WEBSTER, NY -- The Alfred University women's swimming & diving team continued its competition on the third day at the Empire 8 Championships.

"We had another great day at the pool, the team continues to perform at or above expectations," Head Coach Brian Striker '00 said. "There is some great competition at this meet, and we have shown we can hold our own. One more day, and I expect we will continue to do some great things!"

For the third consecutive day, combined between the men and women, a school record was broken. Elizabeth Share (Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon) continued to lead the way with the record in the 100-yard backstroke A-Final. She broke it with a 57.62, just shy of the top step of the podium.

She did end up on the podium again in the 200-yard medley relay with Maureen Derry (Asheville, NC/Asheville), Isobel Anderegg (Wellsboro, PA/Wellsboro Area), and Sarah Anderson (Wayne, PA/Radnor). They came home with a time of 1:51.64.

In the other individual B-Finals, Alexandra Simmons (Danbury, CT/Danbury) won hers in the 200-fly, nearly beating out two swimmers competing in the A-Final with a 2:21.52. They were also well-represented in the 100-yard breaststroke B-Final with four participants. Those four of Anderegg, Derry, Eden Vallely (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster), and Frankie Gorres (Salt Point, NY/Franklin D. Roosevelt) put up respective times of 1:12.05, 1:14.26, 1:15.77, and 1:18.25.

The final relay team in the evening in the 800-yard freestyle finished fifth. The relay consisted of the aforementioned Simmons, Lauren Mott (Cortland, NY/Cortland), Mariam Kiragu (Gaborone, Botswana/Legae Academy), and Chloe Basile (Endicott, NY/Union Endicott).

While the Saxons sit in fifth, they'll look to end the year on a high. Saturday's preliminaries get underway at 10:30 a.m., and then the finals at 5:00 p.m.