Mahoney Wins Two Events in Regular-Season Finale at UConn

Saturday, January 28

Storrs, Conn.

12 PM

University of New Hampshire

114

186

UConn

Photo by: Andrew Yourell

1/28/2023 4:36:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

STORRS, Conn. – Freshman Audrey Mahoney (Downers Grove, Ill.) won an individual event and anchored a winning relay, but the University of New Hampshire swimming & diving team was upended 186-114 by UConn at the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.

Mahoney raced to first place in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.21 seconds and anchored the Wildcats' winning 400 free relay team that combined for a time of 3 minutes, 31.32 seconds. She also swam to second place in the 100 free in 52.90 seconds and was part of the second-place 200 medley relay.

The other 'Cats in the winning 400 free relay were senior Olivia Stille (Stockholm, Sweden), junior Abby McKinney (Westfield, N.J.) and sophomore Chiara Maria Pradissitto (Milan, Italy).

UNH ends the regular season with a 6-2 overall record that includes 2-0 in America East. The Wildcats were 191-101 victors in Friday's Border Battle home meet against the University of Maine.

RESULTS (PDF)

UP NEXT

New Hampshire returns to action Feb. 22-25 at the 2023 America East Championships at the WPI Sports & Recreation Center (Worcester, Mass.).
The Wildcats have won three consecutive conference titles.
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MEET INFO
Score: UConn 186, UNH 114
Location: Storrs, Conn. (Wolff-Zackin Natatorium)
Date: Saturday, January 28 (12 p.m. start)
Records: UConn (8-0), UNH (6-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Senior Jamy Lum (Honolulu, Hawaii) was fastest in the 200 breaststroke with a winning time of 2:21.30. She also swam to a second-place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:05.25.
The Wildcats finished 2-3-4 in the 1,000 free. Junior Hannah Devine (Hamilton, N.J.) was the top 'Cat in 10:30.80 and was followed by freshman Carolyn Nelson (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) in 10:37.667 and senior Paige Edmier (Bartlett, Ill.) in 1038.18.
Devine and Edmier went on to place second and third, respectively, in the 500 free with times of 5:12.50 and 5:14.25.
In the 200 free, Pradissitto out-touched McKinney at the wall to earn second place with a time of 1:55.66. McKinney was clocked in 1:55.75.
Senior Madison Linstedt (Marion, Ohio) recorded a second-place effort of 2:07.96 in the 200 butterfly.
Freshman Ella Guilfoil (Fairport, N.Y.) was runner-up in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:11.32.
The quartet of grad student Shelby Kasse (Hoofddorp, Netherlands), Lum, Pradissitto and Mahoney opened the meet with a second-place time of 1:47.60 in the 200 medley relay.