Compete Results

Team Scores
Rhode Island 171.5
Providence 103.5

How It Happened
Rhode Island won 13 of the 14 events in which it scored points, dominating in-state rival Providence for a 171.5-103.5 victory Wednesday night in the Tootell Aquatic Center.

Senior Hannah Benavides, junior Ella Hacker and sophomore Avery Potyrala each won two individual events. The trio also teamed with freshman Julia Havice to win the 200-yard Medley Relay, which opened the meet.

Benavides won the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke events. In the 50-yard race, Rhody had three of the top four finishers, as freshman Gracie Maughan tied for second place and junior Sarah Koenig placed fourth.

Hacker was victorious in both the 50- and 100-yard Butterfly events. In the 100-yard race, she defeated the field by two seconds.

Potyrala gave Rhode Island a sweep in the 50- and 100-yard Freestyle events. In the 100-yard race, she and Rylee Kelly provided a 1-2 finish for the Rams.

Havice – making her collegiate debut - picked up a second win of her own. She won the 100-yard Backstroke with a time of 59.32 seconds.

Standouts from the Pool

• Junior Lily Hsu led a dominant effort for the URI diver. She won both the 1- and 3-meter events.
• In the 1-meter dive, sophomore Anna Petke placed second, junior Olivia Winslow was third and freshman Amelia Kloss was fourth.
• In the 3-meter, Winslow placed second and Kloss took fourth place.
• Junior Rylee Kelly won the 200-yard Freestyle race to go with her second-place finish in the 100 Freestyle.
• Julianna Tyler second in the 50-yard backstroke.
• Senior Maddie Tetreault won the 500-yard Freestyle in the closest race of the day. She edged Providence's Kendall Eby by .01.

What's Next
Rhode Island visits Connecticut for a head-to-head meet on Saturday, Nov. 9. The meet begins at 1 p.m.