Swim Teams Compete Against Gordon in Dual Meet

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The Bridgewater State University swimming and diving teams hosted a dual meet against Gordon College on Tuesday night at the Moriarty Pool.

The visiting Fighting Scots posted a 151.5-119.5 win on the women's side and a 166-109 decision on the men's to sweep the meet.

The BSU women's team placed first in four events as the Bears received individual victories from senior Ashley Dunican (Bennington, Vt.), sophomores Michaela Pereira (Rehoboth, Mass.) and Brooke Pacheco (Bristol, R.I.) and junior Sarah Rechtiene (Southbury, Conn.).

Dunican posted a first place finish in the 50 backstroke (31.67), while Pereira took top honors in the 50 freestyle (27.62) and Pacheco won the one-meter diving competition (179.65 pts).  Rechtiene touched the wall first in the 200 individual medley with a personal-best time of 2:24.78.

On the men's side, junior John Holmes (Norwood, Mass.) placed first in the 50 freestyle (23.73) and swam a leg on the Bears' winning 200 freestyle relay (1:36.90).

BSU junior David Elofson (Mansfield, Mass.) notched first-place points on both the one-meter and three-meter diving boards.  Elofson recorded a score of 177.30 points on the one-meter board and 172.80 points on the three-meter.

"The teams put forth a solid meet tonight," noted BSU Head Coach Mike Caruso.  "They were all challenged to compete in new events to work towards becoming more complete swimmers and divers."

In upcoming action, the BSU women's squad will compete at the Little East Conference Championships on Saturday hosted by UMass Dartmouth.  The men's team is off until January 8th when the Bears travel to Elms College to take on the Blazers.