PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, November 17. THE University of Delaware men's and women's swimming and diving teams each picked up victories over host La Salle and Rider Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Blue Hen men's team, which improved to 5-1 on the season, snapped an
\n11-meet losing streak to La Salle while defeating the Explorers for the
\nfirst time since the 1953-54 season. UD had also dropped five straight
\nmeets to Rider since a win over the Broncs in 1998-99. The Delaware
\nwomen's team improved to 7-1 on the year and defeated Rider for the
\nfifth straight meeting.<\/p>\n
Grady Carter led the UD men's team by winning the 50 freestyle in 21.26
\nand finishing third in the 100 freestyle in 48.28. Matt Wehrman captured
\nthe 500 freestyle in 4:48.57, while the UD 400 medley relay team won its
\nrace in 3:32.06 and the 200 freestyle relay team captured its event in
\n1:25.81.<\/p>\n
Dominic Pavlik finished second in the 200 freestyle in 1:46.57 for the
\nBlue Hens, while John Ohlhaver was second in the 200 backstroke in
\n1:56.99. Matt Abbruzzese finished second in the 1-meter diving with a
\n249.70 score and third in the 3-meter diving with a 236.20 score, while
\nThomas Gallagher placed second in the 3-meter diving in 241.75.<\/p>\n
Andrew Zinn came in third in the 200 freestyle in 1:46.83, while Craig
\nYoung was third in the 200 backstroke in 1:58.19.<\/p>\n
Cortney Barry led the UD women by winning the 1000 freestyle in 10:22.91
\nand the 500 freestyle in 5:07.50, while Maryann Walker took the 200
\nfreestyle in 1:55.30 and Emily Smathers won the 200 backstroke in
\n2:08.97. The Blue Hen 200 freestyle relay also won its event with a time
\nof 1:39.43.<\/p>\n
Rachel Greene finished second in the 50 freestyle for the Blue Hens,
\nwhile Kailey Pelton was second in the 200 butterfly in 2:12.13. Walker
\nplaced second in the 100 freestyle in 54.53, while Meghan Barber came in
\nsecond in the 200 breaststroke in 2:30.74.<\/p>\n
Lauren Guntner finished third in the 1000 freestyle in 10:51.21 and
\nthird in the 500 freestyle in 5:17.58 for Delaware, while Sarah Begley
\nwas third in the 50 freestyle in 25.22. Catherine Gallagher placed third
\nin the 200 individual medley in 2:15.43, while Stephanie House was third
\nin the 200 butterfly in 2:13.01. Emily Watts finished third in the 200
\nbackstroke in 2:11.22, while Donna Healy was third in the 200
\nbreaststroke in 2:32.01. The UD 400 medley relay team also was third in
\nits race in 4:02.60.<\/p>\n
Both Blue Hens teams return to action on November 30 when they compete
\nin the Loyola Invitational.<\/p>\n
Special thanks to Delaware for contributing this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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