Women's Swimming and Diving Defeats Coast Guard, 183-115

LOCATION: Balfour Natatorium (Norton, Mass.)

THE RUNDOWN:

The Lyons won the meet 183-115.
The victory was highlighted by a new program record in the 200 yard freestyle, set by Lydia DaCorte with a time of 1:55.80.
Wheaton had several first-place finishes, including a win from the 200-yard medley relay team of Eva Pet, Elizabeth Bernardy, Aleza Epstein, and Maggie Lawler (1:51.75).
Chloe Deubner, Pet, Kathryn Cole and Julia Centola earned significant points for the Lyons, taking the top four spots, respectively, in the 100 yard backstroke.
Bernardy claimed a victory in the 100 yard breaststroke, clocking in at 1:09.39.
Jenna Hayden earned two first place finishes, in both the 200 yard butterfly and 200 yard backstroke events.
Wheaton earned first, second and third place in the 1 meter diving event with strong performances from Maddy Morrison, Tori Popstein and Annie Decker.
Another first-through-fourth showing for the Lyons came toward the end of the meet, with Bernardi, Rowan Rice, Erin Kean and Karen Iizuka finishing consecutively in the 200 yard breaststroke.
Morrison, Popstein and Decker earned the top three spots in the 3 meter diving event.
Epstein, DaCorte, Hayden and Caitlin Daley swam the fastest in the 400 yard freestyle relay, finishing with a time of 3:38.50.
Maddy Morrison won both the 1 meter and 3-meter diving with a score of 236.93 and 233.10.
The win marks the first victory over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for the women's swimming and diving program since the 2010-11 season.