Last Events Push Wellesley Past Women's Swimming & Diving

LOCATION: Wellesley, Mass. (Chandler Pool)

THE RUNDOWN:

The Wheaton College women's swimming & diving team returned to New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action Saturday afternoon falling to Wellesley, 144-143, in a come from behind victory for the Blue who swept the 200 IM relay to earn the victory.
Wheaton started strong, earning a win in the 200 medley relay, with Kathryn Cole, Elizabeth Bernardy, Lydia DaCorte, and Maggie Lawler finishing in 1:52.56, beating out Wellelsey's top team.
The Lyons swept the 1000 freestyle with Kayleigh Foley leading the way with a time of 11:26.08. Caroline Genther and Emma Flesher followed in 11:29.38 and 11:45.63 respectively.
Delia MacLaughlin battled Hannah May of Wellesley in the 200 free with the Blue sophomore pulling out a slim victory over the Wheaton first-year who touched in 1:58.67.
Wheaton took first and second in the 100 backstroke with Katherine Vitello finishing first in 1:01.84 and Cole finishing right behind in 1:01.86.
Bernardy earned Wheaton nine points in the 100 breaststroke with a first-place individual finish, touching in 1:09.57.
Wheaton picked up another first-place finish, this time with DaCorte earning a victory in the 200 butterfly (2:12.57). The wins kept coming for the Lyons with Lawler touching first in the 50 free (25.25) with Daley finishing in third (26.08).
Wheaton was edged out of a first-place finish in the 100 free and 200 backstroke with MacLaughlin finishing one-tenth of a second behind a Wellesley swimmer in the 100 free. Vitello finished just two-tenths of a second behind a swimmer from Wellesley in the 200 back, while Julia Centola finished third in the event.
Wheaton kept up the pace, earning wins in the 200 breast (Erin Kean) and 500 free (DaCorte), while finishing second and third in the 100 fly (Karen Iizuka and MacLaughlin).
Wheaton held a slim lead heading into the final two events but the Blue swept the 200 IM to take the lead. The Lyons closed out the day with a win in the 400 free relay with MacLaughlin, Daley, Lawler, and DaCorte finishing in 3:39.30, but a second place finish by the Blue eanred them the come from behind victory.