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Pistrin - 200 Backstroke

Women's Swimming and Diving Alyssa French-Graham, Athletic Communications

Bulldogs Beat Boston for the First Time in Program History

BOSTON, MA -- The Bryant University women's swimming and diving team competed against Boston University Saturday at the FitRec Competition Pool. The Black & Gold secured a close win of 151-149, to close out their regular season, marking their first program victory against Boston University since becoming a Division I institution.

To add to the victory, Bryant sets another record-breaking performance as Amanda Witkus takes down her previous mark in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 1:58.49.

Notes and Notables:
  • In the Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay, Bryant took first place at 1:43.58 (Steen, Pistrin, Tonelli-Smith, Figueroa).
  • Makayla Pearce grabbed another first-place finish in the 1000 Yard Freestyle with a 10:10.94, swimming over 20 seconds faster than her last 1000 Free against Marist. Anna Jackson took third with a 10:27.40.
  • In the 200 Yard Freestyle, Jill Carline secured first place with a 1:53.35, and Jocie Niemcyk took third with a 1:53.60.
  • Jacqui Fox finished second in the 100-yard Backstroke with a 57.23.
  • In the 100 100-yard breaststroke, Elayna Pistrin placed first with a 1:04.91, while Jocie Niemcyk took third with a 1:05.98.
  • In the 200 Yard Butterfly, Amanda Witkus claimed first place with a 1:58.49, followed by Ruby Tonelli-Smith's 2:00.30. Witkus broke the 200 Fly record for the third time this season.
  • Marcella Figueroa grabbed another first-place finish in the 50-yard Freestyle with a 23.88.
  • In the 3-meter Dive, Megan Beasley scored 268.20 for third place.
  • In the 200 Yard Backstroke, Jacqui Fox placed second with a 2:03.66.
  • Elayna Pistrin secured first place in the 200 Breaststroke with a 2:20.29, while Alice Stenbeck took third with a 2:21.82.
  • Makayla Pearce notched another first-place finish in the long-distance events, swimming a 4:59.69 in the 500 Yard Freestyle.
  • In the 100 Yard Butterfly, Tonelli-Smith and Witkus went one-two with times of 54.84 and 55.16, respectively. Sofia Doersch rallied to third with a 57.09.
  • In the 1-Meter Dive, Megan Beasley claimed third with a score of 278.40.
  • Amanda Witkus finished second in the 400-yard IM at 4:23.63.
  • Bryant closed out the meet, placing second in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay at 3:28.85 (Shuster, Archambeault, Niemcyk, Figueroa).
Next Up:
The Bryant women's swimming and diving squad has time off before returning for the America East Championships in Lexington, Va. February 19th-22nd.
 
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Players Mentioned

Marcella Figueroa

Marcella Figueroa

Free/Fly
5' 4"
Junior
Anna Jackson

Anna Jackson

Free
5' 11"
Junior
Makayla Pearce

Makayla Pearce

Free
5' 7"
Junior
Jacqui Fox

Jacqui Fox

Back
5' 9"
Sophomore
Megan Beasley

Megan Beasley

Diving
5' 5"
Sophomore
Jill Carline

Jill Carline

Free
5' 5"
Junior
Elayna Pistrin

Elayna Pistrin

Breast/IM
5' 4"
Senior
Sofia  Doersch

Sofia Doersch

Free/Fly
5' 6"
Freshman
Alice  Stenbeck

Alice Stenbeck

Breast/IM
5' 10"
Freshman
Ruby  Tonelli-Smith

Ruby Tonelli-Smith

Fly
5' 6"
Freshman
Amanda Witkus

Amanda Witkus

Fly
5' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Marcella Figueroa

Marcella Figueroa

5' 4"
Junior
Free/Fly
Anna Jackson

Anna Jackson

5' 11"
Junior
Free
Makayla Pearce

Makayla Pearce

5' 7"
Junior
Free
Jacqui Fox

Jacqui Fox

5' 9"
Sophomore
Back
Megan Beasley

Megan Beasley

5' 5"
Sophomore
Diving
Jill Carline

Jill Carline

5' 5"
Junior
Free
Elayna Pistrin

Elayna Pistrin

5' 4"
Senior
Breast/IM
Sofia  Doersch

Sofia Doersch

5' 6"
Freshman
Free/Fly
Alice  Stenbeck

Alice Stenbeck

5' 10"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Ruby  Tonelli-Smith

Ruby Tonelli-Smith

5' 6"
Freshman
Fly
Amanda Witkus

Amanda Witkus

5' 2"
Sophomore
Fly