Brooklyn, NY - The Bloodhound swimmers descended on the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn on Tuesday night for the first CUNYAC dual meet of the season.
The John Jay women's swim team looked to feed off of the first win of the season against Purchase College on Nov. 5 when they hit the pool against the Brooklyn College Bulldogs.
Despite a late push in the final two events, the Bulldogs held for a 95-86 victory for the meet.
Brooklyn started the evening strong, taking the 200-yard medley relay. John Jay's team of
Victoria Hapsis,
Rina Yamamoto,
Luciana Uriarte and
Grace Driver closed out in 2:24.98, with the second-place finish making the score 11-4, Brooklyn.
John Jay kept pace with the hosts, as Driver and
Julia Murray in the 1000y freestyle earned second and third place, respectively and seven total points. Driver took the silver with a 15:03.64 time, while Murray was just behind with a 15:53.23 time. Brooklyn took first place and fourth place to improve its overall advantage to 22-11.
Hapsis handed in a season-best time in the 200y freestyler race, taking first place in 2:21.96. Her nine points improved the Bloodhound team score to 30, but the Bulldogs added points in second through fourth places to add to their lead, 31-20.
Uriarte also improved on her season-best sprint in the 50y freestyle, clocking in at 29.28 for first place. Again, Brooklyn took second through fourth to add to its lead, 40-29.
Katherine Sacgalindo represented the visitors in the 200y individual medley, taking third place with a 3:32.49 finish. That time marks a 15-second improvement from her attempt against Mount Saint Mary on Oct. 23. The Bulldogs filled out the three other points places in the race, leading 55-32 after five events.
Back to the sprint races in event six, Uriarte topped the field again. The sophomore took first place (1:17.52) in the 100y butterfly race, earning her side nine points. Her finish matched the nine points by the three Bulldogs in the event, raising the score to 64-41.
Gloria Glenn just edged out Brooklyn's Christine Bailey for second place in the 100y freestyle, finishing in 1:24.30. Sacgalindo made it six points for John Jay in the event with a fourth-place time of 1:26.76.
For the first time in the meet, the Bloodhounds took the majority of the points haul in a race during the 100y backstroke event. Hapsis scored another season-best time, taking first with a 1:12.82 time. Yamamoto clinched third with a 1:20.65 effort. The two combined for 12 points to cut the Bulldog lead to 83-59.
The Bloodhounds scored another 2-3 finish in the final distance race, the 500y freestyle. Driver took second, and four points, with a 7:20.19 time, while Murray scored third place and three points with a 7:49.24 finish.
John Jay scored the final 20 team points of the meet, as the only scoring competitors in the final two events. Glenn posted a season-best time in the 100y breaststroke race, scoring nine points with a 1:28.53 finish. The Bloodhounds' 200y freestyle relay team (Yamamoto, Murray, Sacgalindo, Glenn) took first to close the meet out with a 2:17.70 time.
NEXT UP: The Bloodhounds continue their regular season conference slate on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Hunter College. The dual meet is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.
