Rutgers Edges Princeton 156-144; Rematch Comes Saturday During Senior Day At DeNunzio

Friday, January 11

Piscataway, N.J.

4:00 PM

Princeton University

156

144

Rutgers

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Rutgers Edges Princeton 156-144; Rematch Comes Saturday During Senior Day At DeNunzio

January 11, 2019 | Women's Swimming and Diving

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Sophomore Jenny Ma swept the breast events, while senior Joanna Curry, sophomore Sophia Peifer and freshman Cathy Teng each picked up individual victories, but those results weren't enough Friday afternoon as Princeton dropped a tight 156-144 dual meet to an undefeated Rutgers squad at the Rutgers Aquatic Center.

Princeton won't have to wait long to try and avenge that loss, though. Rutgers will join Villanova at DeNunzio Pool Saturday at 11 am for the Tigers' final tri-meet before the winter break. The meet will also serve as Senior Day for the Princeton Class of 2019, and the Tigers will honor Joanna Curry, Kathryn Didion, Elaina Gu, Carolyn MacFarlane, Monica McGrath, Izzy Reis and Karen Zhang during a 10:30 ceremony prior to the meet.

You can find the complete results here.

Ma picked up her first win in the 100 breast in 1:05.19, more than 1.4 seconds faster than anybody in the field. She came back after the break to win a tight 200 breast in 2:25.10, less than a half second ahead of Rutgers' Nora Woods.

Teng claimed a thriller over senior teammate Izzy Reis in the 50 free. Teng took the race in 24.05, just .03 of a second faster than the Princeton tri-captain. Curry won the final individual race of the day when she took the 200 IM in 2:05.36, more than a second faster than anybody in the field.

The best individual event of the day for Princeton came on the 3-meter board, where Peifer led a 1-2-3 Tiger finish. Peifer edged classmate Sine Scribbick for the win with 303.67 points; Scribbick took second with 302.23 points, and junior Mimi Lin finished third with 289.50 points. Peifer nearly had the double, but she finished second on the 1-meter board with 273.22 points.

Princeton had a handful of top finishes throughout the other Tiger swimmers, including sophomore Harley Lopez Miro and freshman Anna Durak, who traded second- and third-place finishes in the 500 and 1000 free events. Junior Shaelyn Choi was the runner-up to Ma in the 100 breast, and she took third to Curry in the 200 IM.