TOWSON, Md. – Sending off its senior class on a high note, the Towson University women's swimming and diving team capped its regular season dual schedule with a resounding 164-136 win over rival Delaware at the Tigers' Burdick Hall Pool.

Towson (4-5) picked up three wins from senior Meagan Clark, who took back-to-back wins in the 1000-yard freestyle and a second victory just 10 minutes later in the 200-yard freestyle. Classmate Christina Coleman picked up a win on the 3-meter board, scoring a 286.95 in her final meet at home.

Prior to the swimming portion of the meet, head coach Jake Shrum and his fellow coaches honored the team's five seniors: Meagan Clark, Karlee Carminati, Christina Coleman, Sarah DiGaetano and Suzannah Mills.

How it Happened

• Opening the day with the 3-meter diver, Coleman picked up a win with a 286.95 while Alyssa Largay took second by a five-point margin at 281.25. Senior Sarah DiGaetano was fourth with a 261.15.
• On the 1-meter board, Largay finished second with a 275.63, edging Coleman to third with a 252.23. DiGaetano finished fifth with a 245.10.
• The Tigers opened the swimming portion with a win in the 200-yard medley relay as Towson A (Hailey Ritter, Tiffany Matulis, Maddie Mince and Ava Enriquez) narrowly out-touched Towson B with a 1 minute, 46.22 relay.
• Towson B (Victoria Dichak, Katie Nunez, Samantha Casolo, Parker Schulz) finished half a second back at 1:46.78.
• Clark snagged her first win of the day in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a winning time of 10:15.61. Fellow senior Karlee Carminati took third in 10:22.51. Clark improved her season-best by over half a second to win the race for a third time this season.
• After the men's 1,000 yard freestyle, Clark came back to win the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:51.97, outpacing Delaware's Natalie Dobrzykowski (1:52.89) for the Tiger's second win on senior day.
• Towson gobbled up points in the 100-yard backstroke with a 2-3-4 finish, led by Schulz's second-place time in 58.45. Dichak took third at 59.27 followed by Ritter (59.32).
• In the 100-yard breaststroke, Tiffany Matulis finished second with a 1:05.76 with rookie Tink Tompkins finishing fifth in 1:08.92.
• Samantha Casolo strung together a strong finish to win the 200-yard butterfly, using a 33.53 final leg to win in 2:06.83 by nearly two seconds. Casolo trailed through three laps at 1:33.30-1:32.52 against Delaware's Aislinn Mitchell. Another freshman, Laura Gaffney, finished third at 2:11.19.
• In the final race before the first break, Mince and Nunez finished one-two with just two-hundredths of a second between them at 24.24 and 24.26, respectively.
• Out of the break, Nunez finished third in the 100-yard freestyle with a 52.33 followed by a Towson 2-3-4 finish in the 200-yard backstroke. Suzannah Mills finished second at 2:05.36, just a quarter-second off first. Maddie Frick took third (2:08.15) and Dichak in fourth at 2:11.25.
• Matulis finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:26.44.
• The 500-yard freestyle was a passing-of-the-torch moment as Clark finished first in 5:04.37, a five-second victory while Thomas, a freshman, took third in 5:09.76.
• Towson added insurance points in the 100-yard butterfly as Ritter finished second in 56.97 while Enriquez took fourth in 57.50.
• Flexing versatility, Carminati finished first in the 400-yard individual medley, touching in 4:31.18 as Mills took second in 4:34.52 while Frick was third in 4:36.80.
• In the final women's event of the 2021-22 season at Burdick Hall Pool, the Tigers finished second in the 400-yard freestyle relay, trailing by less than a second. Mince, Nunez, Clark and Schulz combined for a 3:29.21. Towson B was second as Ritter, Enriquez, Dichak and Thomas finished in 3:35.22.

Behind the Numbers

• All told, the Tigers picked up seven wins, including six individual wins. Clark accounted for three of those wins in the 1,000 yard freestyle, the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle.
• Towson has dominated at Burdick Hall Pool. The Tigers have won seven-straight meets in the friendly confines. Since 2007-08, the Tigers hold a 53-2 record in home meets. The Tigers went 2-0 at home this season, both wins over Colonial Athletic Association foes. Towson opened the year with a 157-143 win over James Madison.

Up Next for Towson

• The dive squad is up next for the Tigers, heading to a return trip at Delaware.
• Towson will send its divers to Newark, Delaware for a Feb. 5 meet at Rawstrom Natatorium. Dive times are set for noon.