Men's (1-1) and Women's (2-0) Swimming & Diving Both Down Visiting Roger Williams

The Wheaton College men's and women's swimming & diving teams both knocked off visiting Roger Williams University on Friday before hosting the non-scoring Charlie Batterman Relays on Saturday. The Lyon women picked up a 162-115 triumph over the Hawks in improving to 2-0 for the eighth straight season, while the men won by a 147-137 count.

Wheaton's women won all 14 swimming events, as sophomores Samantha Farrell (Reading, MA/Reading Memorial) and Nicole Zais (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln-Sudbury Regional) played a role in three victories apiece to pace the squad. Zais won the 50-yard breaststroke and 200 freestyle and individual medley events, while Farrell was victorious in the 50 free and butterfly races while anchoring the top 200 medley relay quartet. Senior Caitlin Glover (Durham, NH/Berwick Academy) captured both the 50 backstroke and 100 free events, while junior Sarah Houlihan (West Springfield, MA/West Springfield) won the 1,000 free and competed for the top 400 free relay team. Sophomore Stephany Perkins (Monmouth, ME/Monmouth Academy) also swam on the 400 free relay quartet and topped all 200 breaststroke competitors. For the men, sophomore Eddie Gillie (Haverhill, MA/Saint John’s Prep) won his first three events of the season, capturing the 100 and 200 free races as well as the 200 IM.