TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's swimming and diving team dropped the first dual meet of the season to George Mason 145-133 Saturday afternoon.
The men's team fell 159-139 to the Patriots in Fairfax.
How it Happened
On the women's side:
- Bridget Thomas took first place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:43.17.
- Hailey Ritter placed first in the 100-yard butterfly, clocking in at 56.63.
- Shannon Parrau swept the diving events for the Tigers, winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives with scores of 228.80 and 226.50, respectively.
For the men:
- Blakely Dean took first place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a mark of 9:45.98.
- Michael Fazio clocked in at 46.21 to win the 100-yard freestyle.
- Brian Benzing's 48.86 in the 100-yard butterfly won the event for the Tigers.
- Patrick Flint's time of 1:54.47 was enough for first in the 200-yard IM.
- Ajani Dorner took first in 1-meter dive with a score of 251.50.
- The men's team also won two relays on the afternoon: the 200-yard medley comprised of Evan Bota, Noah Diacumakos, Benzing and Fazio and the 400-yard freestyle relay, made up of Daniel McLaughlin, Fazio, Diacumakos and Benzing. They clocked in at 1:31.34 and 3:01.30, respectively.
"While we fell short on the score today, we did have several individual and team highlights that will position us well for later in the season," head coach
Anthony Bruno said. "I am proud of the way our group competed all the way to the end of the meet. It was great to see our first-year divers step up and we saw a lot of season-best times for many of our team members for this early in the season. I am looking forward to our next meet with William and Mary in 14 days."
Next Time Out
Both the men's and women's programs will return to Burdick Pool on Saturday, Oct. 22 to face off with William & Mary to open their CAA conference slate.
