WENHAM, Mass. – Junior Olivia Bailey (Wrentham, Mass.) had another impressive showing with a pair of individual wins to help the Plymouth State University women's swim team split a double dual meet at the Bennett Center on Saturday.
 
PSU topped Albertus Magnus, 146-75, but fell to the host Fighting Scots, 168-82.
 
Bailey kicked off with the Panthers' first victory of the day in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:07.62, and she followed with another win in the 50-yard backstroke in 32.27. She beat the entire field by multiple seconds in each race.
 
Bailey also added a second-place finish in the 200-yard IM in 2:34.60, and teamed up with junior Jackie Gaigals (Rochester, N.H.) and sophomores Gabby Gladu (Lewiston, Maine) and Ollie Kramer (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:54.62 to take second.
 
With the split, Plymouth State moves to 1-4. Gordon bumps up to 5-2, while Albertus Magnus dips to 1-2.
 
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 146, Albertus Magnus 75
• Plymouth State 82, Gordon 168
  • Plymouth State (1-4)
  • Gordon (5-2)
  • Albertus Magnus (1-2)

Individual Event Top Finishers:

• Olivia Bailey (First – 100 Back, 50 Back; Second – 200 IM)
• Jackie Gaigals (First – 50 Fly; Second – 100 Fly)
• Ollie Kramer (Second – 200 Free, 500 Free)

Teaming Up:

• Sam Morales-Barszcz, Gabby Gladu, Liana Gobin, Jackie Gaigals
  • Third – 200 Medley Relay
• Olivia Bailey, Jackie Gaigals, Gabby Gladu, Ollie Kramer
  • Second – 200 Free Relay

How it Happened:

• The 200-yard medley relay squad of Gladu, Gaigals, senior Sam Morales-Barszcz (Meriden, Conn.) and sophomore Liana Gobin (Belfast, Maine) started the day with a third-place finish in a combined time of 2:20.73.
• Junior Emma Seward (Los Angeles, Calif.) finished third in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 14:20.29.
• Kramer nabbed a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:16.57.
• Bailey won her first event in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:07.62.
• Gaigals took second in own individual event, the 100-yard butterfly, in a time of 1:13.15.
• Seward placed in the top three again in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:08.45.
• Bailey maintained the momentum for her next event with another victory in the 50-yard backstroke, winning in 32.27 seconds.
• Kramer and Gladu both placed second in their next events. Kramer completed the 500-yard freestyle in 6:11.69, and Gladu in the 50-yard breaststroke in 38.96.
• Gaigals got on the podium again with a victory in the 50-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 29.95 seconds.
• Bailey closed out the day for the individuals with a second-place finish in 2:34.60 in the 200-yard IM.
• Bailey, Gaigals, Gladu and Kramer finished second in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:54.62.

Up Next:

• The Panthers host Western New England and Eastern Connecticut State for a double dual meet on Friday (Nov. 15) at 4:00 p.m.