ALFRED, N.Y. – The Alfred University women's swimming and diving team hosted the University of Rochester and Fredonia in a double-dual format Saturday afternoon from the McLane Center. The Saxons fell to Rochester, 226-48 and Fredonia, 158-98.
On the relay front, the 200-yard medley relay quartet of
Rachel Flaherty (Middlebury, Conn./Pomperaug),
Amanda Guariglia (Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream South),
Ivy Vallely (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster), and
Caitlin Behr (Long Beach Island, N.J./Southern Regional) finished fourth in a time of 2:03.89. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Vallely,
Alexis Deluca (Buffalo, N.Y./Kenmore East),
Ellie Johnson (Sturgeon Bay, Wis./Sturgeon Bay), and Guariglia finished in 1:50.93.
Individually, Vallely picked up a second-place finish, completing the 200-yard freestyle in 2:06.84. Behr also finished second, completing the 100-yard freestyle in 58.86. Guariglia took third in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing in 2:49.56.
On the boards,
Courtney Sisson (Olean, N.Y./Olean) completed the 3-meter dive with a six-dive score of 119.40. On the 1-meter platform,
Cassie Fritzke (Tonawanda, N.Y./Tonawanda) finished with 142.30 points, while Sisson ended the afternoon with a score of 120.50.
"I thought today went really well," said head coach
Brian Striker. "There were a lot of things that happened in the pool that we haven't seen in a while. We are putting things together that makes me feel confident as we move forward this season. Both teams are really supportive of each other and the atmosphere was great. If we keep working the way we do, we will start seeing some of these wins."
The Saxons will take a month-long break from action, returning for the Ithaca College Invitational, from Dec. 6-8 in Ithaca.
