By: Michael L. Damon
mdamon@jjay.cuny.edu
(212) 237-8322
RESULTS
NEW YORK, N.Y.— The John Jay women's swimming team was defeated by the College of Staten Island 54-41 at the John Jay Pool on Monday evening.
The loss drops John Jay to 1-2 (1-1 CUNYAC) this season.
Despite the loss, the host Bloodhounds got solid performances out of several swimmers as John Jay earned wins in four events. The Bloodhounds got a first place finish out of Vickie Hsieh in the 1000 yard freestyle (13:40.88), while in the 50 yard freestyle
Vanessa Toro-Plaza was a winner (29.42). In the 100 yard freestyle Hsieh won again, taking first place (1:04.55). Then in the final event of the evening, the 200 yard free relay, the Bloodhounds won by 1.52 seconds as
Opal Getgavipak,
Mollie DeMeio,
Diana Rodriguez and
Vanessa Toro-Plaza were victorious (2:07.03).
The host Dolphins took the lead after scoring a victory in the opening race (200 yard medley relay), before John Jay finished first and second collectively in the 1,000 yard freestyle as
Jezebel Erazo finished second behind Hsieh's first place swim to tie the score 8-8.
CSI retook the lead after the third event, the 200 yard freestyle. But John Jay swimmers finished second and third keeping the score close as the Bloodhounds were down 13-12.
John Jay took an 18-15 lead after Toro-Plaza's win in the 50 yard freestyle.
But CSI earned first and second place finishes in the next two races, the 200 yard individual medley and the 100 yard butterfly to claim a 32-20 advantage.
Hsieh won the 100 yard freestyle in the next race, but CSI picked up wins in the next three to establish a comfortable cushion to earn the win.
John Jay returns to action in 2013 when the Bloodhounds face St. Joseph's-Brooklyn at Brooklyn Technical High School on January 4 at 7:30 p.m.
