroke, stopping the clock in 55.29 and continuing his unbeaten streak in the event. The Tigers won both relay events as well, including a five-second victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

The win halted a five-meet winning streak for the Tribe against the Tigers. It was Towson's first win over William & Mary since Oct. 11, 2014 and first in Williamsburg since Nov. 7, 2003.

How it Happened

• Towson opened its afternoon with a 1 minute, 31.53 second win in the 200-yard medley relay, led off by Evan Bota and followed by Benzing, Trey Adkins and Ryan Baldino. The Tiger won the relay by two seconds.
• Ryan Bookstein won the 1000-yard freestyle by four seconds, clocking a 9:59.54 win. Teammate Patrick Flint took second in a time of 10:03.62.
• Towson took the top three spots in the 200-yard freestyle, paced by Michael Fazio's 1:42.79, with Coby Ockert in at 1:45.22 and Brendan Farrar with a third-place time of 1:45.91.
• Bota picked up a win at 100 yards in the backstroke, winning by just sixth-hundredths of a second in 51.64 over William & Mary's Micah Lowe, in at 51.70.
• It was a first and third for Towson in the 100-yard breaststroke as Benzing put his name in the record books with his 55.29. Benzing won the event by nearly three seconds, Tanner Fatta taking third with a 59.42.
• Nick McClure dropped a second from his 200-yard butterfly time, scoring a 1:52.49 to win the event. Baldino took second in the next event, the 50-yard freestyle, touching in 21.12.
• Out of the break, Baldino returned in the 100-yard freestyle, getting to the wall first in a time of 46.02, winning by nearly a full second. TJ Bearor took third at 48.06.
• Reed Sells and Fazio went two-three in the 200-yard backstroke, with just a second between them. Sells finished in 1:52.81 while Fazio went in 1:53.88.
• Noah Diacumakos won the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:05.01, a two-second victory for the junior. Fatta took third with a 2:07.53, just three-tenths from second.
• In the 500-yard freestyle, Towson again took first and third, with Drew Munson collecting first in 4:47.64, a two-second win. Bookstein finished third at 4:51.15.
• Benzing doubled on the day with a win in the 100-yard butterfly, taking the win with a 49.29. McClure touched third at 51.28, a half-second improvement from his previous season best.
• Diacumakos also added a second win, capping the 200-yard IM with a 1:54.98, out-touching his teammate, Flint, who took second in 1:55.14.
• Towson finished its dominant win with a 3:03.02 in the 400-yard freestyle win with Benzing, Fazio, Adkins and Baldino. The group of Ockert, Bearor, Luke Schwar and Bota finished third at 3:08.87, just a half second from second place.

Up Next for Towson

• The Tigers have a week off before their next competition date.
• Towson heads to the otherside of the Beltway for a clash at UMBC on Nov. 6.
• Action is set for a 1 p.m. start at the Retrievers UMBC Aquatics Center.