Bryant University Bulldogs WOMEN’S SWIMMING FINISHES FIFTH AT NORTHEAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

February 15, 2009

WOMEN'S SWIMMING FINISHES FIFTH AT NORTHEAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

NEW HAVEN, CONN. - The Bryant University women's swim team finished their first ever Northeast Conference Championship meet on Saturday, scoring a total of 126 points and taking fifth place out of seven teams. Central Connecticut won the championship, winning 16 of the 20 total events over the weekend and scoring 552 points, barely edging out Wagner who finished with 535.

Jess Looney (Goffstown, N.H.) was the high finisher on the day for Bryant, placing fourth in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:11.16 and notching 11 points for the Bulldogs.

Bryant also had three 12^th place finishes in Amy Howell (Clifton Park, N.Y.), who swam an 18:54.62 in the 1650 freestyle, Allison Schaab (Boothwyn, Pa.) in the 200 breaststroke and Amy D'Olympia (Mattapoisett, Mass.) in the 100 freestyle, as they each registered one point.

Also scoring for the Bulldogs were Abby Whittaker (Salisbury, Mass.), who touched the wall with a time of 2:16.40 to finish 10^th in the 200 butterfly and grab three points, and Lisa Zanchi (North Reading, Mass.), who finished 11^th in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:41.26 and took two points.

The Bulldogs finished in front of Mount St. Mary's and Saint Francis (PA) in the meet. The squad will have one final meet this season, as they will compete in the ECAC championships at the end of February at Harvard University.