Naber Shines as Pirates Fall to Fordham in Opener

Saturday, October 3

South Orange, N.J.

12 p.m.

Seton Hall University

115

183

Fordham

Results (PDF)

10/3/2026 7:34:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Despite a dominant day from Lindsay Naber, the Seton Hall women's swimming and diving team fell to the Fordham Rams in the opening meet of the 2026-27 season, 183-115.

Diving
The Pirates collected a podium at each height to open the season against the Rams. On the three-meter board, Sarah Behrman opened up the season with The Hall's top performance. The junior finished third place on the high board with a score of 210.30.

Meanwhile, on the one-meter board, Alexis Mendenhall showcased what brought her to South Orange in a her stellar debut showing. After six dives, the freshman secured third place with a score of 221.85.

Swimming
In the pool, the Pirates opened the season with a bang in the 200 medley relay. Lindsay Naber gave the Pirates the early lead with a 26.79 backstroke leg and the Pirates never looked back. Yosun Hacifazioglu, Soluna Lim and Naima Hazell closed out the relay to secure the win with a time of 1:46.86.

As the individual events arrived, the Pirates' distance legionnaire Zeynep Aysoy earned her first podium in the 1000 freestyle with a mark of 11:02.22, good for second place. More notably, however, was her performance in the 200 breaststroke. The junior finished in second place with a time of 2:28.19, less than two seconds off her career-best mark from her freshman season.

However, in addition to her leadoff leg in the relay, Lindsay Naber was the star of the day for the Pirates in the individual events. Naber won all three of her individual events on the day – 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 200 IM – for a total of four wins. She specifically dominated the 200 backstroke and 200 IM, winning both races by at least three seconds.

Two other Pirates collected a pair of podium finishes in hotly contested heats. Bianka Bukovics secured two third-place finishes in the 200 backstroke and 200 IM, trailing Naber and one Fordham swimmer. Similarly, Soluna Lim notched second-place finishes in both the 100 and 200 butterflies.

What's Next
The Pirates will continue the season when the squad splits on Saturday, October 17. Swimming will travel to West Long Branch, New Jersey, to take on Monmouth, while diving will remain on campus and face Colgate. Both meet times are to be announced.