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Tribe Women's Swimming Downs Mary Washington, 205-56

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Tribe Women's Swimming Downs Mary Washington, 205-56

The William and Mary women's swimming team won 13 of 14 events Friday night against Mary Washington, riding a wave of strong performances to a 205-56 victory.  The Tribe improves to 1-1 on the year, while the Eagles fall to same record.

Complete Results

200 Medley Relay
The wins started early in the evening, with the team of Jessie Ustjanauskas (West Hartford, Conn.), Liz Collins (Alexandria, Va.), Courtney Mizerak (Manassas, Va.), and Noelle Klockner (Marlboro, N.J.) posting an aggregate time of 1:51.38 to seize the victory.  Megan Howard (McLean, Va.), Sara Shaner (Clarendon Hills, Ill.), Jenny Lomicka (Henrico, Va.), and Emily Bart (Cherry Hill, N.J.) were right behind them in 1:51.87, claiming the silver medal.

1000 Free
Freshman Elena Marsilii (Falls Church, Va.) won her first collegiate victory with a time of 10:37.67 to take first in the 1000 free.  Senior Meghan Baker (New Rochelle, N.Y.) was second in 10:45.71, and junior Jen Bentley (Jamestown, N.Y.) completed the podium sweep in 10:46.94.

200 Free
Senior Caylyn Tate (Sterling, Va.) won the first of her two events on the night in the 200 free, swimming 1:56.99 to out-touch freshman teammate Hannah Vester (Cincinnati, Ohio).  Vester finished second in 1:57.01, and Sara Shaner picked up the bronze medal in 1:58.18.

100 Back
Megan Howard also won a pair of races against the Eagles, with her first coming in the 100 backstroke in 1:00.55.  Jessie Ustjanauskas was right behind her in 1:00.86, and sophomore Katie Thomas (Virginia Beach, Va.) kept the monopoly of the top-three spots going with a third-place time of 1:01.60.

100 Breast
Mary Washington's only win of the night came courtesy of All-American Amber Kerico in the 100 breast.  For the Tribe, Liz Collins was second in 1:10.10, and fellow sophomore Greta Schneider (Moorestown, N.J.) was third in 1:10.63.

200 Fly
Freshman Rachel Cortwright (Ridgewood, N.J.) was one of five freshmen to record victories in the meet, and picked up hers in the 200 butterfly after timing 2:13.93.  She led classmates Jenny Lomicka and Courtney Mizerak in the event, with Lomicka taking second in 2:14.49 and Mizerak rounding out the trio in 2:17.28.

50 Free
Noelle Klockner's first of two wins came in the 50 free, where she powered through the finish in 25.01 seconds.  Fellow rookie Amanda Weidner (Evanston, Ill.) finished third overall, stopping the clock at 25.44.

100 Free
The first intermission proved just the right length for Sara Shaner, who fired out of the blocks in the 100 free and led wire-to-wire in a 53.26 win.  Greta Schneider was the silver-medalist in 54.51 seconds, and Jen Bentley earned her second bronze medal with a time of 54.76 seconds.

200 Back
Klockner's second win of the night came in the 200 back, where she stretched out at the wall and tapped the pad in 2:09.22.  Freshman Lindsey Winston (Henrico, Va.) was second in 2:10.43, just .5 seconds ahead of Katie Thomas's third-place effort.

200 Breast
Senior Emily Bart picked up her first win of the season in the 200 breast, timing 2:26.74 to finish comfortably ahead of the field.  Jenny Lomicka was third in the race, touching the wall in 2:33.98.

500 Free
Caylyn Tate and Hannah Vester repeated their finish from the 200 free in the 500, going 1-2 once again.  Tate's second win came in 5:10.91, while Vester took 5:12.69 to complete the 20 lengths of the pool.

100 Fly
Jessie Ustajanauskas added her name to the winner's pile in the 100 fly, swimming a very impressive 59.22 for the victory.  Sophomore Rebecca Spicher (Chesapeake, Va.) finished third, with a time of 1:01.27.

200 IM
After two weeks of close calls, Lindsey Winston finally broke through with a win in the 200 IM, stopping the clock in 2:08.92.  Junior Devin Henry (Roanoke, Va.) won the silver in 2:11.58, and Megan Howard completed the event sweep in 2:13.46.

400 Free Relay
the Tribe's freshman foursome of Hannah Vester, Sara Schad (North Yarmouth, Maine), Jessie Ustjanauskas, and Noelle Klockner put the punctuation mark on the victory with a win in the 400 free relay, combining to pass the metaphorical baton in 3:38.34.  The junior class also swam together, with Sara Shaner, Gabby Famularo (Virginia Beach, Va.), Jen Bentley, and Devin Henry combing to finish second in 3:40.11.

William and Mary has two weeks off before its next meet, hosting Richmond on Homecoming Weekend.  The women's-only meet will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26.
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Players Mentioned

Meghan Baker

Meghan Baker

Free
5' 9"
Freshman
Emily Bart

Emily Bart

IM/Breast
5' 7"
Freshman
Caylyn Tate

Caylyn Tate

Free/IM
5' 7"
Freshman
Noelle Klockner

Noelle Klockner

BK/F
5' 8"
Senior
Jenny Lomicka

Jenny Lomicka

Fly/IM
5' 1"
Senior
Elena Marsilii

Elena Marsilii

Free
5' 4"
Senior
Courtney Mizerak

Courtney Mizerak

Breast/IM
5' 7"
Senior
Jessie Ustjanauskas

Jessie Ustjanauskas

Fly/Back
5' 9"
Senior
Hannah Vester

Hannah Vester

Free/Back
5' 10"
Senior
Jen Bentley

Jen Bentley

Free
5' 10"
Sophomore
Liz Collins

Liz Collins

Breast/IM
5' 3"
Freshman
Gabby Famularo

Gabby Famularo

Free
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Meghan Baker

Meghan Baker

5' 9"
Freshman
Free
Emily Bart

Emily Bart

5' 7"
Freshman
IM/Breast
Caylyn Tate

Caylyn Tate

5' 7"
Freshman
Free/IM
Noelle Klockner

Noelle Klockner

5' 8"
Senior
BK/F
Jenny Lomicka

Jenny Lomicka

5' 1"
Senior
Fly/IM
Elena Marsilii

Elena Marsilii

5' 4"
Senior
Free
Courtney Mizerak

Courtney Mizerak

5' 7"
Senior
Breast/IM
Jessie Ustjanauskas

Jessie Ustjanauskas

5' 9"
Senior
Fly/Back
Hannah Vester

Hannah Vester

5' 10"
Senior
Free/Back
Jen Bentley

Jen Bentley

5' 10"
Sophomore
Free
Liz Collins

Liz Collins

5' 3"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Gabby Famularo

Gabby Famularo

5' 10"
Sophomore
Free