Daly, Schaefer lead way at Harold Anderson

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomore Jamie Schaefer (Durham, N.C.) won the 200 fly and freshman Erin Daly (Reading, Mass.) earned three top-five finishes to highlight the Bryant University women's swimming and diving team's weekend at the Harold Anderson Invitational hosted by Rhode Island.

The Bulldogs were competing against Assumption, Holy Cross, URI, Providence and Maine. Schaefer grabbed Bryant's only first-place finish of the weekend, winning the 200 fly with a time of 2:07.32. Daly put together an all-around great meet, finishing third in the 1000 free (10:48.84), fourth in the 100 back (1:00.46) and fifth in the 500 free (5:09.54). All three times were season-bests.

Bryant also received outstanding performances from sophomore Lauren Doerrman (Oley, Pa.) and freshmen Taylor Poliseno (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) and Meghan Claflin (Newburyport, Mass.). Doerrman finished fourth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:41.85, Poliseno finished third in the 100 fly (58.63) and Claflin earned a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:55.67).

The Black and Gold return to the pool on Saturday, Dec. 7 when they travel back to Kingston, R.I., to face the Rams in a dual meet.