SMITHFIELD, R.I.- The Bryant men's swimming and diving team defeated Providence, 196-104, to open the 2021-22 season.

Coach Bourassa's Comments: "We had great momentum after our wins in the medley relay and 1000 free, and the team fed off the energy for each race that followed. We had big wins in the distance events from Leo Luna and the 200 fly with Andrew Gamper, and had 1-2 finishes in both backstroke and both breaststroke events. Overall, our men started the season with some strong swims from our returners and some standout swims from our freshmen."

Notes and Notables

• Bryant started the match with a victory in the 200 medley relay. Matthew Mays, FuKang Wong, Dom Scifo, and Reese Stevenson finished with a time of 1:33.83.

• Two freshmen gave the Bulldogs a 1-2 finish in 1000 yard freestyle. Leonardo Luna took the top spot with a time of 9:54.4, while Griffin Schimmel came home second.

• Another freshman, Alex Rowson, came first in the 200 free with a time of 1:45.86. 

• Bryant picked up another 1-2 in the 100 backstroke, as Mays took first (51.46) and Griffin Lajoie came second.

• The Bulldogs again swept the top two spots in the 100 breaststroke, with FuKang Wong (56.55) and Calvin Groenewold pacing the field.

• Freshman Andrew Gamper picked up the win in the 200 fly with a time of 1:54.56.

• Conner Lofstrom came home second in the 50 free with a time of 21.55.

• Bryant took second and third in the 100 free with Alex Rowson and Eric Bebel.

• Matthew Mays picked up another win and led another Bulldogs 1-2 in the 200 back. He finished with a time of 1:53.63, ahead of Griffin Lajoie in second.

• Fu Kang Wong also won again in the 200 breast, with a time of 2:08.74. Calvin Groenewold came second for Bryant's fifth 1-2 finish of the meet.

• Leo Luna picked up his second win of the night in the 500 free with a time of 4:47.20.

• Dom Scifo and Eric Bebel came second and third in the 100 fly for the Bulldogs.

• FuKang Wong won the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:58.0, his fourth victory of the meet.

• Bryant came second and third in the 200 freestyle relay, with the team of Reese Stevenson, Eric Bebel, Dom Scifo, and Matthew Mays clocking in at 1:27.61.

• Divers Evan Clark (221.47) and Ben Prouty (226.05) led the way for the Bulldogs on Thursday night in Providence.