Danielle Leahy

Women's Swimming & Diving by Sean Engel, Sports Information Director

Women’s Swimming Caps Off Skyline Slate with Convincing Win, 109-35

THROGGS NECK, N.Y. – The Maritime women's swimming team finished off Skyline Conference competition on Monday evening with a one-sided victory over the Mount St. Vincent Dolphins by the score of 109-35 from the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium.
 
The Privateers won 10 of the 11 contested events on the evening including wins in both the medley and freestyle relays. The night signified the final home meets in the career for seniors Ashley O'Brien (Queens, N.Y./Mary Louis Academy) and Danielle Leahy (Cocoa Beach, Fla./Cocoa Beach).
 
Junior Sarah Soulagnet (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Homeschooled) teamed up with sophomores Emily Zink (Brockport, N.Y./Brockport), Katia Aaron (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) and freshman Katherine Green (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) opened the night with a win in the medley relay with a time of 2:06.89. The second entry featured Leahy with junior Jessica Yee (Freehold, N.J./Freehold), and freshmen Maura Neely (Towson, Md./Maryvale Prep) and Gabrielle Thompson (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams).
 
Soulagnet and O'Brien swam uncontested in the 1,000 freestyle as Soulagnet recorded a 13:19.70, while O'Brien scored a time of 14:18.74. Aaron won the 200 freestyle with a 2:13.97, sophomore Erica Davis (Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot) was second while Thompson was third. Soulagnet scored her second win of the night with a 27.38; freshman Bethany Champlin (Bronx, N.Y./Saint Vincent) was second, while junior Gabrielle Kempski (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson) was third for the Privateers.
 
Green was up next and posted back-to-back wins in the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly. Zink was second in the medley, while Davis was second to the wall for the Privateers in the fly. In the 100 freestyle, Zink notched a time of 1:02.84, followed by Thompson and sophomore Megan Alicea (Copake, N.Y./Taconic Hills).
 
In the 100 backstroke, Leahy recorded a career-best time with a 1:13.48, followed by Yee and Champlin. The 500 freestyle saw Aaron score a time of 6:03.62, followed by junior Abigail Granit (Forked River, N.J./Lacey Township) with a time of 7:57.96. In the 100 backstroke, Neely led the Privateers with a time of 1:35.34, followed by O'Brien with a 1:39.37; Kempski posted a career-best time in the breaststroke of 1:55.93.
 
The final event of the night featured two entries for the Privateers in the 200 yard freestyle relay. O'Brien, Yee, Davis and Leahy posted a 2:04.61, followed by the quartet of Alicea, Granit, Neely and Champlin with a 2:19.92.
 
Having already set the single-season wins mark, Maritime will enter the Skyline Conference Championships with a 7-6 overall record with a 5-4 mark in league meets. The Skyline Championships will open on Friday night at 6 p.m. at Purchase College.
 
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Players Mentioned

Katia Aaron

Katia Aaron

Free/Breast/Fly
5' 4"
Sophomore
Erica Davis

Erica Davis

Free/IM
5' 0"
Sophomore
Abigail Granit

Abigail Granit

Free
5' 4"
Junior
Gabrielle Kempski

Gabrielle Kempski

Free/Back
5' 9"
Junior
Danielle Leahy

Danielle Leahy

Free
5' 7"
Senior
Ashley O

Ashley O'Brien

Free
5' 3"
Senior
Sarah Soulagnet

Sarah Soulagnet

Fly/IM
5' 11"
Junior
Jessica Yee

Jessica Yee

Free/Back
5' 3"
Junior
Emily Zink

Emily Zink

Fly/IM
5' 4"
Sophomore
Megan Alicea

Megan Alicea

Free
5' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Katia Aaron

Katia Aaron

5' 4"
Sophomore
Free/Breast/Fly
Erica Davis

Erica Davis

5' 0"
Sophomore
Free/IM
Abigail Granit

Abigail Granit

5' 4"
Junior
Free
Gabrielle Kempski

Gabrielle Kempski

5' 9"
Junior
Free/Back
Danielle Leahy

Danielle Leahy

5' 7"
Senior
Free
Ashley O

Ashley O'Brien

5' 3"
Senior
Free
Sarah Soulagnet

Sarah Soulagnet

5' 11"
Junior
Fly/IM
Jessica Yee

Jessica Yee

5' 3"
Junior
Free/Back
Emily Zink

Emily Zink

5' 4"
Sophomore
Fly/IM
Megan Alicea

Megan Alicea

5' 1"
Sophomore
Free