NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Women's swimming earned a commanding win over St. Joseph's University Long Island this afternoon in their first meet of the season with a score of 102-77. 
 

Meghan Wurster dominated distance freestyle, winning the 1000-yard race (12:25.35) and the 500-yard race (6:11.68). 
 

Cayla Nicholas  handled the sprint freestyle events, winning the 50-yard race at a time of 26.17, and the 100-yard race with a 58.76.  

Stefanie Sommer  grabbed first place in the 200-yard freestyle, coming in at 2:28.51.  

Some other key performances across the pool included Rhiannon Mulkerrins' finish with a 2:34.97 in the 200-yard freestyle to go 1-2 with Sommer, Ruvarashe Gondo touching out a St. Joseph's swimmer by just a few tenths of a second to get second place in the 100-yard freestyle (1:07.33), and three second place finishes from Grace MacHugh to earn key points for the Knights.
 

Head Coach Chris Mance was proud of the Knights' performances today. 
 

"Every person on our team had the opportunity to overcome something difficult today, and at some point, accomplished multiple things they would not have thought they could do yesterday," said Coach Mance.
 

Women's swimming be back in the pool to face the College of Staten Island tomorrow, at 12 PM on the road. 

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