PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Junior
Olivia Bailey (Wrentham, Mass.) won twice, and sophomore
Ollie Kramer (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) posted two top-two finishes to pace the Plymouth State University women's swim team during a 178-67 setback to Bridgewater State University in a Senior Day dual meet at the PSU Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
Bailey cruised to victory in the 50-yard backstroke and 100-yard backstroke, while Kramer won the 500-yard freestyle and placed second in the 100-yard freestyle.
Junior
Jackie Gaigals (Rochester, N.H.) also brought home an event win, outpacing the field in the 50-yard butterfly.
Prior to the meet, Plymouth State honored seniors
Liana Gobin (Belfast, Maine) and
Sam Morales-Barszcz (Meriden, Conn.) for their dedication and commitment to the program.
Plymouth State slips to 3-10, while the Bears go to 6-7.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 67, Bridgewater State 178
- Plymouth State (3-10)
- Bridgewater State (6-7)
Individual Event Top Finishers:
Teaming Up:
How it Happened:
- Gaigals, sophomore Gabby Gladu (Lewiston, Maine), Gobin and Morales-Barszcz teamed up for a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:19.39.
- Gladu took third in the 200-yard freestyle after touching the wall in 2:24.16.
- Sophomore Laurel Bennett (Rindge, N.H.) was second in the 50-yard freestyle.
- Bailey posted the team's first win in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:06.94, before Gaigals followed with a victory in the 50-yard butterfly in 30.18. Gobin was right behind her in third with a 34.40.
- Kramer was the runner up in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:01.79.
- Bailey claimed her second win after recording a 31.40 in the 50-yard backstroke.
- Kramer made it back-to-back wins after outpacing the field in the 500-yard freestyle with a winning time of 5:57.66.
- Gladu was second to touch the wall in the 50-yard breaststroke in 37.81.
- Gaigals, Kramer, Bennett and Bailey teamed up for a third place showing in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a combined time of 1:55.67.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State heads to the Boston Sports Institute for the Little East Conference Championships starting on Feb. 14.
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