Complete Results

How It Happened
Freshman Sarah Koenig posted a personal best in the 200-yard individual medley to pick up one of four wins for Rhode Island Saturday. The Rams dropped their regular-season finale at Central Connecticut State, 173-127.

Koenig shaved nearly two seconds off her previous best time, winning the race in 2:10.69. She bested CCSU's Morgan O'Hara (2:13.32) by almost three seconds.

Rhode Island had three other individual winners Saturday. Freshmen Lily Hsu and Olivia Winslow swept the diving events, with Hsu victorious in the 1-meter and Winslow taking the 3-meter event.  Sophomore Hannah Benavides also grabbed her first career individual win, taking the 200-yard breaststroke in an electrifying race.

Benavides finished the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:26.04, holding off CCSU's Ella Discala by just .69 seconds. The time for Benavides was her season best. Discala and Benavides also finished 1-2 in the 100 breaststroke, with Discala winning that race in a time of 1:06.32. Benavdes had a time of 1:08.04.

In the 1-meter dive, Hsu picked up her third career win with a score of 2:54.93. She was comfortably ahead of the field, as CCSU's Jewelle Maziarz was second with a score of 248.10.

It was a 1-2 finish for Rhody in the 3-meter dive. Winslow's score of 269.03 was more than enough for her first career individual win. Junior Carleigh Schlissel was second with 230.78 points.

Standouts from the Pool

• Freshman Rylee Kelley and senior Aimee Garcia provided a second- and third-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle, while senior Shauna Killane and sophomore Jackie Triglia did the same in the 200 butterfly.
• Garcia also placed third in the 200 breaststroke, while Kelly was third in the 500 freestyle.
• Sophomore Kelsey McMenemy placed second in the 200 backstroke.
• Freshman Abby Zadorozny was second in the 100 butterfly, coming in 1.5 seconds behind CCSU's Cassidy Stotler, who won with a time of 58.19.

What's Next
Rhode Island is done with the regular season. The Rams next participate in the Atlantic 10 Championship at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio from Feb. 15 through Feb. 18.