Results

ITHACA, NY – The Alfred University women's swimming & diving team ended their dual meet schedule with a 55-244 loss at Ithaca College on Saturday.
 
Sophomore Lauren Serotta (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) led the Saxons as she won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.44. She defeated the Bombers' Alex Estanislau by almost two seconds as Estanislau swam a 1:05.13. Serotta picked up another top finish as she took second in the 200 back with a time of 2:19.14, being out-touched by Ithaca's Morgan Hoffman-Smith and her 2:11.05.
 
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Amanda Guariglia (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South), Alexis Deluca (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore East), Rachel Flaherty (Middlebury, CT/Pomperaug) and Olivia Piazza (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) rounded out the top performances for Alfred University. They combined for a final time of 1:53.36 to finish third at the end of the meet.
 
"Getting back into meet mode, having had almost two weeks off was needed. The team performed well, we looked strong in the water despite being tired," Head Coach Brian Striker said. "Coming into this meet, we talked a bit about this being the final dual meet leading into championships; the last chance to fine tune things in a competitive environment. This time of the year is tough to see peak performances, but we had some and that is pretty exciting. Going into taper, this program is in a great place and I look forward to having some great things to talk about at the end of February!"
 
The Saxons will next going into training to prepare for the Empire 8 Championships held at Webster Aquatics Center. The four-day meet will begin on Wednesday, February 20 and end that Saturday. Alfred University is the host of the meet.