STORRS, Conn. – Halley Laney won two events and
Natalie Schlemmer won a single event as the Catamounts raced against UConn Saturday morning in a dual meet from the the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium. The Huskies improved to 5-2 on the season with a 206-94 win over Vermont (4-4).
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COACH'S QUOTE
"I am pleased with how we competed today," said Head Coach
Gerry Cournoyer. "I felt that the team competed well with where we are this time of year."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Laney won the 100 and 200 Fly Saturday for the Catamounts. She won the 200 Fly with a time of 2:06.12 besting the nearest competition by 2.82 seconds. In the 100 Fly she won by .41 seconds with a time of 57.23. Laney also was second in the 200 IM.
- Schlemmer won the 200 Breaststroke for the Catamounts other win on Saturday with a time of 2:24.51. She was .22 seconds faster than UConn's Kiera Liesinger.
- Ella Church had two runner-up finishes for Vermont Saturday placing second in the 500 Free and 1000 Free.
- The Catamounts picked three additional second place finishes at UConn; Ellie Fazio in the 100 Breaststroke, Havana Layton in the 50 Free, and Jocelyn LeGere in the 200 Back.
WHO'S NEXT
Following today's meet, the Catamounts will return to action on Sunday, December 15 as six Catamounts –
Ella Church,
Jackie House,
Dayle Snively,
Natalie Schlemmer and
Lauren Clark will compete at the CSCAA Open Water Championship in Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida.
The event, hosted by Florida International University, is a 5k race with the women slated for a 10 a.m. start.
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