Shorewomen Post Top Time in Every Event

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College women's swim team posted the top time in every event of a 137-57 non-conference victory over visiting Elizabethtown tonight inside Casey Swim Center.  The Shorewomen improved to 3-4 this season with the win, while the Blue Jays fell to 2-9 with the loss.

Junior Ellie Miskiel (Gaithersburg, MD/Quince Orchard) won three individual events for the Shorewomen in the victory, taking the 200 freestyle in 2:02.65, the 100 freestyle in 56.43, and the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.86. Junior Carly Ogren (Burke, VA/Lake Braddock) had a pair of individual wins, capturing first in the 50 freestyle in 26.21 and in the 500 freestyle in 5:33.51. 

Sophomore Ashley Maurizi (Reamstown, PA/Cocalico) won the 1000 freestyle in a Washington College season-best time of 11:36.20 and was also second in the 100 freestyle in 59.87. Freshman Julianna Fritzinger (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion Area) won the 200 individual medley in 2:21.12 and was second in the 100 breaststroke in 1:12.95, while sophomore Alicia Howard (Wilmington, DE/Charter School of Wilmington) won the 100 backstroke in 1:05.55 and was second in the 200 individual medley in 2:24.80. Senior Sarah Sykes (Haworth, NU/Northern Valley-Demarest) won the 100 butterfly in 1:06.88.

Sophomore Emily Goodchild (Annapolis, MD/St. Mary's) placed second in both the 1000 freestyle in 12:16.50 and the 100 butterfly in 1:07.41. Senior Allison Kvien (Mechanicsville, MD/Chopticon) added a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle in 5:47.50.

The Shorewomen opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay as Howard, Fritzinger, Sykes, and Ogren finished in 2:01.92.  They finished the meet with the top time in the 200 freestyle relay - albeit as an exhibition - as freshman Kelsey McGrellis (Hockessin, DE/A.I. DuPont), Maurizi, sophomore Clair Belleveau (Easton, CT/Joel Barlow), and Sykes finished in 1:50.50. 

The Shorewomen return to action Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. Centennial Conference meet at Dickinson.