Durham, NH- The Wagner College women's swimming team lost a hard-fought battle at the University of New Hampshire this weekend 96-167. Senior co-captain Alexandra Tomlinson (Telford, PA/ Souderton) and freshman Lauren French (Colmar, PA/ North Penn) led the Seahawks as they each recorded a first-place finish in their designated events. 

Tomlinson started the Seahawks off with her first-place finish in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:45.40). Following close behind was senior co-captain Colleen Bowman (Hauppauge, NY/ Hauppauge) with a third-place finish, recording a time of 10:59.33. 

In the 200 yard freestyle, freshman Chelsea Beck (Reading, PA/ Wilson) earned second place with a time of 2:01.13 while teammate Sarah Plucinsky (Allentown, PA/ Allentown Central Catholic) followed in fourth-place with a time of 2:05.03. 

Three Seahawks placed in the top five in the 100 yard backstroke. Sophomore Caitlin Moore-Penaskovic (Chesire, CT/ Chesire) took second (1:04.47) with Breanne Sweeney (Staten Island, NY/ Notre Dame Academy) close behind in third (1:04.81) and teammate Lauren Meyer (Hamden, CT/ Hamden) rounding out the event with a fifth-place finish (1:05.14). 

In the 100 yard breaststroke, junior Kelsey Rodgers (Anaheim Hills, CA/ Canyon) led the Seahawks with a second place finish (1:11.63). Teammate Bethny Brown (Enfield, CT/ Ennco Fermi) finished in third-place (1:12.16) and finishing in sixth-place for the Seahawks was Plucinsky (1:18.31) 

In the 200 yard butterfly, the Seahawks' Jakki Guenther (South Hadley, MA./ South Hadley) and Mary Ryan (Staten Island, NY/ St. Joseph Hill Academy) took third and fourth place in the event, respectively. 

Lindsey Rodgers (Anaheim Hills, CA/ Canyon) led the Seahawks in the 50 yard freestyle with a second place finish, recording a time of 25.56. French and Jessica Hart (Summerfield, NC/ Northwest ) trailed close behind with third and fifth-place finishes. 

French dominated the 100 yard freestyle finishing first with a time of 55.48. Teammates Beck and Plucinsky took third and fifth in the event for Wagner. 

Wagner finished two-three-four in the 200 yard backstroke with Sweeney leading the Seahawks in second with a time of 2:18.86. Following behind her was Meyer and Moore-Penaskovic. 

Bowman took second-place in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:22.24 with teammate Beck finishing in fourth place. 

Hart led the Seahawks in the 100 yard butterfly with a second place finish in 1:00.32. Trailing behind her was teammates Rodgers (third) and Guenther (fifth). 

Guenther recorded second-place for the Seahawks in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:20.65. Following behind her was Brown (fifth) and Sweeney (sixth). 

Wagner took second place in the 400 yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:44.50 and a third-place finish in the 200 yard medley relay with a time of1:55.22. 

"I feel like we made some significant strides as a team. I thought our two captains performed well in both the 1000 and 500.” Said Wagner head coach Mark Sowa, “We were in a lot of close races and fought hard to get our hands on the wall. I feel like our freshmen are learning pretty quickly and they appear to be a pretty tough group. I thought Jakki and Mary racing the 200 fly with a lot of heart and resolve was what we want our team to be about. Hopefully we take some of the lessons learned here and continue to apply them day in and day out in training." 

The Seahawks (0-1) return to the pool on Saturday, November 1 in a tri-meet with host Saint Peter's and Manhattan College.