WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University swimming & diving team put together strong times across the board in a dual meet against Drexel on Saturday at McCarthy Pool. The Hoya women fell by a 161-138 score, while the GU men dropped a 173-127 decision. The meet served as Georgetown's Senior Day as the Hoyas recognized their 13 seniors who swam in their final home meet.
HOYA WOMEN
- Alexandra Robertson led the Blue & Gray with a pair of individual victories as she won the 200-yard IM in 2:07.45. Earlier in the meet, she led a Hoya sweep in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.48. Phoebe Slaughter and Ryan Evangelista finished second and third, respectively.
- The Hoyas swept the butterfly events as Cristina Barrett won the 200 in 2:06.42, just outstretching teammate Gabriella Meringolo who took second. Meringolo came back to touch the wall first in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 58.30 seconds.
- Corey Moon came away with a victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle by 15 seconds, while the trio of Evangelista, Barrett and Moon combined to finished second, third and fourth, respectively, in the 500-yard freestyle.
- Naomi Peng won the 3-meter dive, finishing just .17 points shy of the pool record with a score of 288.98. Elizabeth Miller, Riley Fujioka and Margaret Barnhorst were right behind her to claim the top four spots.
- Fujioka won the 1-meter event with a score of 283.12. Peng, Barnhorst and Miller filled out the top four.
GEORGETOWN MEN
- Drew Carbone and Brett Sherman led the way with a pair of individual wins apiece.
- Carbone cruised to easy wins in the 100- (49.96) and 200-yard backstroke (1:48.25) races, while Sherman claimed victories in the 200- (1:41.09) and 500-yard freestyle (4:43.91) events.
- Sean Devlin touched the wall first with a time of 21.44 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle.
- Carlson Temple won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:06.35.
- On the diving boards, Joseph Hofman and Griffin Edmonds took second and third, respectively, in each event.
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas will close out the regular season with a tri-meet against BIG EAST opponents Seton Hall and Providence. The two-day meet, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, will take place in New Providence, New Jersey.
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