Pioneers Take Home-Opener Agaisnt Caz to Extend Win Streak
Utica, NY
The Utica College women's swim and dive team extended its win streak Friday evening with a home-opening 127-93 victory over non-conference rival Cazenovia College.
UC wraps up 2014 with back-to-back road matches at Skidmore College on Saturday Nov. 22
nd then a rematch at Cazenovia on Saturday Dec. 6
th. Both contests are scheduled for 1 p.m. The Pioneers will then have a month long winter hiatus before hosting three straight competitions at the friendly confines of the UC Pool in January, 2015.
Aly Baribault captained the women's squad with 22 total points over three events. She collected 18 points for UC as she touched the wall first in the 200 medley with a watch of 2:28.47 and the 500 freestyle with a watch of 5:49.97.
Freshman
Phoebe King (New Bedford, MA/GNB Voc Tech) continued her impressive first-year campaign with victories in the 100 yard backstroke (1:07.30) and 200 yard freestyle (2:07.37) to gather 18 points.
Mikey Maxwell (Newport, NY/West Canada) and
Grace Gallentine (Clifton Springs, NY/Midlakes) scooped 13 points in the 50 yard freestyle as they grabbed the top two spots with times of 26.84 and 27.27. Gallentine also placed second in the 100 free with a clock of 1:00.81.