Vassar Scores Home Win Over Brandeis

Brewers win 13 events against Judges

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Women's Swimming and Diving team was in action for the first time this season at Kresge Pool Saturday afternoon and earned an impressive 183-94 victory over visiting Brandeis. The Brewers won 13 events in the meet with Anna Little (North Huntingdon, PA), Vivien Li (Pittsburgh, PA) Stella Petersen (Hockessin, DE) and Abigail Ford (Califon, NJ) all winning twice.

Vassar begins the new season 3-0 following Saturday's victory while Brandeis opens the year at 0-1.

For The Brewers

Little bested the field for Vassar in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.98) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:29.02), swimming a season best time in the 200-yard race.
Li was victorious in the 200-yard butterfly (2:16.03) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.71), producing a season best swim in the 100-yard event. Li closed a strong meet with a second-place swim in the 200-yard backstroke (2:23.90).
Ford turned in a strong meet for the Brewers with victories in the 50-yard freestyle (24.60) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:14.40), recording season best times in both events.
Kelly-Maren Parker (New Market, MD) swam a personal best time during a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:29.48) and added a season best swim in a third-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:49.95).
Petersen was impressive on Saturday, winning the 200-yard freestyle (1:03.33) in a season best time and added a triumph in the 500-yard freestyle (5:49.57).
Clare Baker (Lafayette, CA) was victorious in the 200-yard backstroke (2:17.39) and added a runner-up finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.33).
Sophomore Alaina Desautels (Arlington, VA) touched out first in the 100-yard freestyle (57.84) and added a third-place swim for the Brewers in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.80).
First Year Piper Moede (Hartland, WI) was second for the Brewers in the 100-yard freestyle (59.33) and posted a third-place swim in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:14.70).
Izzy Holmes (New York, NY) scored a pair of second-place finishes on Saturday, earning runner-up finishes in the 200-yard butterfly (2:20.97) and the 100-yard butterfly in a personal best time (1:01.44).
First Year Ingrid Merkner (Denver, CO) turned in a trio of runner-up swims on Saturday, taking second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:08.26), the 50-yard freestyle (27.37) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:56.15).
Ella Finerty (Cross River, NY) touched out second for Vassar in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:11.56).
Vassar opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay with the team of Baker, Little, Li and Ford posting a time of 1:52.22.
To close the afternoon, the team of Baker, Desautels, Parker and Ford posting a winning time of 3:55.43 in the 400-yard freestyle.