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Women's Swimming by: Bryan Jackson

Swimming Sweeps Lehman in Final Regular Season Meet of 2016

Full Results

MADISON, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham swim teams closed the regular season on a high note by sweeping Lehman College on Friday evening at the Ferguson Recreation Center. The FDU-Florham women's team topped the Lightning 107.5-85.5, while the Devils' men's squad won 92-87.

Samantha Irace set the tone in the Devils' first race of the evening. Irace cruised to victory in the 1,000-yard freestyle, clocking in at 12:40.18 and besting Lehman's top finisher by almost three minutes. In the 500-free, Irace also dominated the competition with a time of 6:12.33.

In the 200-free, Mackenzie Doherty picked up her first victory of the season by out-swimming three Lehman competitors and touching the wall in 2:16.14. But Doherty wasn't finished, as she went on to top the competition in the 100-breaststroke by finishing in 1:19.35.

The team's success continued as Sarah LeChard won the 200-yard in 2:40.16, while Maria Fafian claimed the 100-butterfly in 1:13.25. Sarah Bennett and Alexandra Duarte each continued their stellar seasons with wins in the 100-freestyle and 100-backstroke, respectively.

Bennett, Duarte, Fafian, and Irace also claimed the 200-freestyle relay in 1:57.53, outpacing two Lehman teams by a large margin.

On the men's side, the Devils continued their success. Standout freshman Bohdan Semak won the 200-freestyle (1:55.79) and the 100-freestyle (51.70).

Semak then teamed up with Nicholas DiBenedetto, David Nadler, and Alexiy Stolyarov to win the 200-freestyle relay in 1:35.07, besting the Lehman team's by 18 seconds.

DiBenedetto went on to win the 500-freestyle in 5:33.62, while Kevin Andrews took the 100-backstroke in 1:04.29.

The Devils will look to continue the momentum as they gear up the for 2016 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, which begin on Thursday, February 11 in York, Pa.

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Players Mentioned

Kevin Andrews

Kevin Andrews

5' 9"
Senior
C
David Nadler

David Nadler

5' 9"
Senior
C
Nicholas DiBenedetto

Nicholas DiBenedetto

5' 8"
First Year
Sarah Bennett

Sarah Bennett

5' 8"
Sophomore
Alexandra Duarte

Alexandra Duarte

5' 7"
Senior
C
Samantha Irace

Samantha Irace

5' 5"
Sophomore
Sarah LeChard

Sarah LeChard

5' 5"
Sophomore
Mackenzie Doherty

Mackenzie Doherty

5' 7"
First Year
Bohdan Semak

Bohdan Semak

First Year
Alexiy Stolyarov

Alexiy Stolyarov

First Year

Players Mentioned

Kevin Andrews

Kevin Andrews

5' 9"
Senior
C
David Nadler

David Nadler

5' 9"
Senior
C
Nicholas DiBenedetto

Nicholas DiBenedetto

5' 8"
First Year
Sarah Bennett

Sarah Bennett

5' 8"
Sophomore
Alexandra Duarte

Alexandra Duarte

5' 7"
Senior
C
Samantha Irace

Samantha Irace

5' 5"
Sophomore
Sarah LeChard

Sarah LeChard

5' 5"
Sophomore
Mackenzie Doherty

Mackenzie Doherty

5' 7"
First Year
Bohdan Semak

Bohdan Semak

First Year
Alexiy Stolyarov

Alexiy Stolyarov

First Year