Siena Swimming & Diving started off the day with something to celebrate in its 2023-24 home opener at the Siena Swim Center on Saturday. The Saints (1-1) battled Atlantic 10 Conference foe Rhode Island to a 167.5-132.5 loss in their annual Breast Cancer Awareness meet and the first of four home events this season.

LOUDONVILLE, NY – The Green and Gold kicked off home action with their first pool record of the year, with the team of freshman Carsyn Ide, senior Audrey Shultz, freshman Hope Ivanovich, and graduate student Rory Kalac turning in a time of 3:59.14 in the 400-medley relay to break the old pool record of 4:00.96 set by Saint Francis (PA) in 2012.

Siena claimed seven event wins overall, while URI emerged victorious in the other nine, including both the one-meter and three-meter diving events.

Reigning MAAC Swimmer of the Week Ivanovich followed up a three-win collegiate debut by taking first in the 200 free (1:57.92) and second in the 200 fly (2:08.62) and the 500 free (5:17.72). Classmate Mea Amedio just missed out on a Program Top Ten time with a win in the 100 back (1:00.16) and also took home a win in the 200 IM (2:14.20) by 22-hundredths of a second.

Kalac took control of the sprint events with wins in the 50 free (24.60) and 100 free (53.58). The Saints closed out the meet with victory in the 200 free relay via the team of junior Shaylea Triller, freshman Natalie Blume, freshman Camryn Raines, and Kalac swimming a time of 1:40.13.

Siena's fall season continues on Saturday, October 21 when the Saints head west to face MAAC foe Canisius and the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.