Pirates Come Up Short at La Salle

Saturday, November 6

Philadelphia, PA

1 P.M.

Seton Hall University

136

161

La Salle

11/6/2021 6:55:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

PHILADELPHIA – The Seton Hall women's swimming and diving team came up short on the road at La Salle on Saturday by a score of 161-136 inside Kirk Pool.

As she has done all season to start her collegiate career, Allie Waggoner started the Pirates off strong, this time with a first-place finish in the 1000 Free. Waggoner touched the wall first in a time of 10:27.64 while Amanda Zajdzinski followed in just behind her in second place with a time of 10:30.32. Waggoner followed that swim up with a second-place finish in the 200 Free, finishing in a time of 1:57.37.

The Pirates were able to lay claim to places two through four in the 100 Free with Leiya Istambouli (Danbury, Conn.) leading the way in second with a time of 53.61. Zajdzinski and Cornelia Jerresand (Taeby, Sweden) followed in third and fourth with times of 54.25 and 55.56, respectively.

Later, in the 200 Breaststroke, Lauren Schofield and Meredith Mutter (Pottstown, Penn.) headed up the leaderboard with a first and second place finish. Schofield paced the pool in a time of 2:27.18 while Mutter followed in second with a time of 2:30.27. The Pirates would also go one-two in the 500 Free with Waggoner taking first in a time of 5:09.83. Madeleine Bachand (Raleigh, N.C.) followed closely behind, taking second in a time of 5:13.16.

The Hall closed the day strong with a first-place finish in the 200 Free Relay as the team consisting of Istambouli, Zajdzinski, Taylor Patnode (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and Jerresand combined to touch the wall first in a time of 1:38.18.

The Pirates will be back in action with a diving meet hosted by Rowan on Saturday before traveling down to Fairfax, Va., for the Patriot Invite from Nov. 18-Nov. 20.