Wildcats Open Season with 215-85 Win Over Vermont

Saturday, October 22

Durham, N.H.

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

215

Vermont

Results Photo Gallery

Freshman Sophia Routzahn won three events (Photo by Andrew Yourell)

Photo by: Andrew Yourell

10/22/2022 5:06:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

UNH earns the win on Family, Friends and Faculty Weekend at Swasey Pool

DURHAM, N.H. – The Wildcats won 13 of the 16 events as the University of New Hampshire swimming and diving team defeated America East opponent Vermont, 215-85, in the season opener on Saturday on Family, Friends and Family Weekend at Swasey Pool. The Wildcats start the season 1-0 (1-0 America East), while the Catamounts fall to 1-2 (0-1 America East).

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will return to action when they travel to New Britain, Conn., to take on Central Connecticut on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29.

MEET INFO:
Score: New Hampshire 215, Vermont 85
Location: Durham, N.H. (Swasey Pool)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022
Records: UNH 1-0 (1-0 America East), Vermont 1-2 (0-1 America East)

RESULTS

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Freshman Sophia Routzahn (Frederick, Md.) was spectacular in her collegiate debut as she won three events taking the 100 breaststroke (1:04.54), 200 breaststroke (2:21.17) and 200 IM (2:08.88).
Graduate student Shelby Kasse (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) was a double winner in her UNH debut placing first in the 100 backstroke (56.90) and 200 backstroke (2:03.45).
Freshman Audrey Mahoney (Downers Grove, Ill.) also had an outstanding collegiate debut winning the 50 free (23.98).
The 200 free relay team of senior Olivia Stille (Stockholm, Sweden), Abby McKinney (Westfield, N.J.), Mahoney and sophomore Chiara Maria Pradissitto (Milan, Italy) had a dominant performance recording a time of 1:36.58 which was just .13 off the pool record.
Junior Hannah Devine (Hamilton, N.J.) won the 1000 freestyle (10:23.57), Stille placed first in the 100 freestyle (53.03) and Pradissitto took the 100 butterfly (57.16).
The Wildcats swept the diving events as sophomore Emma Clarke (Avon, N.Y.) won the one meter (221.62) and Hannah Weatherby (Newtown, Conn.) placed first in the three meter (219.90).
The 200 medley relay team of Kasse, senior Jamy Lum (Honolulu, Hawaii), Pradissitto and Mahoney started the meet with a winning time of 1:45.56.