Swimming & Diving Ends Dual Season With Win Over Rhode Island

The Central Connecticut swimming and diving team wrapped-up the dual meet portion of its season with a 173-127 victory over Rhode Island at Suydam Natatorium Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils won 12 events, including both relays, en route to the victory.

Prior to the meet the Blue Devils honored seniors Abby Bacon and Shannon Welcome for their contributions over the course of their careers.

CCSU now turns its attention to the 2023 Northeast Conference Championship, February 21-25 at the Spire Center in Geneva, OH.

• The Blue Devils opened the meet with a convincing win in the 200 medley relay, as Kelly Stotler, Ella Discala, Cassidy Stotler and Katie Czulewicz touched at 1:48.26, 1.14 seconds in front of the runner-up
• Abbey Keane won the 1,000 free for a second straight day, touching at 10:32.31, .65 seconds faster than her winning time at UConn Friday
• Czulewicz (1:54.35) and Shannon Welcome (1:54.82) battled to the finish to take the top two spots in the 200 freestyle
• Meghan Dunnigan earned the win in the 100 backstroke, touching at 59.73
• Discala earned an individual win with a 1:06.32 swim in the 100 breaststroke, with Morgan O'Hara picking up third at 1:09.19
• Gabi Wroblewski won the 200 butterfly, by more than three seconds, with a time of 2:10.79
• Kelly Stotler touched first in the 50 free, with a swim of 25.28
• Jewelle Maziarz (248.10) and Elyse Boothroyd (236.48) placed second and third in 1-meter diving
• Welcome, picked up the win in the 100 free, at 54.32, with Gabby Spaciano second at 54.97
• Dunnigan won for the second time in as many swims, with a 2:06.45 to capture the 200 backstroke, where Kaylin McMahon placed third at 2:12.26
• Discala touched second in the 200 breaststroke, at 2:26.73
• Czulewicz earned her third overall win, and second individual, with a 5:11.49 effort in the 500 freestyle
• Keane touched second in the 500 free, at 5:14.25
• Cassidy Stotler captured the top spot in the 100 butterfly, with a swim of 58.19, 1.5 seconds clear of the field
• Zoe Baker was the Blue Devils top finisher on the 3-meter board, with a 229.28, just .08 points in front of Maziarz
• O'Hara and Wroblewski finished second and third in the 200 IM, with swims of 2:13.32 and 2:15.39
• The Stotler twins, Spaciano and Czulewicz won the 200 free relay, at 1:40.47, to round out the victory.