Pirates Fall to UConn in Opening Dual Meet of 2025

Saturday, January 18

Storrs, Conn.

4 P.M.

Seton Hall University

174

117

UConn

1/19/2025 7:44:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

STORRS, CT. – The Seton Hall women's swimming and diving team opened 2025 with a 174-117 defeat against UConn.

Diving
In the 1-meter program, the Pirates found themselves with a trio of divers in points-scoring positions. Sarah Behrman earned the top spot with a score of 183.30. Alongside her, Nikki Pawar, in in her first meet in two months, found her way into second with a score of 180.98. Amy Kugelman rounded out the top three for the Pirates with a score of 166.20.

Meanwhile, in the 3-meter board, Kugelman was the highest-placing Pirate with a score of 219.68.

Swimming
Senior Allie Waggoner opened the meet's individual program with a win in the 1000 Freestyle. It was not as easy as usual, however. She was tightly contested over the first 200 yards, but in the end she secured a nearly nine-second victory with a time of 10:15.68. Waggoner would go on to also claim victory in the 500 Freestyle later in the meet, but in a heavily contested race.

This time, it was the Pirates' own Natalie Heim who pushed Waggoner to the limit. Ultimately, Waggoner came out on top, however, with a time of 5:00.47 to Heim's 5:00.81. Later on, Heim claimed victory in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:52.20.

While the Pirates did not claim overall victory in the 50 Freestyle, they did earn a strong two-three finish in the event. Lea Moeller and Naima Hazell touched the wall within two-hundredths of each other, rounding out the podium with times of 24.23 and 24.25, respectively.

The Pirates closed the meet with the 400 Freestyle Relay. Moeller, Mandy Zajdzinski, Amelia Obszarny and Heim capped off the meet by touching the wall with a time of 3:33.27

What's Next
The Pirates return to action on Friday, January 24, at home in Arthur E. Imperatore Natatorium against Wagner. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.