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Bradley Posts Two Wins In Dual Meet Against Springfield

November 06, 2012

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--Mackenzie Bradley (Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood) won the 200 butterfly and the 1,000 freestyle as the Smith College swimming and diving team fell in a dual meet to local foe Springfield College by a score of 171-117 on Tuesday night.  It was the first home meet of the season for the Pioneers.

Bradley was dominant in the 1,000 freestyle, finishing in 11:04.25, nearly 24 seconds ahead of Springfield's Jenna Callahan, who finished second. Bradley also took home third place in the 500 free, in 5:31.99, and nabbed a second win in the 200 fly, touching the wall in 2:20.56.

Alyssa Pascuzzo (Scottsdale, Ariz./Notre Dame Prep) also brought home a win, with a 1:03.73 time in the 100 fly that outdistanced Springfield's Kaitlin Simpson by three seconds.  Pascuzzo also took second in the 200 IM, in 2:22.12. 

The 200 medley relay team of Robin Currens (Frederick, Md./Gov. Johnson), Ariel Orr (Hamden, Conn./Harare International School), Alyssa Pascuzzo (Scottsdale, Ariz./Notre Dame Prep), and Meredith Millman (Syosset, N.Y./Jerich) captured second place with a time of 2:01.63, while Paige Christie (N. Andover, Mass./Austin Prep) finished the 200 freestyle in 2:09.98, taking fourth place. 

Currens and Laura Nunnelly (Amherst, Mass./Amherst) went 2-3 in the 100 backstroke, with Currens finishing in 1:08.54, with Nunnelly right behind in 1:09.50.  Orr also took second in the 100 yard breaststroke, in 1:13.78, and Millman was third in the 50 free, with a time of 27.57.  Pascuzzo took fourth place in the 100 free, clocking in at 58:06, while Currens notched fourth place in the 200 back, with a time of 2:26.43.  Orr followed suit in the 200 breaststroke, finishing in 2:42.33.

Millman, Currens, Christie, and Bradley also grabbed third place in the 400 freestyle relay, with a time of 4:07.07, just ahead of teammates Hayley Bezubka (N. Kingstown, R.I./N. Kingstown), Hannah Francis (Chicago, Ill./Walter Payton Prep), Kyle Boyd (Amherst, Mass./Amherst), and Emily Clark (Oakland, Maine/Messalonskee), who were fourth in 4:07.66. 

Jenika Parson (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) took a fourth place finish in the 1-meter dive, totalling 183.55 points. 


Smith will be back in action next Tuesday, traveling to Elms College for a 7 p.m. dual meet.
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