Wayne, N.Y. - The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Swimming team returned to action Saturday afternoon and fell at William Paterson by a score of 97-73.
Kristen Dwight (Newfield, N.J.) finished the day with a second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle and became the first Knight in program history to compete in a diving event, setting a school standard in the 1-meter competition.
Dwight posted a time of 2:22.28 in the 200-yard freestyle race, claiming second place for the Mount and went on to post a score of 153.80 in winning the 1-meter diving competition for the Mount.
Grace MacHugh (Newburgh, N.Y.) scored the Mount's lone victories on the day in the swimming events, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle race in a time of 12:06.11. MacHugh and the 500-yard freestyle event in a time of 5:51.67.
Kitty Masayda (Watertown, Conn.) turned in a strong day with runner-up finishes for the Knights in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard butterfly. Masayda's IM finish came in 2:33.29 before a showing of 1:09.92 in the butterfly race.
Emily Gursky (Oakville, Conn.) completed the day with a second place finish in the 100-yard freestyle and a third place finish in the 200-yard individual medley. Her runner-up time was 1:03.13 and she followed Masayda in the IM race with a time of 2:42.31.
Stefanie Sommer (Monroe, N.Y.) also picked a second place and third place finish for the Knights on Saturday. She completed the 100-yard backstroke in second place in 1:11.57 and took the third position in the 50-yard freestyle, touching out in 28.60 seconds.
Saturday's defeat drops Mount Saint Mary to 2-5 overall on the season. The Knights return to action on Wednesday when they head to USMMA for a Skyline Conference meet with the Mariners and Maritime.