SWEET BRIAR, Va. - The Gallaudet University women's swimming team dropped a double-dual meet here Saturday at the Prothro Natatorium on the campus of Sweet Briar College. The Bison (0-11) lost to the host Vixens, 166-80, and fell to Guilford College Quakers, 186-68.
Sweet Briar (7-8) handed Guilford (6-1) its first loss of the season with a 130-125 win.
Senior Jessica Monroe (Senoia, Ga.) finished second overall in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 3:33.07. She earned first-place points against Guilford. Monroe was third in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 3:27.64 to earn second-place points. Monroe completed her three individual events with a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter butterfly (1:35.34).
Freshman Rebecca Vides (Haleiwa, Hawaii) placed second in the 200-meter breaststroke (3:46.54) as she came in behind Guilford College's Rebecca Shenhouse in first place (3:25.21). Vides was third in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:43.52) and fourth in the 200-meter IM (3:22.48).
Freshman Dakota Ronco (La Mesa, Calif.) was fourth in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 3:10.14 to earn second-place points against Guilford. Ronco took fifth overall in the 100-meter freestyle (1:26.13) and sixth in the fast 50-meter freestyle event with a time of 36.47.
The trio of Monroe, Vides, Ronco and sophomore Jaelynn King (Springfield, Pa.) were third in the 200-meter medley relay with a time of 2:56.19.
BISON TRACKS
- Freshman Skyler Officer (Skokie, Ill.) was fourth in the 800-meter freestyle (16:18.71)
- King placed fourth in the 100-meter backstroke (1:45.32)
- GU defeated Sweet Briar, 74-70, at home last season
- Gallaudet has dropped 12 straight meets dating back to last season
UP NEXT
This concludes the fall semester for the Gallaudet swimming program. The Bison will next swim on Jan. 17, 2020, at Penn St.-Altoona, at 6 p.m.
