Complete Results

Team Scores
Connecticut 190.5, Northeastern 161.5
Connecticut 282, Rhode Island 70
Northeastern 260, Rhode Island 92

How It Happened
Rhode Island fell to both Connecticut and Northeastern in its season-opener tri-meet. Held at UConn's Wolff-Zackin Natatorium, it was a two-day meet that began Friday evening and concluded Saturday afternoon.

Freshman Rylee Kelly was Rhode Island's best individual performer in the meet. She placed second in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 18:29.25. Connecticut's Norah Rome topped the field of six swimmers with her time of 17:47.57.

Kelly also had a strong showing in the 500-yard free race, taking third place out of 13 swimmers with a time of 5:18.08. Once again, it was Rome besting the field with her time of 5:08.10. URI's Lyndsey Warner placed sixth in the event with a time of 5:22.25.

Rhode Island's best event of the meet was the 200-yard butterfly, where freshman Ella Hacker was second and junior Jenna Salem placed fifth. Hacker's time of 2:10.84 was just behind the winning time of 2:09.65 by UConn's Ella Epes.

Standouts From the Pool

• Freshman Lily Hsu had URI's top finish in the diving events, placing fifth in the 3-meter event. Hsu posted a score of 229.30, coming in just behind the Northeastern duo of Anelisa Kim (232.60) and Lizzie Meschisen (231.95). Northeastern's Kiki Murphy won the event with 248.40 points.
• Freshman Emily Makin placed fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:27.01. She was two spots in front of sophomore Hannah Benevides (2:29.04. Makin and Benevides were sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 100-yard breaststroke.
• Freshman Lyndsey Warner offered a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.95. Classmate Abigail Zadorozny was right behind her with a time of 1:58.07.
• Rhode Island's top finish in the relays came in the form of fourth-place times in both the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard free relay. In the 400, the team of freshman Abigail Zadorozny, freshman Lyndsey Warner, junior Mia Bonvissuto and senior Camryn Kreuscher placed fourth with a time of 3:37.92. In the 200, it was Kreuscher, Zadorozny, Warner and sophomore Quinn Frost posting a time of 1:39.88.

What's Next
Rhode Island has its first home meet of the season when it hosts Assumption and Siena on Saturday, Oct. 15 in the Tootell Aquatic Center. Competition begins at 12:30 p.m.