Pirates Earn Senior Day Victory over UMBC

Saturday, January 22

South Orange, N.J.

1:30 P.M.

Seton Hall University

169.5

119.5

UMBC

Men's and Women's Swim and Dive on Senior Day 2022

1/22/2022 7:21:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

RESULTS (PDF)

South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's swimming and diving team topped UMBC on Senior Day inside Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The Pirates outscored the Retrievers 169.5-119.5 in the final home meet of the season for The Hall. In total, The Hall took first in 11 of 16 events.

The Pirates came out of the gate strong going 1-2-3 in the 1000 Free. Amanda Zajdzinski (Mesa, Ariz.) took first in a time of 10:25.84, Madeleine Bachand (Raleigh, N.C.) placed second with a time of 10:39.85 and Allie Waggoner (Moorestown, N.J.) placed third in a time of 10:40.10. Both Zajdzinksi and Waggoner would reprise those finishes this time in the 200 Free with time of 1:55.93 and 1:57.69, respectively. Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.) would place second with a time of 1:56.36 as the Pirates would go 1-2-3 for the second consecutive event.

In the 100 Back, Madeline Field (Wheaton, Ill.) would take first, doing so in a time of 59.09. In second place for the Pirates would be Catherine Horner (Lancaster, Pa.) in a time of 59.98. Nicole Bastian (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) would place second in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:08.10.

The Hall would go one-two in the 200 Fly as Sierra Cripps (Seymour, Conn.) paced the pool in a time of 2:07.66 while Claire O'Neill (Mount Joy, Pa.) took second in 2:10.05. Cornelia Jerresand (Taeby, Sweden) was the first to touch the wall in the 5o Free in a time of 24.48 with Heim in a second-place finish in a time of 24.62.

On the boards, Laura Stavila (Oakland, Calif.) placed first in both the 1M and 3M dives with scores of 243.82 and 226.20, respectively. Nicolette Pawar (Lawrenceville, N.J.) would place second in the 1M of 217.95.

The Pirates got first and second-place finished from Leiya Istambouli (Danbury, Conn.) and Heim in the 100 Free. Istambouli paced the pool in a time of 53.28 while Heim was second with a time of 53.44. The Hall would go one-two yet again as Field led the 200 Back in a time of 2:08.70 while Horner took second in a time of 2:10.91.

Seton Hall showed dominance in the distance events with a one-two-three finish in the 500 Free with Zajdzinski in first with a time of 5:08.60, Waggoner in second in 5:13.54 and Bachand in third in 5:14.65. Field would be the first to finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.37.

The Pirates closed the day strong as the relay team of Istambouli, Lea Moeller (New Lenox, Ill.), Josie McCartney (Verona, Wisc.) and Heim combined to touch the wall first in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:35.86.

The Pirates will have travel down to Washington, D.C. to compete against BIG EAST foe Georgetown on Saturday. Meet time is set for 1 p.m.