Women's Swimming Falls to Sarah Lawrence on Senior Night

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – After returning to the pool after nearly a month-long break, the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's swimming team came up short in their 2013-14 home finale at Brooklyn Technical H.S. dropping a 52-41 decision to Sarah Lawrence College in a Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference dual meet on Friday evening.

The Gryphons (7-1, 2-0 HVIAC) won their 10th straight league dual in spoiling the Lady Bears (2-6, 0-1 HVIAC) senior night honoring Haley Betancourt (New York, N.Y./St. Vincent Ferrer), Jaclyn Kennedy (Breezy Point, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall) and LauraLynne Duffy (Cutchogue, N.Y./Bishop McGann-Mercy).

Sophomore Morgan Summers (Bellerose, N.Y./St. Mary's) came away with the lone victory for St. Joseph's with a six second triumph in the 100-yard backstroke, clocking in a 1:09.34.

Freshman Victoria Benalcazar (Astoria, N.Y./St. John's Prep) shaved four seconds off her 50-yard freestyle time (31.12) to capture second place and sophomore Jillian O'Hara (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) also took second in the other sprint freestyle, with a 1:06.90 time in the 100-yard free. Junior Jaclyn Montana (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bay Ridge Prep) rounded out the second place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly (1:28.38).

The Lady Bears wrap up the regular season at HVIAC foe The College of New Rochelle on Wednesday, January 22nd also swimming against Post University in a double dual meet starting at 8 p.m.