WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Siena Swimming & Diving (2-4, 2-1) took home five event victories, saw seven swimmers register a best time and picked up its second dual meet win of the year Saturday afternoon in MAAC tri-meet action. The Saints took down conference rival Manhattan, 204.5-44.5, while falling narrowly to host Monmouth, 137-124 at the Steadman Natatorium.

Freshman Reilly King continued her hot collegiate start in the pool, winning the 1000 freestyle with a new personal best of 10:46.82, the 500 free with a new best time of 5:17.94 and placing third in the 200 backstroke with a new best time of 2:15.77.

Classmate Jessica Shine took home an individual win in the 200 butterfly (2:13.19), while sophomore Isabel Harms won the 200 backstroke (2:10.71). The team also registered its first relay victory of the 2019-20 campaign, with seniors Alyssa Lewis & Rachel Brown teaming up with freshmen Rory Kalac & Elisabeth Balicanta to take the top spot in the 200 freestyle relay.

Kalac and Lewis were among the seven Saints to post a best time during the meet, with the Sugar Land Texas Product doing so in the 50 free (25.10) and the Wilmington, Ohio native breaking a three-year-old mark in the 100 back (1:04.07).

Junior Sydney Lautenslager continued her reign as the veteran Saints' swimmer to have set the most best times on the season thus far, hitting benchmarks in the 200 IM (2:20.07) and the 1000 free (11:09.74).

Rounding out the Saints to post career times were sophomore Abigail Sheridan (200 fly, 2:13.26), freshman Emma Mauro (100 breast, 1:17.80) and Ellie Murphy (50 free, 27:08)

Siena walks away with a pair of dual meet victories during its Fall 2019 slate and will round out its 2019 calendar schedule at the 2019 ECAC Winter Championships from De. 6-8 in East Meadow, NY.