Pirates Take Down Monmouth, 145-59

Friday, October 28

South Orange, NJ

3 pm

Seton Hall University

145

Monmouth

10/28/2022 7:34:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall women's swimming and diving earned a victory at home on Friday afternoon, taking down Monmouth by a final score of 145-59. Seton Hall was in control, winning 10 out of 11 events on the day.

The Pirates came out strong, winning the 400 Medley Relay to begin the day. Julie Stampe (Allerid-Birkerod, Denmark), Lea Moeller (New Lenox, Ill.), Sierra Cripps (Seymour, Conn.) and Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.) combined to touch the wall in 3:53.87, winning the race by nearly seven seconds.

The relay win was one of three on the day for Heim. She was also part of the 200 Free Relay team, as she along with Moeller, Josie McCartney (Verona, Wis.) and Leiya Istambouli (Danbury, Conn.) finished in a time of 1:37.60 to claim the top spot. Heim's other win came in the 50 Free, where she swam a 23.80 which is the eighth-fastest in the event in program history.

Amanda Zajdzinski (Mesa, Ariz.) kept her strong start to the season going with two more first-place finishes. The junior took the top spot in the 200 Free with a time of 1:53.65 before winning the 100 Free in 52.92. Zajdzinski has now won freestyle events at four different distances this season, as she also took first in the 500 Free and 1000 Free in the season opener against Rider.

Cripps and Stampe would also add individual victories to their relay wins. Cripps swam the fastest in the 200 IM, notching a time of 2:11.67, while Stampe's time of 57.84 in the 100 Back gave her first place.