SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University women's swimming team endured a rare home setback, falling to the UMBC Chesapeake Retrievers 148-114 on Saturday afternoon at Maggs Pool. The loss is the Sea Gulls' first in a dual meet at home since Jan. 11, 2020, against Mary Washington, and snaps a 17-meet winning streak within the friendly confines.
MEET NOTES
- Mackenzie Gula earned four medals on the day, including half of SU's two golds. Gula won a pair of breaststroke races, touching first in the 100-meter breast (1:14.40) and 200 breast (2:39.31), the latter of which broke the Maggs Pool record in the event. She also took silver in the 200 individual medley (2:25.12) and as part of the 200 medley relay.
- Isabelle Salvatore secured a gold, silver, and bronze on the day. She finished first in the 100 backstroke (1:06.84), second in the 200 back (2:26.41), and third as part of the 200 medley relay.
- Lily Griffin medaled four times, headlined by a gold in the 100 butterfly (1:04.26). She also won a pair of silvers in the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay and a bronze in the 200 fly (2:25.65).
- Salisbury earned a silver and bronze to start the day in the 200 medley relay. Rolling in second at 2:00.77 was the quartet of Logan Bagley, Gula, Griffin, and Rowan O'Donoghue.
- SU also took second place in the 200 free relay, riding Kaitlyn McGuire, Griffin, Bagley, and O'Donoghue to a 1:50.43 mark.
- In all, the Sea Gulls earned four gold medals, seven silver, and nine bronze in a matchup with a Division I program in UMBC. SU doubled its point total from its last matchup against the Chesapeake Retrievers (57) in Jan. 2024.
MAGGS POOL RECORDS
Salisbury now enters the winter hiatus and will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 17, at home against Franklin & Marshall. First events from Maggs Pool are slated for 1 p.m. with Senior Day festivities to be held before the meet.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 206 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.
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