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Swimming and Diving Knocks off Canisius, 126-104, for Second Win of Season
Jan. 21, 2007
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Senior standout Ashley Serrago (Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge) laid claim to first-place in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events with times of 25.65 and 56.04, respectively, to lead Siena to their second win of the season over the Canisius Golden Griffs, 126-104, Sunday afternoon in Buffalo. "I felt that the girls did a great job today with their performance in the pool," head coach Greg Brown said. "It's definitely tough with back-to-back meets, but I have been pushing the girls in practice and it was a great feeling to see them perform the way they did today." The quartet of freshman Samantha Coratti (Hyde Park, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes), junior Megan Dobbins (Huntington, Conn./Lauralton Hall Academy), sophomore Rachel McShane (Baldwin, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) and Serrago got the Saints an early 11 points capturing first-place in the opening 200-yard Medley Relay event with a collective time of 1:58.96. Freshman Allison O'Keefe (Southington, Conn./Saint Paul Catholic) captured her second first-place finish in as many meets with a blue-ribbon finish in the 200-yard freestyle event, as she paced the pool with a time of 2:05.86. Teammates Melanie Murray (Hamden, Conn./Hamden) and Jeanine McCann followed in pursuit with second and third place finishes with times of 2:11.43 and 2:17.20, respectively for the Saints. Junior Jacylyn Giunta (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown) achieved her first first-place finish on the season in the 100-yard backstroke, clocking a time of 1:06.94, while freshman Meghan Brauer, O'Keefe, Giunta and McShane capped off an impressive performance on the day for the Saints in the 200-yard freestyle relay event with a cumulative time of 1:45.57.
The Saints return home for a February 3 slate against MAAC rival Manhattan at the Siena Swim Center with a 1 p.m. start. |
