Pirates Take Down Monmouth, 172-91

Saturday, October 30

South Orange, N.J.

1 P.M.

Seton Hall University

172

Monmouth

10/30/2021 4:46:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

RESULTS (PDF)

South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's swimming and diving team took home a convincing victory over Monmouth by a score of 172-91 on Saturday at Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. Overall, the Pirates were able to capture first in 14 of 16 events.

In the first event of the afternoon, the Pirates went 1-2-3 in the 400 Medley Relay with the team of Madeline Field (Wheaton, Ill.), Lauren Schofield, Sierra Cripps (Seymour, Conn.) and Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.) leading the way with a time of 3:57.74.

Continuing the strong start was the duo of Amanda Zajdzinski and Madeleine Bachand (Raleigh, N.C.) in the 1000 Free. Zajdzinski paced the pool with a time of 10:25.49 for a first-place finish while Bachand took second with a time of 10:49.11.

In the 200 Free, Allie Waggoner took first while Heidi Dickson (Greenwich, N.J.) took second in times of 1:57.35 and 1:58.02, respectively. The Pirates had a dominant showing in the 100 Breaststroke, taking each of the top four spots on the leaderboard. Lea Moeller took first in the event as Nicole Bastian, Schofield and Meredith Mutter (Pottstown, Penn.) followed in order.

The Pirates would go 1-2 in the 200 Fly with Cripps leading the way in a time of 2:06.81 and Claire O'Neill (Mount Joy, Pa.) sliding in behind her in a time of 2:07.42. For the second time in three events, the Pirates filled the top four spots on the leaderboard, this time in the 50 Free. Heim took first in a time of 24.35 while Genevieve Ross (Spotsylvania, Va.), Taylor Patnode (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and Catherine Horner (Lancaster, Penn.) followed in suit.

On the diving board, the Pirates had a strong day with Laura Stavila (Oakland, Calif.) taking first in the 1M Dive with a score of 192.90 and first in the 3M Dive with a score of 205.95. On the flip side, Nicolette Pawar (Lawrenceville, N.J.) took second in the 1M Dive with a score of 167.40 and second in the 3M Dive with a score of 159.97.

The trio of Heim, Leiya Istambouli (Danbury, Conn.) and Moeller would take the top-three spots in the 100 Free. Heim paced the pool in a time of 52.61 while Istambouli finished in 53.42 and Moeller in 54.16. In the 200 Back, Horner and Field would finish first and second in times of 2:08.95 and 2:10.17, respectively.

In the 200 Breaststroke, Nicole Bastian paced the pool in a time of 2:26.47. Schofield and Mutter would finish second and third in times of 2:26.82 and 2:32.48. Next, in the 500 Free, Zajdzinski and Bachand would go one-two again.

The Pirates would close the day strong, taking spots one through four in the 400 IM with Allie Waggoner leading the way in a time of 4:33.77. Dickson, O'Neill, and Savannah Kennedy (Fishers, Ind.) followed Waggoner. The team of Istambouli, Heim, Moeller and Cornelia Jerresand (Taeby, Sweden) finished the day with a first-place finish in th 200 Free Relay, doing so in a time of 1:37.29. The team of Patnode, Ross, Josie McCartney (Verona, Wisc.) and Zajdzinksi would go on to take second

The Hall will be back in action next Saturday, as they travel to Philadelphia, Pa., to take on LaSalle. Start time for that meet will be 1 p.m. and serve as the Pirates' final fall meet of the season before heading to Virginia for the Patriot Invitational from Nov. 18-Nov. 20.