TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's swimming & diving team defeated UMBC 235-65 at Burdick Pool Wednesday evening. The men's squad beat the Retrievers 194-106. The diving portion of the meet took place Tuesday afternoon.
 
Records:

• Towson Women: 2-2 (1-0 CAA)
• UMBC Women: 2-4

 

• Towson Men: 2-2 (1-0 CAA)
• UMBC Men: 1-5

 
How it Happened
 
For the Women:

• Shannon Parrau took first place in both diving events Tuesday afternoon, hitting an NCAA zone cut in the one-meter dive with a score of 267.38.
• The 200-medley relay team of Ally Frame, Tiffany Matulis, Hailey Ritter and Maddie Mince won with a time of 1:42.12.
• Bridget Thomas placed first in the 500 free with a time of 5:01.76.
• Maddie Frick (2:05.47) and Britney Denny (2:08.19) went one-two in the 200 IM.
• Katie Nunez (51.44) and Claire Ryland (52.10) took the top two spots in the 100 free.
• The Tigers took the top four spots in the 100 fly, with Ritter placing first with a time of 55.08.
• Frame won the 100 back with a time of 55.29.
• The Tigers placed in the top four spots of the 100 breast, with Matulis winning at 1:04.70.
• Ava Enriquez won the 200 free, clocking in at 1:51.61.
• In the 200 free relay, Nunez, Mince, Ryland and Enriquez won with a time of 1:34.72.

 
 
For the Men:

• Aidan Clark placed first in the one-meter dive with a score of 278.78.
• Reed Sells, Brian Benzing, Noah Diacumakos and Michael Fazio's time of 1:29.36 in the 200-medley relay took first place in the event.
• Ryan Bookstein (4:37.02), Blakely Dean (4:40.50) and David Walton (4:42.79) swept the 500 free.
• Patrick Flint took first in the 200 IM, clocking in at 1:50.53.
• Fazio (45.34) and Luke Schwar (46.51) went one-two in the 100 free.
• Diacumakos placed second in the 100 fly with a time of 49.46.
• Evan Bota placed first in the 100 back, clocking in at 50.09.
• Benzing finished first in the 100 breast with a time of 53.26.
• Trey Adkins won the 200 free, clocking in at 1:42.84.
• Schwar, Fazio, Daniel McLaughlin and Adkins won the 200 free relay with a time of 1:21.89.

 
Coach's Thoughts
"Great day for the Tigers. It's always good to come back from training camp and see where you're at. Our divers started us off great on Tuesday night with our first NCAA zone cut of the year. We had multiple members have in-season best times and I think we're positioned well for this final stretch of January. I thought our coaching staff did a great job making sure the team was ready to race."
 
 
On Deck for Towson
The Tigers will host the Drexel Dragons in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) competition this Saturday, Jan. 21 for Senior Day at Burdick Pool. Diving is now set to start at 10:00 a.m. and swimming will follow at noon.