POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (November 17, 2015) – The Vassar women's swimming and diving team (3-1) will return to Kresge Pool this Saturday, November 21 when the team hosts New York University for a dual meet.  

Meet Details
Opponent: NYU (5-0)
Links: (NYU Swimming Home Page) (NYU Roster) (NYU Schedule)   
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Kresge Pool
Date: November 21
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Live Coverage: (Live Video)
Twitter Coverage: @VassarSwimDive
 
Last Time Out: Vassar dropped its first dual meet of the year to RPI on November 14, losing by a line of 188.50-111.50 in the team scoring.

Last Meeting: NYU took the overall meet victory by a score of 199-87 when the teams met last season on November 1.

Meet Format: Vassar will compete head-to-head against NYU in 16 events.

A Look at the Violets (5-0): NYU has gotten off to a very strong start this fall, holding a 5-0 record in dual meets. The Violets have won all five meets by at least 100 points, as the squad holds one of the deepest rosters you will see in Division III with over ­­30 athletes listed on the active roster. NYU finished ninth out of 54 teams at last year's NCAA Championships, and will again be a major player in the highly competitive University Athletic Association.

The Violets are coming off a 207-87 win over TCNJ on November 14. Junior diver Nia Sorgente won the three-meter competition (267.23) and placed third in the one-meter contest (262.42). Sorgente recorded NCAA National qualifying scores in both events. Freshman Kelly Ryser, who finished second in the one-meter, recorded her first-career NCAA National qualifying score (266.62).

First B-Cut: Junior Julia Cunningham posted a NCAA B-Cut qualifying mark vs. Rensselaer. Her time of 2:07.24 in the 200 fly was under the qualifying mark of 2:07.58, and Cunningham has now posted her first B-Cut of the season for the second straight year against RPI.

Tops in the Nation: The following VC women's swimmers currently rank inside the top-50 fastest times nationwide as of this writing (via):
            Sammy Stone (19^th/500 Freestyle): 5:12.43
            Sammy Stone (18^th/1000 Freestyle): 10:44.04
            Julia Cunningham (16^th/100 Butterfly): 58.81
            Julia Cunningham (4^th/200 Butterfly): 2:07.24
            Julia Cunningham (26^th/200 IM): 2:13.45
            Julia Cunningham (T-11th/400 IM): 4:41.46

Next Up: Vassar will swim its final meet of the fall season December 4-5 when the team travels to Troy, NY for the Liberty League Championships.