Pirates Claim Dominant Victory Over Rider in Home Opener

Saturday, October 5

11 a.m. Diving, 2:30 p.m. Swimming

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Seton Hall Women's Swim & Dive Team Photo

Pirates Claim Dominant Victory Over Rider in Home Opener

10/5/2024 6:21:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's swimming and diving team claimed a dominant victory in its home opener on Saturday afternoon, defeating Rider, 179-106, inside Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium. The Pirates claimed victory in all but one event, instead finishing second in the one-meter board.

Diving
Senior Nikki Pawar (Lawrenceville, N.J.) opened her 2024-2025 campaign in form, winning the 3-meter board and finishing second in the one-meter board. Her scores, 219.00 and 223.42 respectively, were over 20 points better than last season's opening meet against Rider. In the one-meter board, freshman Sarah Behrman (Kennesaw, Ga.) landed herself a third-place finish with a score of 205.80 in her Pirates debut.

Swimming
The afternoon began in familiar fashion for the Pirates with a win in the 200 Medley Relay. Amelia Obszarny (Middletown, N.J.), Yosun Hacifazioglu (Istanbul, Turkey), Shun Qi Lim (Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia) and Lea Moeller (New Lennox, Ill) combined to go 1:49.29, nearly two-and-a-half seconds clear of the Broncs. Individually, this lineup would claim victory in five total events while the entire team held Rider winless.

Among those relay members, new addition Shun Qi Lim made her mark early in individual events. She claimed the 100 Butterfly in dominant fashion, securing victory by nearly three seconds with a 58.43. She completed the double by winning the 200 Butterfly by six seconds with a 2:12.81.

Outside of that quartet, plenty of familiar faces claimed victory throughout the meet. Senior Allie Waggoner (Moorestown, N.J.) posted that fastest time of the day in both the 1000 and 500 Freestyles, producing a 10:15.22 and a 5:03.48 respectively. She will look to repeat her BIG EAST title in the 500 Freestyle later this season.

2023 BIG EAST Champion Natalie Heim (Middletown, N.J.) came into the meet ready to fight for another BIG EAST title this season. She would go on to claim her first win of the season in the 200 Freestyle with a 1:52.55. Not long after that, she followed that win with another victory, this time in the 100 Freestyle with a 51.76.

There were a few notable surprises from the Pirates, however. The most notable of which was Naima Hazell (Castries, St. Lucia) win in the 50 Freestyle from the outer lanes with a time of 24.45.

What's Next
The Pirates are back in the pool on next Saturday as they travel to Towson, Md. to face Towson. Diving will begin at 10 a.m., while swimming will begin at 12 p.m.