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Women's Swimming Picks Up Win Over Seton Hall at Tri-Meet at WVU
10.20.18 | Swimming
Emily Conners opened morning session with first-place finish in the 100 free
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -Â Xavier swimming closed out the two-day tri-meet at West Virginia with Seton Hall on Saturday, picking up a team win over Seton Hall on the women's side and an event win in the 100 free for Emily Conners.
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  WOMEN'S NOTABLE |
- Emily Conners opened the day by taking the top spot in the 100 free with a time of 51.91.
- Taylor Hogan led the Musketeers in a pair of events, taking second in the 100 fly and placing fourth in the 200 back with a time of 2:06.81.
- In the 100 fly, Annie Cummins finished just behind Hogan in third and Lorelei Gaertner touched fourth.
- Lydia Schaeffer led the Musketeers in the 200 breast with a time of 2:27.69. Alison Herman touched just behind her in fourth place.
- Emma Kauffeld continued to lead the Musketeers in distance free, placing fifth in the 500 free.
- Alison Herman led the Musketeers with a second-place finish in the 200 IM.
- Xavier closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay for Conners, Abigail Garner, Tianna Vozar and Caroline Gaertner.
- Xavier topped Seton Hall, 176-111, and fell to West Virginia, 199.5-93.5.
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 WOMEN'S TOP TIMES |
100 Free | Emily Conners | 51.91 | 1st |
200 Back | Taylor Hogan | 2:06.81 | 4th |
200 Breast | Lydia Schaeffer | 2:27.69 | 3rd |
500 Free | Emma Kauffeld | 5:12.53 | 5th |
100 Fly | Taylor Hogan | 57.85 | 2nd |
200 IM | Alison Herman | 2:11.12 | 2nd |
400 Free Relay | Conners, Garner, Vozar, Gaertner | 3:32.79 | 2nd |
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 MEN'S NOTABLE |
- To open the morning, Matthew Geraghty led the Musketeers in the 100 free with a time of 47.64.
- Alex Sironen placed fourth in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.26.
- Matthew Dyer led the Musketeers in the 200 breast with a sixth place finish, and the 200 IM, also taking sixth and setting a season-best time of 1:57.35.
- Patrick Hackett led the Musketeers in the 500 free with a  time of 4:48.00.
- Brandon Abboud's time of 51.54 in the 100 fly led the Musketeers and is a new season-best.
- Xavier closed out the meet with a third place finish in the 400 free relay for Geraghty, Sam Johanns, Brandon Abboud and Enrique Hernandez.
- Xavier fell to West Virginia, 241-52, and Seton Hall, 168-119.
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 MEN'S TOP TIMES |
100 Free | Matthew Geraghty | 47.64 6th | 6th |
200 Back | Alex Sironen | 1:54.26 | 4th |
200 Breast | Matthew Dyer | 2:09.05 | 6th |
500 Free | Patrick Hackett | 4:48.00 | 6th |
100 Fly | Brandon Abboud | 51.54 | 6th |
200 IM | Matthew Dyer | 1:57.35 | 6th |
400 Free Relay | Geraghty, Johanns, Abboud, Hernandez | 3:09.15 | 3rd |
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 UP NEXT |
- Xavier hosts its first home meet of the season on Friday, Oct. 26, with Xavier's women hosting Indiana State's women's team, set to begin at 5:00 p.m.
- Xavier's full squad will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 27 when the Musketeers travel to Cleveland State with events set to begin at 1:00 p.m. Â
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