Brewers Close Home Stand Against Skidmore

Trio of Brewers win two events against Thoroughbreds

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Women's Swimming and Diving team was back in action at home on Saturday afternoon, closing a three-meet home stand with a hard fought 161-129 loss to visiting Skidmore. Maleigha Vietti (Overland Park, KS), Abigail McLaughlin (Denver, CO) and Vivien Li (Pittsburgh, PA) all won two events for the Brewers.

Saturday's loss drops Vassar back to the .500 mark at 2-2 overall on the season.

For The Brewers

Vietti had a strong meet for the Brewers, winning both the 500-yard (5:26.55) and 1,000-yard freestyle (11:06.29). Vietti also added a third-place finish for Vassar in the 200-yard backstroke (2:18.83).
McLaughlin scored victories for the Brewers in the 50-yard (25.09) and 100-yard (55.13) freestyle races and earned a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle (2:00.76).
Li rounded out the meet with first-place points for Vassar in the 200-yard butterfly (2:14.26) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:13.61). Li also took third-place in the 200-yard individual medley (2:20.09).
Senior Maya Luongo (Katonah, NY) had an impressive day for Vassar with runner-up finishes in both the 100-yard backstroke (1:03.56) and 100-yard freestyle (55.56).
Sophomore Anna Little (Irwin, PA) won the 200-yard breaststroke for the Brewers (2:34.14) and collected second-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.49) and 200-yard individual medley (2:18.07).
First Year Eva D'Addario (Baltimore, MD) swam to a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (2:26.81).
Sophomore Lara Chebotarev (East Longmeadow, MA) rounded out the day with third-place finishes for Vassar in the 100-yard (1:13.75) and 200-yard (2:40.31) breaststroke events.
Tia Spivey (Gate City, VA) posted a third-place finish for Vassar in the 100-yard butterfly (1:08.27).
In diving, Caroline Griem (Brooklyn, NY) had a big day for the Brewers, placing third in the 1-meter event with a score of 139.88. Griem then went on to make her debut off the 3-meter board, collecting third-place points with a score of 140.40.
Vassar opened the day with a runner-up finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Luongo, Little, Li and Vietti swam to a time of 1:55.18.
The Brewers closed the day by winning the 400-yard freestyle relay. The squad of McLaughlin, Spivey, Chebotarev and Luongo topped the field by better than five seconds with a time of 3:47.58.

What's Next

Vassar returns to action on November 16 when it heads to Troy, NY to take on RPI.

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Players Mentioned

Lara Chebotarev: BR; Sophomore; Breaststroke

Vivien Li: Sophomore

Anna Little: Sophomore

Maya Luongo: FR/FLY; 5' 2"; Senior; Free/Butterfly

Abigail McLaughlin: FR/BK; 5' 10"; Junior; FR/BK

Maleigha Vietti: BK/Free; 5' 3"; Junior; Backstroke/Freestyle

Eva D'Addario: FLY; First Year

Caroline Griem: Diving; First Year; Diving

Tia Spivey: FR/FLY; 5' 2"; First Year

Players Mentioned

Lara Chebotarev
: Sophomore; Breaststroke
: BR

Vivien Li
: Sophomore

Anna Little
: Sophomore

Maya Luongo
: 5' 2"; Senior; Free/Butterfly
: FR/FLY

Abigail McLaughlin
: 5' 10"; Junior; FR/BK
: FR/BK

Maleigha Vietti
: 5' 3"; Junior; Backstroke/Freestyle
: BK/Free

Eva D'Addario
: First Year
: FLY

Caroline Griem
: First Year; Diving
: Diving

Tia Spivey
: 5' 2"; First Year
: FR/FLY