Swimming and Diving at Wellesley
Saturday, January 9 - 1 p.m.
Chandler Pool - Wellesley, Mass.
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Last Meeting: Wellesley won 14 of 16 events as Smith fell to the Blue, 212-88 in Dalton Pool on January 10, 2015. The Pioneers earned first place finishes in the 50-Free and 100-Back.

Smith Overview: The Pioneers posted a fifth place performance with 498 points at the Hamilton College Invitational back on December 4-5, 2015. On day two of competition, Elly Stone turned in a second place finish in the 3-meter dive with a score of 271.06, while CeCe Arrison (259.55) and Anna Partridge (Seattle, Wash./Mercer Island) (238.35) followed with third and fourth place finishes, respectively. Hannah Searles (Newton, Mass./Newton North) placed eighth in the 3-meter, completing a 2.5 pike for the first time in her career. Stone, Arrison and Partridge went 2-3-4 in the 1-meter, picking up valuable points. First-year Desi Stoyanova (Plovdiv, Bulgaria/Plovdiv Language School) touched the wall fifth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:58.49 and placed third in the 1650-free (18:45.82). Smith swim and dive spent a portion of their holiday break training in Puerto Rico. 

Wellesley Overview: The Blue swept to a pair of victories over NEWMAC foes Coast Guard and Babson College in a tri-meet Thursday afternoon. The Blue recorded 14 first place times in all, racing to a 253-35 victory over Babson, while defeating Coast Guard 207-92. Wellesley improves to 5-0 in dual meets during the 2015-16 season. Sophomroe Maura Sticco-Ivins won both the 1 and 3-meter diving events, compiling a score of 282.55 on the 1-meter before taking the 3-meter with a mark of 297.00. Sticco-Ivins has earned four NEWMAC Diver of the Week awards so far this season.

What to Watch For: Close events should be the 200 Fly, 1000 Free, 500 Free, 100 Breast, 1 & 3 m diving.

Next Up: The Pioneers will compete in the Seven Sisters Championship hosted by Wellesley College on January 23-24. Teams competing are Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley. 

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