FINAL RESULTS
MEN
Saint Peter's 168
Monmouth 103
WOMEN
Monmouth 211
Saint Peter's 50
LIU Brooklyn 167
Monmouth 95
JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Monmouth University women's swimming team earned a conference victory over Saint Peter's on Saturday afternoon, winning by a wide margin, 211-50.
The Hawks knocked off the Peacocks and fell to LIU Brooklyn, moving their overall record to 5-7 and their MAAC record to 3-3. The men's team dropped to 6-4 on the season and 2-3 in conference action with their loss to Saint Peter's.
Camryn McHugh led the women's team with individual wins in the 100-yard backstroke and the 50-yard butterfly and was also part of the winning 200-yard medley relay team. On the men's side, Callan Smith continued his winning ways with three individual triumphs. Smith won the 500-yard freestyle, the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard freestyle.
NOTES & QUOTES
"This week was challenging with three dual meets in five days. The response from the team was impressive despite this tough stretch of meets. It was encouraging to see everyone continue to give good effort and I really like the fight they showed today."
- Head Coach Matt Nunnally
Monmouth's 200-yard medley relay team of
Muriel Maloney,
Jaclyn Greening,
Camryn McHugh and
Bradie Keelen placed first in 1:51.16.
Camryn McHugh claimed the top spot in the 50-yard butterfly with her time of 26.45. She also touched the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.23. McHugh reached 20 individual wins for the 2018-19 season.
Callan Smith placed first in the 500-yard freestyle, winning in 4:44.65. Smith also won the 100-yard backstroke (52.67) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:44.49). Smith increased his season victory total to 27 with his three first-place finishes.
Kevin Del Giorno won the 50-yard backstroke by touching the wall in 24.13. Del Giorno won the second race of his freshman season.
Freshman Dylan Barkhuizen won the 100-yard butterfly in 53.20. It was Barkhuizen's seventh victory of 2018-19.
UP NEXT
Monmouth closes its regular season schedule next Saturday afternoon when the men's team faces NJIT and the women's team matches up with Sacred Heart in Fairfield, CT at 12 p.m.
