STATEN ISLAND, NY – The College of Staten Island men's and women's swimming and diving teams hosted Northeast 10 (NE10) opponents Southern Connecticut State University and non-conference opponent East Stroudsburg University on Saturday afternoon. The women's team competed against both the Owls and the Warriors, while the men faced the Owls exclusively.

In the final results, both the men's and women's teams fell to their respective opponents. The men dropped a 202.00-83.00 decision to the Owls, while the women fell 224.00-64.00 to Southern Connecticut State and 180.00-89.00 to East Stroudsburg.

Maria Janecka recorded the first overall victory of the afternoon for the Dolphins in the 200-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 1:07.67. Jacqueline DeFranco followed with a first-place finish on the boards, claiming the 1-meter diving event with a score of 225.35. DeFranco later secured her second victory of the afternoon in the 3-meter diving event with a score of 204.90.

On the men's side, Ahmed Abdelrehim captured first place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.75, while Julian Lopez earned a victory in the 200-yard individual medley (IM), finishing in 2:04.09.

The Dolphins' final first-place finish of the afternoon came in the men's 400-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Andi Bajollari, Lopez, Elliot Radov, and Adria Garcia Fuentes combined for a winning time of 3:27.80.

Other notable finishes for the men included Abdelrehim's second-place performance in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.81), Bajollari's runner-up finishes in both the 50-yard freestyle (22.47) and 100-yard freestyle (49.57), and Lopez's second-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:22.67).

For the women, Alandra Dublin placed third in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.41, while Maja Tomaszewska earned a third-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (2:19.25). The women's 400-yard freestyle relay team of Dublin, Polly Struck, Tomaszewska, and Janecka also secured a third-place finish, touching the wall in 3:59.78.

The College of Staten Island men's and women's swimming and diving teams will return to the road on November 13, when they travel to Jersey City, NJ, to take on Saint Peter's University at 4:00 PM.

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