Women's Swimming and Diving | January 15, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – It was a good start to the second semester for women's swimming & diving, defeating Monmouth 173-117 in the penultimate home meet of the season. The Explorers combined for eight individual victories with freshman
Toni Rafferty accounting for three wins and sophomore
Anne Moser claiming two top finishes.
MEET NOTES
- Debut statement: Rafferty had only recent arrived from Makhanda, South Africa, but acclimated quickly on Wednesday afternoon. She took the top spot in the 50 Free (24.45) by nearly a second, the 100 Free (52.77) by 1.44 seconds and the 100 Fly (58.38) by 1.54 seconds.
- Moser continued her strong year with victories in the 500 and 1000 Free. She clocked 5:08.12 in the former, winning by almost 15 seconds and 10.36.94 in the latter with a win margin of over 31 seconds. She also finished second in the 200 Free.
- Senior surge: it was a good day for the most experienced Explorers. Emily Wolbert touched first in the 200 Fly (2:10.07) and second in the 100 Fly and 500 Free, classmate Carrie Horan picked up second-place finishes in the 100 Breast and 200 Breast, and Emma Capro swam to third in the 1000 Free.
- On the flip side, the freshman class continued to impress. Brynn Peterson beat all competition in the 200 Free with a time of 1:57.54 and a second-place finish in the 100 Free. Nina Kolodgie raced to second in the 1000 Free and third in the 500 Free. Lauren Fenn claimed second in the 100 Back.
- The women's team also had the top times in the 400 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay.
COACH'S TAKE
- Head coach Jamie Platt spoke after the victory: "It was great to be back competing. It was even better to see the hard work paying off. We have set our expectations high and I am excited to see these women and men get after it."
UP NEXT
- La Salle faces two away meets in quick succession—this Saturday at Fordham followed by Loyola (Md.) next Monday. Also on the horizon is the final home meet of the season: Senior Day vs. Seton Hall on January 25th.
