Women's Swimming and Diving Splits Duals with VMI, Davidson on Saturday

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DAVIDSON, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Swimming and Diving split its season-opening duals with VMI and Davidson on Saturday (Oct. 26), topping VMI 251-42 and falling to Davidson 175-125.

The quartet of Alessia Cunegatti, Alyssa Jackson, Taylor Smith and Andie Quisumbing took second in the 4x50 medley relay in 1:49.40, while the team of Grace Adams, Beatrice Cocconcelli, Chloe McDonald and Ava Kilpatrick finished third in 1:50.95. Savanna Bush, Gracelyn Cox, Tess Peny and Olivia Ciancimino combined for a fifth-place finish in the event in 1:51.24. Caitlin Hefner picked up a win in the 1000 freestyle in 10:37.83, while Celine Petruschke (11:12.79) and Rose Sciaudone (11:14.65) finished fourth and fifth in the event respectively. Kathryn Walters also swam the event in 10:56.97. Anna Marcotti finished second in the 200 free in 1:54.14, while Cunegatti (1:57.97), Kilpatrick (2:00.38) and Julie Lahiff (2:03.65) finished fifth through seventh respectively. Bush (59.38), Adams (1:00.11) and Danai Gkogkosi (1:00.40) finished third, fourth and fifth respectively in the 100 back, while Cocconcelli picked up the win in the 100 breast in 1:05.65. Cox (1:09.25), Smith (1:09.41) and Anna Kate Halligan (1:09.59) took fifth, sixth and seventh in the event. Riley Edmundson earned a win in the 200 fly in 2:07.21, while Caroline Crouse finished third in 2:11.02. McDonald took fifth in the event in 2:12.55, while Peny finished seventh in 2:17.39. Quisumbing finished second in the 50 free in 24.67 seconds, while Marcotti (24.80) and Ciancimino (24.84) took fourth and fifth respectively. Jackson also took eighth in the event in 25.46 seconds.

Marcotti earned a win in the 100 free in 53.73 seconds, while Jackson (55.21), Crouse (55.39) and Kilpatrick (55.93) finished seventh, eighth and ninth respectively. Cunegatti (2:07.97) and Adams (2:08.62) finished second and third in the 200 back, while Bush took fifth in 2:11.38 and Peny took seventh in 2:19.70. Cocconcelli (2:24.80) and Edmundson (2:24.94) finished second and third in the 200 breast, while Halligan took fifth in 2:28.48 and Lahiff finished seventh in 2:30.44. Hefner (5:12.68) and Gkogkosi (5:16.60) finished second and third respectively in the 500 free, while Petruschke (5:25.00) and Walters (5:26.34) finished sixth and seventh in the event. Quisumbing earned her first collegiate win in the 100 fly in 57.79 seconds, while McDonald finished second in 58.99. Smith finished fifth in 59.56, while Jackson took 10^th in 1:02.14 and Sciaudone also swam the event in 1:02.21. Cunegatti posted a second-place finish in the 200 IM in 2:09.32, while Halligan took fifth in 2:11.50. Edmundson (2:13.12) and Crouse (2:13.71) finished seventh and eighth in the event, while Sciaudone swam the event in 2:17.15. The quartet of Gkogkosi, Cocconcelli, Quisumbing and Marcotti took second in the 4x100 free relay in 3:36.62, while Ciancimino, Petruschke, Adams and Hefner finished fourth in 3:40.88.

Vivan Fougeron finished third in her Bulldog debut in the 1M diving event with a score of 231.85, while Jade Canady (223.55), Amelia Ward (187.20) and Kindal Culpepper (178.55) took fifth through seventh in the event. Fougeron finished third in the 3M diving event with a score of 221.55, while Canady finished fourth with a mark of 212.15. Ward (193.00) and Culpepper (165.85) finished sixth and seventh in the event.

"It was great to return to competition even with a few weeks delay," said head coach Elizabeth Lykins. "We are incredibly appreciative of Davidson College and Virginia Military Institute for today's competition and camaraderie. The team did an excellent job diving and swimming today; this past month has brought a unique set of challenges but we have risen to the occasion."

The Bulldogs (1-1) return to the water on Saturday (Nov. 2) to face Campbell. The action begins at 11:00 a.m.

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Women's Swimming and Diving Splits Duals with VMI, Davidson on Saturday

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Grace Adams

Savanna Bush

Jade Canady

Olivia Ciancimino

Beatrice Cocconcelli

Gracelyn Cox

Caroline Crouse

Kindal Culpepper

Alessia Cunegatti

Riley Edmundson

Danai Gkogkosi

Anna Kate Halligan

Caitlin Hefner

Alyssa Jackson

Ava Kilpatrick

Julie Lahiff

Anna Marcotti

Chloe McDonald

Tess Peny

Celine Petruschke

Andie Quisumbing

Rose Sciaudone

Taylor Smith

Kathryn Walters

Amelia Ward