TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's and women's swimming and diving teams picked up a pair of dual meet victories at Burdick Pool to open the season. The women's team defeated La Salle 189-111. The men's team beat the Explorers 182-118.
 
Records:

• Towson Women: 1-0
• La Salle Women 0-1

 

• Towson Men: 1-0
• La Salle Men: 0-1

 
How it Happened
 
For the Women:

• Abby O'Leary took third in the 1m dive with a score of 204.30.
• Shannon Parrau took first in the 3m with a 273.75 in the event. Hayley Beutel took third with a 216.83.
• Ally Frame, Tiffany Matulis, Janine Murphy and Claire Ryland took first place in the 200-medley relay, clocking in at 1:45.60.
• Bridget Thomas won the 1000 free, clocking in at 10:26.16.
• First year Addie Scott took first place in the 200 free with a time of 1:53.93.
• Frame won the 100 back at 57.10.
• Tiffany Matulis placed first in the 100 breast, clocking in at 1:06.28. Shay Walker placed third (1:09.40).
• Samantha Casolo (2:07.09) and Britney Denny (2:09.09) finished first and second in the 200 fly, respectively.
• Claire Ryland (24.14) and Marissa Kleckner (24.32) went 2-3 in the 50 free.
• Scott finished second in the 100 free at 53.50. Victoria Dichak took third (53.64).
• Frame placed first in the 200 back at 2:05.71. Maddie Frick took third (2:09.03).
• Denny won the 200 breast at 2:25.65. Matulis placed third (2:29.01).
• Thomas won the 500 free at 5:07.08. Kleckner took third (5:19.01).
• Casolo won the 100 fly at 57.77. Riley Willett placed third (59.35).
• Frick won the 200 IM at 2:11.47. Denny took second at 2:12.91.
• Dichak, Scott, Janine Murphy and Ryland took first in the 400 free relay (3:32.32).

 
For the Men:

• Aidan Clark took second on the 1m board, scoring 247.28 in the event.
• Clark took third on the 3m board with a score of 218.63.
• Evan Bota, Brian Benzing, TJ Bearor and Luke Schwar placed first in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:31.49.
• Stephen McDonald (9:56.41) and Christian Johnson (9:59.13) went 2-3 in the 1000 free.
• Benzing won the 200 free with a time of 1:39.41. Bearor clocked in at 1:44.82 for third place.
• Season Colson took first place in the 100 back at 51.38. Bota placed second at 51.57.
• David Walton (59.12) and Kirill Pankov (59.19) finished 2-3 in the 100 breast.
• Theo Dietrich placed first in the 200 fly with a time of 1:55.59. Carson Bauer took third (1:57.99).
• Benjamin Eischied (21.21), Luke Schwar (21.49) and Daniel McLaughlin (21.69) swept the podium in the 50 free.
• Schwar (47.46) and Bearor (47.66) placed second and third in the 100 free.
• Sean Colson took first in the 200 back (1:50.26). Reed Sells placed third (1:55.52).
• Benzing (2:01.31) and Pankov (2:09.94) went 1-2 in the 200 back.
• Teddy Ament (4:48.44) and Blakely Dean (4:51.48) finished second and third in the 500 free.
• Eischied (51.09) and Bota (52.02) went 2-3 in the 100 fly.
• Pankov (1:56.56) and Walton (1:57.42) went 1-2 in the 200 IM.
• Schwar, Eischied, McDonald and Benzing placed first in the 400 free relay (3:04.89).

 
On Deck:
The Tigers return to Burdick Pool tomorrow to face George Mason. Diving is set for 10 a.m. and swimming will follow at noon.