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UConn Wins Husky Invite
10/9/2021 1:08:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
STORRS, Conn. – The UConn swimming and diving team won the Husky Invite on Saturday morning. The two-day event scores saw the Huskies take down Northeastern 156-122 and CCSU 217-124. Northeastern also defeated CCSU by a score of 206-135.
"It's been great, the environment is amazing. We really missed having fans here and this weekend was really exciting," said head coach Chris Maiello.
"I thought the team did really well, they were tough. We talked about how tough these two-day events can be and they did a great job. We had solid swims from everyone. It was a great start to the season and hopefully we can use this momentum going forward."
The 200-yard medley relay team of sophomore Kayla Mendonca, senior Katelyn Walsh, senior Linnea Anderson, and sophomore Melissa Lowry placed first in the event, coming in at 1:46.39. Freshman Paige Sugra, sophomore Angela Gambardella, senior Ali Grace, and freshman Maggie Donlevy finished third in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:47.84.
"It was exciting to have our friends and family back here today to watch us compete in person," said Kayla Mendonca. "It's a lot of fun to have that energy back and the support from everyone. We've been working very hard to get back here and it's nice to see it paying off."
Senior Katie Lightle was the top finisher for the Huskies in the 1650 freestyle race, finishing third with a time of 18:32.90. Fellow senior Lena Redisch placed fifth in the event, coming in at 18:48.83. UConn took first and second place in the 200-freestyle, with Melissa Lowry placing first with a time of 1:55.35 and junior Mia Galat taking second with a time of 1:56.90. Kayla Mendonca finished fourth in the event, finishing at 1:57.61.
In the 200 IM, Angela Gambardella was the top finisher for UConn with a time of 2:12.96. Junior Anna Wenman placed fifth in the event, finishing at 2:13.63. The Huskies also grabbed first and second place finishes in the 200-butterfly, with Mia Galat and Linnea Anderson taking the top spots at 2:08.23 and 2:08.35, respectively.
"I think the meet went really well, the team had a lot of energy, especially coming back from last year," said Angela Gambardella. "This was good for us to be back in the pool and back to our schedule. We are really excited for this season."
Maggie Donlevy finished third in the 100-freestyle with a time of 53.80. Junior Charlotte Proceller placed fifth, coming in at 54.05.
Up Next
The Huskies return to the pool to host Villanova on Saturday, October 16th at the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium. The meet is scheduled to begin at 12:00pm in Storrs.
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