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Dretzka won the 200 backstroke and 200 IM for Siena.

Women's Swimming and Diving

Holy Cross Narrowly Defeats Swimming

Oct. 19, 2016

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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Siena Swimming hosted the Holy Cross Crusaders tonight in their first home meet of the season. Freshman Rachel Brown and junior Fiona Dretzka picked up two wins each for the Saints who won eight of the 16 events.

Holy Cross started the meet with two wins the 400 medley relay and the 1000 freestyle. Siena's Brown scored her first victory of the night in the 200 freestyle (1:59.60). Classmate Larissa Nanna picked up another win for the Saints two events later in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.96). Junior Erica Askew finished right behind Nanna in second place (1:11.64).

Sophomore Elizabeth Fournier added a first place finish for the Saints in 200 butterfly (2:15.74). Julianna Sebastian finished third (2:23.13) in the event for Siena.

Brown won her second race of the meet in the 100 freestyle (55.28). Alyssa Lewis and Brigid Wynne picked up points in the event, finishing fourth and fifth respectively.

Dretzka won the 200 backstroke for the Saints (2:14.15) and Askew picked up a victory in the 200 breaststroke (2:34.55) just ahead of teammate Nanna.

Dretzka's second win of the meet came in the 200 IM (2:18.69). Nanna finished the race in third place (2.22.17) with Emma Rupert just behind her in fourth (2:22.47).

The Saints closed out the final event of the meet with a win in the 200 freestyle relay with a team of Lewis, Colleen McDonough, Katie Ludwicki, and Maggie Fletcher.

The Crusaders won the meet by just ten points, 149-139. Siena won eight swimming events, while Holy Cross won six swimming events and both diving events. Siena did not compete in diving.

The Saints will head to Vestal, N.Y. to compete against Binghamton and Niagara on Saturday, October 22 at 1 p.m. Siena will return home on Saturday, October 29 to host Vermont at 1 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Rachel Brown

Rachel Brown

Free/Back
5' 8"
Freshman
Alyssa Lewis

Alyssa Lewis

Free/Fly
5' 7"
Freshman
Katie Ludwicki

Katie Ludwicki

Free/Back/Fly
5' 5"
Freshman
Larissa Nanna

Larissa Nanna

Breast/IM
5' 6"
Freshman
Elizabeth Fournier

Elizabeth Fournier

Fly/Free
5' 2"
Freshman
Emma Rupert

Emma Rupert

Free/IM
5' 4"
Freshman
Julianna Sebastian

Julianna Sebastian

Fly/Free
5' 5"
Freshman
Erica Askew

Erica Askew

Breast/IM
5' 7"
Freshman
Fiona Dretzka

Fiona Dretzka

Back/IM
5' 8"
Freshman
Brigid Wynne

Brigid Wynne

Back/Free
5' 10"
Freshman
Maggie Fletcher

Maggie Fletcher

Free
5' 6"
Freshman
Colleen McDonough

Colleen McDonough

Free
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Rachel Brown

Rachel Brown

5' 8"
Freshman
Free/Back
Alyssa Lewis

Alyssa Lewis

5' 7"
Freshman
Free/Fly
Katie Ludwicki

Katie Ludwicki

5' 5"
Freshman
Free/Back/Fly
Larissa Nanna

Larissa Nanna

5' 6"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Elizabeth Fournier

Elizabeth Fournier

5' 2"
Freshman
Fly/Free
Emma Rupert

Emma Rupert

5' 4"
Freshman
Free/IM
Julianna Sebastian

Julianna Sebastian

5' 5"
Freshman
Fly/Free
Erica Askew

Erica Askew

5' 7"
Freshman
Breast/IM
Fiona Dretzka

Fiona Dretzka

5' 8"
Freshman
Back/IM
Brigid Wynne

Brigid Wynne

5' 10"
Freshman
Back/Free
Maggie Fletcher

Maggie Fletcher

5' 6"
Freshman
Free
Colleen McDonough

Colleen McDonough

5' 9"
Freshman
Free