POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (October 31, 2014) – The Vassar swimming programs will return to action Saturday. November first at New York University.

Meet Details
Opponent: vs. NYU (4-0)
Links: (NYU Men's Swimming Home Page) (Roster) (Schedule)
Site: New York, NY
Facility: Palladium Athletic Center  
Date: November 1, 2014
Time: 11:30 am. (Diving)/1:00 pm. (Swimming) 
Game Coverage: (Live Video)
 
What to Look For:
Vassar will travel for its second consecutive dual meet Saturday afternoon, swimming against the Violets of New York University, who come into the meet 4-0 on the season.       

Last Time Out:
Vassar is coming off a 104-71 dual meet victory over Bard College Wednesday evening in its first competition action of the season. The Brewers notched multiple solo event victories while posting the top relay times to earn their first win of the 2014-15 campaign.         

A Look at the Violets:
NYU has been in action since October 11, when the Violets downed SUNY Cortland 193-87 in its first dual meet of the season. NYU has also topped Brandeis University, Canisius College and University of Rochester in a weekend meet at Rochester on October 24-25.     

NYU is coming off a successful 2013-14 campaign, where the team finished 31^st of 51 teams at the NCAA Championships. The Violets also finished 6^th of eight teams in the highly competitive University Athletic Association conference. NYU currently has 37 athletes on its roster, led by captains Frank Bozzi, Jerry Crowley and Matt Kendall.  

Head of the Violets:
Head coach Trevor Miele enters his third season at the helm for NYU swimming programs, coming off a year where he was name the men and women's Coach of the Meet at the ECAC Championships. Trevor was a former standout for the Violets, and graduated from the University in 1999.  

Previous Encounter:
Last season, the two squads met for a dual meet at Kresge Pool, where the Violets came away with a 186-103 victory. Then-junior Luc Amodio (Poughkeepsie, NY/Arlington) and then-freshman Chris Cerutti (Mount Kisco, NY/Fox Lane) notched a two-three finish for the Brewers in the 100 Yard Backstroke with times of 56.22 and 59.43. Matt Weiss (Florence, MA/Northamton), Anthony Walker (Madison, WI/James Madison Memorial) and Greg Cristina (Suffield, CT/Suffield) all notched victories in breast stroke, butterfly and freestyle (respectively) at the event.  

Next Up:
The Vassar Swimming and Diving teams will serve as hosts for the first time this season on Saturday, November 8 when the squads swim vs. Skidmore for a meet at Kresge Pool.