PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior Olivia Bailey (Wrentham, Mass.) had a big day in the pool with three individual wins to pace the Plymouth State University women's swimming team as the Panthers split a double dual meet with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Maine Maritime Academy at the PSU Natatorium on Thursday afternoon.
 
Bailey claimed victories in the 100-yard backstroke, 50-yard backstroke and 50-yard freestyle, while sophomore Ollie Kramer (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) won the 200-yard IM and 100-yard freestyle. Sophomore Gabby Gladu (Lewiston, Maine) and junior Jackie Gaigals (Rochester, N.H.) were also event winners for the Panthers, who toppled Little East Conference foe UMass Dartmouth by a 141-90 margin.
 
The Mariners picked up a pair of team wins, holding off PSU, 136-123, and toppling the Corsairs, 137.5-108.5.
 
Plymouth State moves to 3-6, while Maine Maritime jumps to 3-2. The Corsairs remain winless at 0-7.
 
 
The Basics:

• Plymouth State 141, UMass Dartmouth 90
• Plymouth State 123, Maine Maritime 136
• Maine Maritime 137.5, UMass Dartmouth 108.5
  • Plymouth State (3-6)
  • UMass Dartmouth (0-7)
  • Maine Maritime (3-2)

Individual Event Top Finishers:

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

Teaming Up:

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

How it Happened:

• Seniors Sam Morales-Barszcz (Meriden, Conn.) and Liana Gobin (Belfast, Maine), and freshman Laurel Bennett (Rindge, N.H.) teamed up with Gladu and Gobin to open the meet with a third place finish in the 200-yard medley relay in 2:22.16.
• Kramer snagged the day's first win by topping the field in the 200-yard IM in 2:38.69.
• Bailey followed with her first victory of the afternoon in the 100-yard backstroke where she outswam the competition by more than six seconds to win in 1:07.02.
• Gladu continued the streak with a first place finish in the 50-yard breaststroke. She narrowly out-touched the competition to finish in 38.35.
• Gaigals nearly made it three straight event wins in the 100-yard butterfly, ultimately taking second in 1:10.93 by just 0.22 seconds.
• Bailey restored order with another win, this time in the 50-yard freestyle, after touching the wall in 27.92.
• Kramer and Gaigals took the top two spots in the 100-yard freestyle. Kramer posted a 1:02.41, with Gaigals right behind her in 1:03.51.
• Bailey closed out the trifecta with a win in the 50-yard backstroke in 31.32.
• Gladu was the runner up in the 100-yard breaststroke with a mark of 1:23.17, before Kramer capped her day with a second place showing in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:10.30.
• Gaigals was first to touch the wall in the 50-yard butterfly in 30.80.
• Gaigals, Bennett, Kramer and Bailey wrapped up the day with a second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The foursome finished in 1:54.72, just 0.38 off the pace.

Up Next:

• PSU remains home to host Norwich University a week from Saturday (Jan. 18) at noon.