FDU-Florham vs Saint Peter’s
- January 13, 2024
- Jersey City, N.J.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: FDU Athletics
Jersey City, N.J (January 13) – After suffering their first dual meet defeat of the season yesterday, the FDU-Florham women’s swimming team (6-1) bounced back and delivered a 123-71 win at Division I Saint Peter’s on Saturday afternoon.
The Devils were once again led by Sarah Dougherty (Kinnelon, N.J.) who individually picked up a pair of first-place finishes in the meet. She placed first and bested her seed time in both the 100 fly when she clocked a 1:02.16 and in the 100 back with a time of 1:01.26.
Magda Konopka (Paramus, N.J.) saw a personal-best time when she touched the wall first in the 500 free with a time of 5:41.45. She also placed second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:18.78.
Lauren Stone (Middletown, N.J.) also individually picked up a victory when she outswam the competition in the 50 free with a time of 27.30. Stone also individually competed in the 100 breast and finished fourth with a time of 1:19.53
Julianna Fazzio (Glassboro, N.J.), Jessica Mooney (Cranford, N.J.) and Katelyn Plank (Bridgewater, N.J.) each placed second in an individual event. Fazzio touched the wall second in the 100 breast (1:15.53), Mooney in the 50 free (27.90) and Plank in the 100 free (56.40). Fazzio also individually finished third in the 100 free (58.27) while Mooney and Plank each picked up a fourth-place finish with Mooney in the 100 free (1:01.71) and Plank in the 200 IM (2:35.10).
The Devils also had a great showing in the three relay events during the meet. The squad of Dougherty, Riley Signor (Melody, Pa.), Fazzio and Ashley Smith (Tinton Falls, N.J.) took first with a time of 1:57.82 and was followed by the team of Mooney, Konopka, Plank and Stone who finished second with a time of 2:00.72. In the 200 free relay, the quartet of Stone, Plank, Fazzio and Smith placed first when they clocked a 1:46.06. In the 400 free relay, the team of Dougherty, Konopka, Signor and Mooney touched the wall first with a group time of 4:06.10 while the squad consisting of Brynn Kelly (Pequannock, N.J.), Isabel Thierman (Belmar, N.J.), Naia McGinn (Point Pleasant Borough, N.J.) and Abigail Franco (New Providence, N.J.) placed third with a team time of 4:54.92.
FDU-Florham will play host to fellow MAC school Stevenson on Thursday, January 18 for a 1:00pm dual meet.
Jersey City, N.J. (January 13) – The FDU-Florham men’s swimming team (2-5) fell on the road in dual meet action against Division I Saint Peter’s, 146-44 on Saturday afternoon.
Despite the team loss, James Dougherty (Kinnelon, N.J.) had a good showing in the meet as he placed first in two events. He touched the wall first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.87 and in the 100 free with a time of 53.71.
Michael Bang (Roxbury, N.J.) individually placed third both the 100 fly (57.29) and the 100 breast (1:04.82) while AJ Vicidomini (Howell, N.J.) saw a third-place finish in the 50 free (25.13) and a pair of fourth place finishes in both the 100 fly (1:00.53) and the 100 breast (1:12.47)
Edward Danza placed fifth in the 100 free when he clocked a 1:04.79 and placed sixth in the 100 fly with a time of 1:05.93.
All four swimmers teamed up for three relay events in the meet where the quartet finished second place in each one. In the 200 medley, the group finished with a combined time of 1:48.16. In the 200 free relay, the team clocked a time 1:33.77 and in the 400 free relay, the quartet clocked a 3:46.79.
FDU-Florham will play host to fellow MAC school Stevenson on Thursday, January 18 for a 1:00pm dual meet.
Courtesy: Saint Peter’s Athletics
Jersey City, N.J.- The Saint Peter’s University Swimming & Diving team hosted the FDU-Florham Devils at the Eugene and Teresa Imperatore Swimming & Diving Center on Saturday.
Meet Notes
- The men’s team earned a 146-44 victory over FDU-Florham.
- The women’s team fell to FDU-Florham, 123-71.
- It was a successful day for both Saint Peter’s sides.
- Saint Peter’s started the meet off the right way with a first-place finish in the men’s 200-yard medley relay race. Evan Briggs, Vladimir Petras, Tristan Raso, and Austin Arnold led the way in that heat.
- Cassidy Mulligan came out on top in the women’s 200-yard freestyle heat with a 2:13:32 finals time.
- Dean Lliguicota placed first in the men’s 200-yard freestyle heat. He was followed up by Daniel Sanchez and D’Vonte Washburn in second and third place, respectively.
- In the Women’s 200-yard IM, Erin Dall’Agnol was the top finisher in the heat with a time of 2:18.09.
- For Saint Peter’s, Arnold won two heats, the men’s 50-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle.
- Last season, Saint Peter’s defeated FDU in a head-to-head matchup, 114-36, on Jan. 7, 2023.
- Saturday’s meet was the second all-time meeting between the two programs. Saint Peter’s is now 2-0 against FDU-Florham.
- For FDU, the Devils have been active competing in meets on back-to-back days. On Friday, the Devils went up against Arcadia University and visited Saint Peter’s on Saturday.
Up Next
Saint Peter’s will host Monmouth on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 12 P.M.