DURHAM, N.H. – Anastazja Szukala won two events Saturday for the Catamounts in their first America East dual meet of the season at UNH's Swasey Pool. Vermont won four events on the afternoon, but New Hampshire won the day by a 164-136 score.
 
RELATED LINKS
Full Results (,pdf)
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"This was a very competitive meet where we saw four lead changes," said Head Coach Gerry Cournoyer. "I am thrilled with how our team represented themselves."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Szuakala led the way for the Catamounts winning the 50 and 100 Free for Vermont. She claimed the 50 Free with a time of 24.19, .28 seconds better than the nearest competition. She won the 100 Free with a time of 53.57 which was .27 seconds faster than anyone else on the day.
• The Catamounts 200 Medley Relay squad earned their second win of the season over UNH. Amaya Olivieri, Gwenyth Lister, Paige Korbely and Szukala won the event by 1.15 seconds with a time of 1:47.24. It was .14 seconds faster than their winning time against Northeastern two weeks ago.
• First year Olivieri continued the strong start to her UVM career winning the 200 Back for the Catamounts with a time of 2:04.12. She was 3.31 seconds faster than UNH's second place finisher.
• Vermont also continued its strong start this season on the diving boards. Robyn Tonomura-MacDonald was second in the 1m and 3m Saturday while her teammate Valeria Velez was third in both.

WHO'S NEXT
 Vermont will compete at home again on Saturday, October 31 as they host Maine at 11 a.m. It will be the Catamounts Annual Rally Against Cancer Meet presented by Mascoma Bank. The action will be streamed live on AmericaEast.TV. Fans can receive a free lavender beanie as well as other small Rally Against Cancer items, courtesy of Mascoma Bank and the UVM Cancer Center. 
 
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