WALTHAM, Mass. – Keene State captured 13 of 16 events to hand the Bentley University women's swimming and diving team its first loss in two years, 155-136. The Falcons had entered the meet with 18 consecutive dual meet victories.
Posting winning efforts for the Falcons on Senior Day were a trio of juniors. All-America Jessica Hodsdon (Brewer, Maine/Brewer HS) won the 100 yard breaststroke in 1:08:36, and a pair of her classmates swept the two diving events. Shelly D'Aleo (Enfield, Conn./Suffield Academy) took the one-meter in 240.96, and Abby Mathews (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford HS) turned in a winning score of 249.59 on the three meter.
Hodsdon was also second in the 100 butterfly (1:00.34), and Mathews was a close second to D'Aleo in the one-meter with 239.24 points.
Freshman Nadine Edwards (Danbury, Conn./Danbury HS) had a strong meet for the Falcons with her performances including a school record while finishing third in the 500 freestyle. Her time of 5:18.33 bettered the mark set by teammate Susie Boretti last February by 0.45 seconds. In addition, she was second in both the 1000 free (11:02.93) and 100 free (56.41).
Sophomore Kellen Power (San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian HS) was the runner-up in both the 50 free (26.21) and the 200 free (1:59.06), and Bentley also received seconds from sophomore Amanda Le (Chelmsford/Chelmsford HS) in the 200 breast (2:30.74) and freshman Paige Wilde (Naugatuck, Conn./Holy Cross HS) in the three-meter (224.77).
Keene State received two individual wins and a relay victory from a quartet of swimmers: senior Maureen O'Leary (Nashua, N.H.) and freshmen Diana Pimer (West Haven, Conn.), Taylor DaSilva (Stony Brook, N.Y.) and Julie Trodden (Reading).
Bentley completes the dual portion of its schedule Tuesday night at Bridgewater State.