BABSON PARK, Mass.—The Babson College women's swimming and diving team won two events and finished second in four others but suffered a 184-78 loss to Stonehill College in the home opener Friday evening inside Morse Pool.
With the loss, the Beavers drop to 5-2 in dual meets while the Skyhawks improve to 2-3 on the season.
Sophomore
Tuana Turhan (Lake Forest, Ill.) had the top performances for the Beavers with a first-place finish and a pair of third-place showings. She touched the wall first in the 100-butterfly in 59.57 seconds and finished third in the 100-breaststroke in 1:11.59 and the 200-individual medley in 2:15.59.
First-year
Middy Hinckley (Trent Woods, N.C.) produced some strong events for the Green and White, finishing in second place in both the 200-freestyle in a time of 2:02.16 and the 500-free in 5:31.52. Junior
Sylvie Racicot (Arlington, Mass.) came in second in the 50 free in 25.23 seconds and third in the 100 free in 56.26, and sophomore
Julia Netishen (Exeter, N.H.) took second in the 50 fly in a time of 27.29 seconds before placing fourth in the 100 free in 56.20.
Sophomore
Samantha Gilbert (Arlington, Va.) turned in a pair of third-place finishes for Babson, clocking in with times of 25.66 in the 50 free and 32.80 in the 50 breast. First-year
Leila Evans (Sandwich, Mass.) brought home third place in the 1000 free in a time of 11:40.35.
The Beavers had strong results in the two relay events. Babson's contingent of Netishen, Gilbert, Turhan and Racicot finished second in the 400-medley relay in a time of 4:03.65 to open the meet, and the foursome of Racicot, senior
Sophia Sznewajs (Edina, Minn.), Gilbert and Netishen captured the 200 free relay in 1:40.51 to wind up the meet.
The Beavers will be back in the pool against Bentley on November 15 at 6 p.m. inside Morse Pool.