WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Messiah women's swimming team earned a pair of victories over the Wilkes Colonels and FDU-Florham Devils on Saturday afternoon in a double dual. The Falcons claimed seven victories in the 11 events contested on Saturday.
Marie Hagemaster and
Sophie Schulze helped lead the Falcons, each earning a victory and a second-place finish on the day.
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As a team, Messiah earned 133 team points while the PDU-Florham Devils picked up 71 points and the Wilkes Colonels earned one point.
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Hagemasater set a new personal best in the 500 Free with a time of 5:31.59, winning the event while also picking up a second-place finish in the 200 Free with a mark of 2:03.26. Schulze claimed her victory in the 1000 Free in a time of 11:26.47 while taking home second place in the 100 Free, getting to the wall in 56.76.
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Messiah started their day with the team of
Grace Schad,
Evangeline Soerens,
Erin Goudie, and
Lainey Flanagan winning the 400 Medley Relay in a time of 4:14.70. The Falcons also turned in the second and third fastest times in the event.
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In the 1000 Free, Messiah finished with the top three times in the event.
Sophie Schulze got to the wall first in 11:26.7 to lead a trio of Falcons in the event.
Lauren Mock was second in 11:42.29 while
Caitlin Ross took third in 11:49.62.
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The Falcons were also stellar in the 100 Free with
Caitlin Ross winning the race in 56.72 and
Sophie Schulze finishing second with a mark of 56.76.
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Grace Schad claimed the 100 Back with a mark of 1:01.90.
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Messiah also earned all three spots on the podium in the 100 Breast with
Evangeline Soerens (1:10.96) taking first,
Abigail Soerens (1:11.59) finishing second, and
Lauren Cotton (1:12.54) finishing the race in third.
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Messiah wrapped up the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 Free Relay with
Marie Hagemaster,
Abigail Soerens,
Caitlin Ross, and
Sophie Schulze combining for a time of 1:46.04, less than a second and a half behind the winning time of 1:44.69 from FDU-Florham.
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Messiah improves to 3-0 on the young season and will back in action on Saturday when they head to Chester, Pa. for a quad meet with Widener University, Hood College, and King's College hosted by the Widener Pride.
