Wildcats Open Season with 205-95 Win Over Vermont

Sunday, October 20

Durham, N.H.

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

205

Vermont

Anna Metzler (Photo by Shannon Dean)

10/20/2019 9:19:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

UNH wins 14 of 16 events.

DURHAM, N.H. – The Wildcats won 14 of the 16 events as the University of New Hampshire swimming and diving team defeated America East opponent Vermont, 205-95, in the season opener on Sunday at Swasey Pool. The Wildcats start the season 1-0 (1-0 America East), while the Catamounts fall to 0-3 (0-1 America East).

UNH was led by sophomore Anna Metzler (Regensburg, Germany) who won three individual events and was a member of the winning 400 free relay team.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will return to action when they travel to New Britain, Conn., to take on Central Connecticut on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 12 p.m.

MEET INFO:
Score: New Hampshire 205, Vermont 95
Location: Durham, N.H. (Swasey Pool)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 20
Records: UNH 1-0 (1-0 America East), Vermont 0-3 (0-1 America East)

RESULTS

PHOTO GALLERY

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Metzler won the 200 free (1:51.41), 500 free (4:55.89) and 400 IM (4:21.30).
Junior Melissa Dingle (Brighton, Ontario) placed first in two events as she won the 100 back (57.08) and the 200 back (2:05.75).
Three freshmen won an event in their collegiate debuts. Jamy Lum (Honolulu, Hawaii) finished first in the 100 breast (1:05.84), Elsie Pagel (Hillsboro, Ore.) won the 200 fly (2:09.83) and Audrey Tirrell (Gaithersburg, Md.) took the 100 free (54.12).
Senior Corinne Carbone (Medway, Mass.) won the 1000 free (10:24.44), sophomore Cate Wardinski (Burke, Va.) placed first in the 50 free (24.85), junior Miranda Bacon (Scotia, N.Y.) took the 200 breast (2:21.75) and junior Paige Hillis (Mississauga, Ontario) captured the 100 fly (59.36).
The 200 medley relay team of Dingle, Lum, Hillis and Tirrell placed first with a time of 1:47.92, while the 400 free relay team of Carbone, Tirrell, freshman Paige Edmier (Bartlett, Ill.) and Metzler won with a time of 3:35.73.