Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College men's and women's swimming and diving teams hosted their first dual meet of the season as they took on Colgate University at the Rev. Vincent B. Ryan, S.J. Pool on Friday evening. Both teams dropped their matchup, with the men's team falling 119-122 and the women's team coming short, 80-162. 

"On the women's side, our 400-medley relay was the fastest ever swam in the Ryan Pool by a LMC squad in 35+ years," said head coach Adam Zaczkowski '04.

"Our freshmen quartet of Selena Snow, Shea Gillespie, Sophia Stinnett and Katelin Fawcett really stepped up and performed admirably in their events."

"Senior Brooke Sommo had a really fast 100 fly and is gaining confidence right before mid-season championships," added Zaczkowski. 

"Junior Madeleine O'Dea was very good in the 100 breast and 200 IM.  Her 100 breast was the fastest in-season swim of her career."

For the men's team, the three point meet doesn't really show how much better we were on the swimming side tonight.

The 400-medley and 400-free relays were both pool records. Lucas Clay won two events and set an individual pool record in the 100 breast."

"Junior Captain Justin Enser was good in the 50, while Alexander Pilieci was his fastest ever in-season in the 100 fly."

"Freshman John Mummery also continues to impress."

"The meet came down to lop-sided diving events as we had a board strike during warm-ups and had a diver scratched for medical purposes. Diving was the difference in the meet."

Women's Squad:
Senior Sophia Stinnett (Hillsborough, N.C. / Cedar Ridge) took first place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:05.01, just ahead of sophomore Kim Velazquez (Fairfield, Conn. / Fairfield Warde), who earned second with a time of 11:41.26.

Freshman Shea Gillespie (Oro Medonte, O.N. / St. Joseph's) came in second in both the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle with times of 1:59.89 and 5:21.40, respectively. 

Senior Brooke Sommo (Guilderland, N.Y. / Guilderland) earned first place in the 100-yard butterfly, coming in at 1:01.73.

Freshman Selena Snow (Ijamsville, Md. / Oakdale) wrapped up the 100-yard backstroke in first place with a time of 1:01.52.

Junior Madeleine O'Dea (Milton, O.N. / Milton District) earned a second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:06.71.

Sophomore Gabby Williams (Scotia, N.Y. / Scotia-Glenville) took the top spot in both the one-meter dive and three-meter dive event with final scores of 242.10 and 217.58, respectively.

Men's Team:
The 400-yard medley relay team consisting of freshman Owen Daniels (Rhinebeck, N.Y. / Redhook), freshman Neil Adamski (Manlius, N.Y. / Fayetteville-Manlius), sophomore Alexander Pilieci (Ottawa, O.N. / John McCrae), and junior Justin Enser (Hilton, N.Y. / Hilton) took first place in the event, finishing at the 3:30.15 mark. 

Sophomore Michael White Jr. (Baldwinsville, N.Y. / C.W. Baker) finished out the 200-yard freestyle in second place with a final time of 1:44.90. Freshman John Mummery (New Windsor, N.Y. / Newburgh) took third in the event, finishing at the 1:45.86 mark. 

White also added a first place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.64.

Enser also earned first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a final time of 21.68.

Sophomore Lucas Clay (Baldwinsville, N.Y. / C.W. Baker) finished out the 200-yard IM in 1:56.02, enough to earn him first place in the event before finishing first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 55.81, as well. 

Pilieci earned another first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.97.

Daniels later earned second in the 100-yard backstroke, wrapping up the race in 54.17.

Ademski registered a second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke event with a final time of 59.06.

The 400-yard medley relay team of Enser, White, Clay and junior Michael Han (Auckland, New Zealand / Pakuranga College) earned first place in the event with a final time of 3:11.24.

What's Next:
The Dolphins will travel to take part in the Magnus Cup on the campus of Cleveland State University over three days, Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 20-22.