Oct. 31, 2007

The Providence College swimming and diving teams traveled to Kingston, R.I. on Wednesday, October 31 to take on the University of Rhode Island. The Rams defeated the women's squad, 181-88, while the Friar men fell, 168-85.

Despite the loss, top finishes for the Friars came in multiple events. On the women's side, a lead time of 11:11.91 by freshman Courtney Larcom (Morristown, N.J.) took first place in the 1000-yard freestyle, while junior Blair Flynn (Middletown, R.I.) captured the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.52. Junior Lauren Sepe (Warwick, R.I.) and senior Danielle Matook (Seekonk, Mass.) also had strong showings for the Friars. The duo took first (2:22.83) and second place (2:25.34) in the 200-yard individual medley.

The 200-yard individual medley proved to be a successful event on the men's side as well. Sophomore Tim Reilly (Floral Park, N.Y.) held the top time for that event, 2:09.39, while junior Ryan Clark (Taunton, Mass.) came in right behind him at second with a time of 2:09.63. Junior Nick Trilla (Belmont, Mass.) also came away with a first place finish on Wednesday night, narrowly beating out URI's Derek Denard by .02 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly with a final time of 56.29.

The Friar swimming & diving teams are back in action on Saturday, November 3, at noon. Providence will host the Fairfield University Stags at the Taylor Natatorium in Providence, R.I.

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