Vassar College Scores Home Win Over Brandeis

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Vassar College Women’s Swimming and Diving team was in action for the first time this season at Kresge Pool Saturday afternoon and earned an impressive 183-94 victory over visiting Brandeis. The Brewers won 13 events in the meet with Anna Little, Vivien Li, Stella Petersen and Abigail Ford all winning twice.

Vassar begins the new season 3-0 following Saturday’s victory while Brandeis opens the year at 0-1.

For The Brewers
Little bested the field for Vassar in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.98) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:29.02), swimming a season best time in the 200-yard race.

Li was victorious in the 200-yard butterfly (2:16.03) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.71), producing a season best swim in the 100-yard event. Li closed a strong meet with a second-place swim in the 200-yard backstroke (2:23.90).

Ford turned in a strong meet for the Brewers with victories in the 50-yard freestyle (24.60) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:14.40), recording season best times in both events.

Kelly-Maren Parker swam a personal best time during a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:29.48) and added a season best swim in a third-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:49.95).

Petersen was impressive on Saturday, winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:03.33) in a season best time and added a triumph in the 500-yard freestyle (5:49.57).

Clare Baker was victorious in the 200-yard backstroke (2:17.39) and added a runner-up finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.33).

Sophomore Alaina Desautels touched out first in the 100-yard freestyle (57.84) and added a third-place swim for the Brewers in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.80).

First Year Piper Moede was second for the Brewers in the 100-yard freestyle (59.33) and posted a third-place swim in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:14.70).

Izzy Holmes scored a pair of second-place finishes on Saturday, earning runner-up finishes in the 200-yard butterfly (2:20.97) and the 100-yard butterfly in a personal best time (1:01.44).

First Year Ingrid Merkner turned in a trio of runner-up swims on Saturday, taking second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:08.26), the 50-yard freestyle (27.37) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:56.15).

Ella Finerty touched out second for Vassar in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:11.56).

Vassar opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay with the team of Baker, Little, Li and Ford posting a time of 1:52.22.

To close the afternoon, the team of Baker, Desautels, Parker and Ford posting a winning time of 3:55.43 in the 400-yard freestyle.

Vassar is back in action at Kresge Pool on October 30 against Montclair State.