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Rutgers Leads Quad Over Georgetown, Seton Hall, Villanova

The Rutgers swimming and diving team opened its two-day quad meet against Villanova, Georgetown and Seton Hall on Friday night at the RU Aquatics Center. The Scarlet Knights hold a six-point advantage over the Wildcats by a score of 93-87 to sit atop the leaderboard. RU controls commanding leads over Georgetown (138.50-47.50) and Seton Hall (146-39).

Rutgers started off the meet in the 200 freestyle relay with the team comprised of junior Sarah Coyne (Osceola, Ind.), sophomore Megan Kiely (Mountain Lakes, N.J.), junior Julia Kudryashova (New Providence, N.J.) and junior Joanna Wu (Kent, Wash.) touching the wall second in the event. The group’s time of 1:36.02 was just tenths behind Villanova’s quartet.
 
The Scarlet Knights found their revenge in the 400 medley relay, when the group of Wu, senior Greta Leberfinger (Chatham, N.J.), junior Morgan Pfaff (Red Lion, Pa.) and Coyne outpaced the field with a time of 3:45.58. Villanova’s squad hit the wall more than six seconds behind RU.

Rutgers dominated the 100 breaststroke, sweeping the top three spots. Leberfinger led the way hitting the wall at 1:03.67, followed by sophomore Rachel Stoddard (Hillsborough, N.J.) at 1:06.42. Freshman Larissa Neilan (Orange, Va.) tied for third with a time of 1:06.61.

Individually, Pfaff led RU with two first-place showings. The Pennsylvania native paced the field in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:01.63. The mark is just three seconds off her record-setting time of 1:58.02 in the 2014 ECAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Pfaff also claimed first in the 200 I.M., hitting the wall at 2:04.36.

On the boards, freshman Addy Walkowaik (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) dove into first with a mark of 307.65. Sophomore Alyssa Black (Middletown, N.Y.) improved from her last time out, tallying a score of 261.00, which earned her a third-place finish.

Competition resumes tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the RU Aquatics Center. 

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