BALTIMORE -- Junior
Ember Stennett won both the one meter and three meter diving competitions, qualifying for NCAA Zones in the latter, as the host UMBC Women's Swimming & Diving teams defeated both Howard (173-122) and VMI (227-72) on Saturday.
Stennett's dive three meter dive of 280.20 qualified her for NCAA Zones, while her one meter dive of 217.55 was just enough to edge teammate
Alicia Buteau (217.25) to take gold.
Isabella Evers took third in the three meter and fourth in the one meter, while
Samantha Rhee took fourth in the three meter.Â
Alice Marini won all three individual events she competed in, taking home the gold in the 200 fly (2:09.06), 200 back (2:04.80) and 200 IM (2:09.54). She also was on the second lace finishing 200 medley relay team along with
Lea Kaiser,
Nicol Davanzo and
Erma Duratovic.
Duratovic also won both of her individual events, finishing first in the 100 fly (57.47) and the 50 free (24.43). She was also on the silver-winning 400 free relay team along with
Bruna de Padua,
Claire Oettinger and
Evie Grim.
Kolby Reese and de Padua went 1-2 in the 1000 free, with Reese winning by over five seconds in a time of 10:50.38.
Ula Parrill,
Shannyn Lambert and
Daphné Melis took the top three spots in the 200 breaststroke, while de Padua was just outtouched at the wall and finished second in the 500 free.
Davanzo finished second behind Marini in the 200 fly and was third in the 100 fly, while Oettinger took second in the 100 free.
Breanna Smith and
Karli Atwood finished second and third behind Marini in the 200 IM.Â
The Retrievers have next weekend off before returning to the pool for the Bucknell Invite, November 21-23.Â
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