Back in the Water
One final meet at Burdick Hall Pool is slated for this weekend as both Tiger squads play host to both Delaware squads on Saturday morning into the afternoon. After diving and before swimming, the programs will honor seven seniors and their contributions to Towson swimming and diving.

In The National Rankings
In the January CSCAA Coaches' Polls, neither men's or women's programs are mentioned among the CSCAA Preseason Coaches Poll this fall.

One Last Hoorah - Women
Saturday's meet will be the second and final meet at Burdick Hall Pool for the Towson women's swimming and diving program. The Tigers continue a long-standing rivalry with Delaware and look to right the ship after suffering a loss last weekend.

Last weekend at Drexel, Meagan Clark picked up a pair of individual wins in the 1,000 yard freestyle (10:16.19) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.65).

Sarah DiGaetano notched an NCAA Zone Diving Qualifying score on the 1-meter board, scoring a winning total of 271.28, improving her season-best by 13 points. Christina Coleman took third on that board with 257.85 points.

Tiffany Matulis took second in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:06.18 with Tink Tompkins swimming in fourth with a 1:09.56.'

Towson swept the 200-yard butterfly as Samantha Casolo (2:08.65) won the event, followed by freshman Laura Gaffney (2:11.51) and Holly Greenleaf (2:13.39).

Maddie Mince took second in the 50-yard freestyle with a 24.45, just one-hundredth behind the winning time of 24.44.

Towson went second and third in the 500-yard freestyle, led by Bridget Thomas (5:08.86).

The One and Only - Men
Saturday's meet will be the one and only meet for the Towson men's swimming and diving program this season; the Tigers held an intersquad meet on Oct. 9 as the women's team downed James Madison 157-143.

The Tigers are looking to bounce-back from a six-point loss last weekend at Drexel, falling 153-147 in Philadelphia.

Brian Benzing won two events, the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke (54.17, 2:02.74, respectively).

Ryan Baldino finished second in a very tight 50-yard freestyle with a 21.03, just five-hundredths behind first. Baldino picked up a win at double the distance, clocking a 46.10 in the 100-yard freestyle.

Ajani Dorner was third in the 1-meter diving competition, which was a close matchup with just five points separating first place and Dorner's 280.57.

Towson won both relays, opening the day with a 1:30.64 in the 200-yard medley relay before taking the 200-yard freestyle relay with a 1:25.57.

Home, Sweet Home
- There's nothing like competing in one's home pool.
- The Tiger women return to Burdick Hall Pool for official competition for the first time since October 9, 2021, ending a run of 112 days between home meets.
- It's been even longer on the men's side; Towson's men's swimming and diving team hasn't officially competed at home since February 27, 2021.
- By the time the men hit the pool on Saturday, 335 days without competition at Burdick Hall Pool will have passed.
- The Tiger men have hosted just two meets combined in the last two seasons. Saturday will be the women's third meet since January 2021.

Winning Streaks
- OK, we won a game heat yesterday. If we win today, it's called "two in a row". And if we win again tomorrow, it's called a "winning streak"
- Late in the season, several Tiger swimmers are working winning streaks and peaking at the right time.
Women
- Meagan Clark: 1000-Yard Freestyle x2
- Alyssa Largay: 3-Meter Dive x2

Men
- Ryan Baldino: 100-Yard Freestyle x2
- Brian Benzing: 100-Yard Breaststroke x10
- Brian Benzing: 200-Yard Breaststroke x3

NCAA Zones & Cuts
Women
Sarah DiGaetano - 1 Meter Diving (271.28)
Alyssa Largay - 1-Meter Diving (278.10)
Alyssa Largay - 3-Meter Diving (281.63)
Christina Coleman - 1-Meter Diving (269.32)

Men
Brian Benzing - 100 Yard Breaststroke (53.07)
Ajani Dorner - 1-Meter Diving (307.45)

Thanks for the Memories
Between Saturday's 10 a.m. diving portion and the 1 p.m. swim start, head coach Jake Shrum and his staff will take time to honor two men's swimming seniors and five women's swimming and diving seniors.

Men's Swimmers: Ryan Baldino, Nick McClure

Women's Swimmers and Divers: Karlee Carminati, Meagan Clark, Christina Coleman, Sarah DiGaetano and Suzannah Mills.

Women
Last Time vs. Delaware | March 6, 2021
Newark, Del. | Rawstrom Natatorium
Split out over two days between diving action and swimming heats, the Towson women's swimming and diving team fell 182-118 at Delaware to cap the highly-irregular 2020-21 season.

Meagan Clark and Karlee Carminati went 1-2 in the 1,650-yard freestyle, the former touching in 17:39.01 while the latter finished at 17:43.40.

Hailey Ritter, Tiffany Matulis, Andrea Ducar, and Parker Schulz combined to win the 200-yard medley relay to open swimming action in Newark.

Samantha Casolo took second in the 200-yard butterfly with a 2:08.17 before Ritter added a win in the 50-yard freestyle at 24.45. Maddie Mince (24.98) and Shay Walker (25.32) took third and fourth, respectively.

Diving the previous day, Sarah DiGaetano took third on the 3-meter board with a score of 254.85, a season best at the time. Christina Coleman finished third on the 1-meter board with a 261.15.

Men
Last Time vs. Delaware | March 6, 2021
Newark, Del. | Rawstrom Natatorium
Towson's men's swimming and diving team dominated the last meet between programs, producing 11 event wins, leading to a 164.5-123.5 win on the road at longtime rival Delaware.

Brian Benzing capped his rookie regular season unbeaten in the 100-yard breaststroke, scoring first with a time of 55.29, a three-second victory.

Towson opened the day with a 200-yard medley relay win (Evan Bota, Brian Benzing, Nick McClure, Michael Fazio) with a 1:32.52.

McClure won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:52.58, Ryan Baldino won the 50-yard freestyle (20.67).

Will Canny won his final regular season diving events , taking 1-meter board with a 250.40. Ajani Dorner finished second with a 240.00. Canny won the 3-meter board with 250.00 while Dorner finished second with another 240.00.

Baldino and Fazio went 1-2 in the 100-yard freestyle, Baldino scoring first in 45.64 and Fazio in 45.69.

This is My House. I Have to Defend It.
- Burdick Hall Pool has long been defended by the Towson women's team.
- The Tigers are currently on a six-meet winning streak in the friendly confines, kicking off that run with a Jan. 12, 2019 win over Drexel (169-127)
- Towson is 1-0 at home this season after besting James Madison 157-143 back on October 9.
- Since the 2007-08 campaign, the Tigers are a whopping 52-2 at Burdick Hall Pool.
- In that span, the Tigers have not dropped more than one meet at home in a season. Nor have the Tiger women had a losing record at home since 2007-08.

CAA Diver of the Week - Nov. 23
-Christina Coleman was selected as the CAA Women's Diver of the Week on Nov. 23.
- Coleman is the third Tiger to win the award this season (Meagan Clark Oct. 12, Alyssa Largay Oct. 19)
- Coleman finished third at the Bucknell Invitational on the 3-meter board with 261.05 points.
- She added 10 points from her preliminary round score.
- On the 1-meter board, Coleman took seventh (224.60), but qualified third with a 252.15 dive.

CAA Diver of the Week - Nov. 9
- Ajani Dorner was named CAA Men's Diver of the Week on Nov. 9.
- Dorner won both diving events in the Tigers' meet at UMBC.
- The junior picked up 274.87, winning by nearly 20 points on the 1-meter board.
- In the 3-meter event, Dorner landed 262.80 points, winning by just under a point.
- He is the third Tiger to win a weekly honor this year.

CAA Men's Swimmer of the Week - Oct. 26
- Brian Benzing was picked as the CAA Men's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 26.
- Benzing won the 100-yard breaststroke again, setting a pool record at William & Mary in 55.29.
- The Catonsville, Marylander doubled with a win in the 100-yard butterfly, touching in 49.29.
- Benzing swam on the winning 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams as well.

CAA Women's Diver of the Week - Oct. 19
- Alyssa Largay was named CAA Women's Diver of the Week on Oct. 19.
- The junior transfer won the 1-meter dive at Navy last weekend while qualifying for NCAA Zones later this season with a 278.10.
- The Paradise Valley, Arizonan scored a second-place finish in the 3-meter event as well.
- It is the second weekly honor won by a member of the women's team this fall, joining Meagan Clark's honor to open the season.

CAA Men's Swimmer of the Week - Oct. 19
- Ryan Baldino opened his season with a CAA Men's Swimmer of the Week performance, announced Tuesday.
- The senior freestylist won the 100-yard freestyle, with a third-place effort in the 200-yard free.
- He was on two successful relays, including the winning 200-yard freestyle event.
- It was Towson's first weekly honor of the year on the men's side this season.

Oh Captains My Captains
Earlier this season, sixth-year head coach Jake Shrum announced the captains for men's and women's swimming and diving programs.

Women's Captains: Meagan Clark, Karlee Carminati, Christina Coleman, Hailey Ritter
Men's Captains: Ryan Bookstein, Ryan Baldino, Nick McClure, Brian Benzing.

Season Odometer
Towson to Annapolis and Back: 96 Miles
Towson to Williamsburg and Back: 428 Miles
Towson to UMBC and Back: 41 Miles
Towson to Bucknell and Back: 263 Miles
Towson to Harrisonburg and Back: 342 Miles
Towson to Loyola and Back: 8 Miles
Towson Philadelphia and Back: 197 Miles
Season Total: 1,375 Miles