Staten Island, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Swimming team was back in action Saturday afternoon at Staten Island, falling to the host Dolphins 113-72 and league rival Sarah Lawrence 86-68. Freshmen Grace MacHugh (Newburgh, N.Y,) and Stefanie Sommer (Monroe, N.Y.) each picked up victories for the Knights.
 
MacHugh turned in a strong day on Saturday for the Knights with a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle and a second place showing in the 500-yard freestyle. MacHugh bested the field in the longest event of the meet in a time of 12:24.74 and then took second in the 500-yard race in 6:01.92.
 
Sommer also had a big day for the Mount after winning the 100-yard backstroke and taking third in the 100-yard breaststroke. Sommer touched out first in the backstroke race in 1:10.02 and produced a time of 1:26.56 in the breaststroke event.
 
Cayla Nicholas (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.), Kristen Dwight (Newfield, N.J.) and Emily Gursky (Oakdale, Conn.) also turned in strong swims for the Mount on Saturday. Nicholas took second in both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle races in times of 26.95 seconds and 1:00.86. Gurskey picked up a second place finish in the 100-yard backstroke and a third place showing in the 200-yard individual medley, while Dwight placed third in the 200-yard freestyle.
 
Mount Saint Mary closed out the meet with first place points in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Nicholas, Dwight, MacHugh and Sommer swam to a time of 1:52.70.
 
Following Saturday's results, Mount Saint Mary stands at 1-2 overall on the season and 0-1 in conference action. Next up for the Knights is a trip to Adelphi on November 11.