WILLIAMSBURG - The UMBC women's swimming team competed against an outstanding William & Mary squad at the Bee McLeod Recreation Center on Oct. 30.
Junior Kylie Kelly (Hagerstown, Md.) earned her first gold of the season by capturing the 200 yard butterfly in a time of 2:11.02.
"This team just keeps getting faster and improving each day and it is showing up in our time drops each weekend," said Head Coach Matt Donovan. "We are two weeks into a four-week stretch of very tough competition. Every step of the way this team is progressing. We are well on our way to all of our end of season goals. I could not be more proud of this team and all that we have accomplished in a short period of time".
The Tribe won the meet by a score of 184-77.
NOTABLE
- Junior Makayla Ludwick (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) placed second in 1000 freestyle (10:52.18) and in the 500 freestyle  (5:16.98)
- Junior Jenna Gwinn (Baltimore, Md./Mount de Sales) placed second in 100 breaststroke with a mark of 1:07.01.
- Sophomore Makaela Hill (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) touched in second place in the 50 freestyle (24.61) and took third in 100 freestyle (53.36).
- Senior Caroline Sargent (Trumbull, Conn.) finished second in 200 backstroke (2:05.75).
- Junior Sierra Tosten (Hagerstown, Md.) earned a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly (57.84).
The Retrievers return to the Aquatic Complex for home meets on the next two Saturdays. UMBC hosts Towson on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1:00 p.m.
