Swimming & Diving at Amherst | Friday, January 3 | 5 p.m. | Pratt Pool
vs. Wesleyan | Saturday, January 4 | 12 p.m. | Morse Pool 

WHAT TO KNOW
•    The Babson men's and women's swimming & diving teams return from the holiday break with back-to-back dual meets against NESCAC opponents. 
•    The Beavers travel to Amherst on Friday afternoon before returning home to face Wesleyan inside Morse Pool on Saturday. 

SERIES HISTORY
vs. Amherst
•    No recent meetings

vs. Wesleyan
•    Saturday's meet will be the first for Babson against the Cardinals since January 16, 1993. 
•    The Beavers defeated Wesleyan 120-102 in the men's half of the meet, while the Babson women suffered a 124-90 loss to the Cardinals 31 years ago in Middletown, Conn. 

ABOUT THE BABSON MEN
•    The Beavers (4-2) concluded the fall semester by finishing first at the Fisher Invitational hosted by Roger Williams back on November 22-23. 
•    Senior Pat Anutarasoti posted a pair of first-place finishes (100 breast, 100 butterfly) and set new school records in the 50 breast and 100 breast as the Green and White defeated Roger Williams, Wheaton and Eastern Connecticut State. 
•    Sophomore Anthony Taslakov won the 200 backstroke and was second in both the 500 free and 400 IM, senior Matthew D'Elia touched the wall first in the 200 butterfly and first-year Thomas Ambelang came in first in the 100 backstroke and second in the 200 back. 
•    First-years Dom Crisafulli (200 IM), Nathan Huynh (100 breast), Ilaan Garware (1650 free) and Nehemiah Rhee (200 butterfly) each added a runner-up finish for the Green and White. 

ABOUT THE BABSON WOMEN
•    The Beavers (5-3) wrapped up the fall semester with a second-place finish at the Fisher Invitational hosted by Roger Williams on November 22-23. 
•    Four different swimmers recorded a first-place finish for the Green and White, highlighted by first-year Tuana Turhan winning the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke in addition to setting a new school record while placing second in the 100 butterfly. 
•    First-year Julia Netishen was first in the 100 back and second in the 50 and 100 free, classmate Samantha Gilbert won the 200 IM and fellow rookie Marta Gershanok placed first in the 400 IM. 
•    Seniors Kendall Garvey (1650 free), Maggie Cassily (100 back), Audrey Daniels (100 breast) and sophomore Nicolette Newsome (500 free) each recorded a runner-up finish at the two-day meet. 

ABOUT THE MAMMOTHS
•    The Amherst women (2-1), ranked 22nd in the latest CSCAA Division III poll, return to action on Friday after finishing first among eight teams at the Jayden Cup hosted by Wesleyan back on December 6-7. 
•    They recorded seven individual and two relay during the two-day meet, which was highlighted by Ali Lacroix posting NCAA B-cut times in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke. 
•    The Amherst men (3-0) finished second among eight teams at the Jayden Cup. 
•    Gabriele Lunardi (500 free) and Henry Liu (200 breast) both recorded NCAA B-cut times, while Tyler Palm won both the 1- and 3-meter diving events. 

ABOUT THE CARDINALS
•    The Wesleyan women (0-4) are coming off a fourth-place finish in the Jayden Cup back on December 6-7. 
•    Olivia Stevenson won the 500 and 1650 free in addition to recording top-four finishes in the 200 free and 400 IM, while Mia Dezelic came in first in both the 100 and 200 backstroke. 
•    The Wesleyan men (0-4) also placed fourth in the Jayden Cup behind Coast Guard, Amherst and Trinity. 
•    Nathan Wu (200 breast) and Brody Schrepfer (100 breast) set individual records and teamed with Harrison Hony and Fritz Bretall to set two more school marks in the 200 medley and 400 medley relays. 

ANUTARASOTI EARNS SECOND CONFERENCE HONOR
•    Following his performance at the Fisher Invitational, Anutarasoti was tabbed as the NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week for the second time this season back on November 25. 
•    Along with his two first-place finishes and school records in the 50 breast (25.84) and 100 breast (55.68), he helped the Beavers' 400 medley relay team to a first-place finish. 

TOP TIMES
•    In addition to the school records, a number of Beavers' swimmers recorded some of the top performances in program history during the first of the season. 
•    Ambelang ranks among the top five in both the 100 back (51.97) and 200 back (1:55.69), Huynh is fourth in the 100 breast (57.45), and Rhee (1:53.67) and first-year Liam Maloney (1:54.81) are fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 200 butterfly for the Babson men. 
•    Among the Babson women, Turhan (100 butterfly, 200 IM, 200 breast, 200 butterfly) boasts top-five performances in four events, while Netishen (50 free, 100 back), Gershanok (200 back, 400 IM) and Gilbert (200 IM, 100 breast) all own a pair of top-fives this season. 

UP NEXT
•    Following their training trip to south Florida, the Beavers return to competition against Wheaton inside Morse Pool on January 18.