Niagara women’s swimming & diving soars past Fredonia

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

• The Purple Eagles won every event they competed in against Fredonia.
• Hayley Tasselmyer had a stellar night, breaking the program’s 200 breast record with a time of 2:27.98.
• Avery Sanquist was a double winner. She placed first in the 1000 free (10:39.35) and the 500 free (5:15.46).
• Isabella DeSimone placed first in the 50 free with a time of 25.54. She also placed first in the 100 free (56.23).
• Hannah Charlton was also a double winner. She won the 200 IM with a time of 2:16.24 and the 200 fly with a time of 2:15.42.
• On the 1-meter dive, Gailyn Graff earned a score of 168.07 to win the event. She also won the 3-meter dive with a score of 200.62.
• The relay team of DeSimone, Tasselmyer, Delaney Labue and Yvonne Schere took first in the 400 medley relay with a time of 4:05.73.
• Labue was victorious in the 200 free, finishing the event in 2:01.58.
• Lauren Nicastro took first in the 200 back, finishing the event in 2:17.54.
• The relay team of Sanquist, Marlane Hochgraf, Nicastro and Tasselmyer placed first in the 400 free relay, swimming the event in 3:51.05.

• “I couldn’t be more proud of the way this team came together and raced today,” said head coach Ben Nigro. “We had three goals tonight: sportsmanship, have fun as a team and swim fast. We accomplished all three.”

• The Purple Eagles hit the pool next on Saturday, Oct. 20 with a tri-meet against Binghamton and MAAC opponent Siena. The meet is slated to start at 1:00 p.m.