Bulldogs shine on final day of Gompei Invitational

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's swimming and diving team took home first-place finishes in five different events on the final day of the Gompei Invitational hosted by WPI in Worcester.

The Bulldogs finished the three-day meet with a combined 3,969.5 points between the men and women, good enough for fourth. WPI won the 13-team meet with a score of 5,136.5 points. Bryant, however, did take home the women's team title.

On Sunday, the Black and Gold received first-place finishes from Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.), Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain), Samantha Torrez (Whittier, Calif.), Ann Burdick (Glenmont, N.Y.) and the 200 medley relay team.

Rice won the 100 free with a time of 51.74, Scifo won the 100 back with a time of 59.01, Torrez won the 200 fly with a time of 2:08.33, Burdick won the 1-meter dive with a score of 435.50 and the 200 medley relay of Lindsey Choate (Upper St. Clair, Pa.), Kayleigh Canavan (Cumberland, R.I.), Taylor Poliseno (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) and Rice took first with a time of 1:47.02.

Bryant also saw several other swimmers perform well on Sunday. Domenica Alcala (Cancun, Mexico) won the "B" final in the 100 free and also finished third in the 200 fly. Eliza Brant (Hauppauge, N.Y.) finished seventh in the 200 breast and Torrez won the "B" final. Bryant also excelled in the 200 free as Watson finished fourth and Rice finished sixth. Caitlin Dye (Natick, Mass.) and Nicole Salzano (Elmwood Park, N.J.) both swam in the "A" final of the 100 back, finishing fourth and eighth, respectively.

The Bulldogs dominated on the boards on Sunday led by Burdick's first-place finish. Stephanie Jennings (Elmont, N.Y.) finished second, Carissa Stemen (Naples, Fla.) was fourth and Ashley Lewis (Maple Valley, Wash.) was fifth. Bryant's divers contributed 284 points over the course of the weekend. In addition, Jennings posted a zone-qualifying performance, becoming the first diver in program history to achieve that feat.