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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Trumbull, Conn.
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- High School:
- Saint Joseph
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- Position:
- Sprint Free
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- Major:
- Applied Psychology
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- Event(s):
- Free
Bio
As a senior (2018-19)
NEC Swimmer of the Meet ... NEC Women's Swimming Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Bryant Athletics Female Athlete of the Year ... Just the second Bulldog in DI program history (Casey Ostrander) to win Swimmer of the Meet honors ... First female to win the 50 free at the NEC Championships since Ostrander in 2013 ... Won three individual gold medals and was a part of four gold-medal winning relays ... Helped Bulldogs set three conference records in relays ... Part of school record relay teams in the 200 free, 400 free, 800 free and 200 medley ... Posted top times of 50.21 in the 100 free, 1:49.84 in the 200 free and 23.24 in the 50 free ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior (2017-18)
Part of four relay-winning teams at NEC championships, three of which broke school records ... broke five-year-old record in the 100 free (50.07) ... also swam second-best time in the 50 free (23.27) and 200 free (1:49.36) ... earned 56 individual points at NECs ... Named NEC Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Named to NEC Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore (2016-17)
Enjoyed a dominant year for the Bulldogs in 2016-17 ... Earned 26 first-place finishes and 34 top-three finishes on the year ... Helped the 800 free relay team win a gold medal for the first time at the NEC Championships ... Also helped the 200 medley relay finish fourth and set a school record at the NECs ... Earned a bronze medal in the 200 free, finished eighth in the 50 free and ninth in the 100 free ... NEC Rookie of the Week once ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (2015-16)
Put together an outstanding freshman season in 2015-16 ... Three-time NEC Rookie of the Week ... Finished 10th in the 200 free (1:53.20), 12th in the 100 free (52.15) and 17th in the 500 free (5:07.73) at the NEC Championships ... Won 11 events on the year ... Won multiple events on three different occasions ... Took home two first-place finishes in her first collegiate meet against Boston College ... Member of 800 free relay team that took home a bronze medal at the NEC Championships ... NEC Academic Honor Roll selection.
Before Bryant
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Saint Joseph's ... Captained the team her junior and senior year ... Won the state title in the 200 free and the 200 free relay as a senior ... Finished second in the FCIACS in the 200 free.
Personal
The daughter of Mary Beth and Louis Rice ... Has two sisters, Danielle and Avery.
News Mentions
Swimming and Diving celebrates 2018-19 season
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s and men’s swimming and diving programs celebrated the 2018-19 season with their...
May 2, 2019
Rice earns NEC Scholar-Athlete honors
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University women’s swimming and diving senior Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) has been named the Northeast...
April 24, 2019
BACK-TO-BACK; Women's Swim and Dive top Dogs again
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Headlined by Northeast Conference Swimmer of the Meet Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.), the Bryant University swimming and...
February 17, 2019
Bulldogs take lead into final day of NECs
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Sophomore Heather Wong (Ramsey, N.J.) won her first-career gold medal as the Bryant University women’s swimming...
February 15, 2019
Bulldogs win 4 more gold medals at NECs
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team won four more gold medals, set two new school records, set...
February 14, 2019
Three golds, meet record highlight night one of NECs
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team won three gold medals and set a meet record on day one of...
February 13, 2019
Bulldogs look to defend NEC title this week
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team heads to the Nassau County Aquatics Center this week to...
February 12, 2019
Bulldogs close dual meet season with dominant win over URI
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team closed the dual meet season in dominating fashion on...
January 31, 2019
Rice, Jennings pick up NEC honors
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University women’s swimming and diving seniors Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) and Stephanie Jennings...
January 29, 2019
Bulldogs fall to Cornell on Friday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) won a pair of events as the Bryant University women’s swimming and...
January 26, 2019
Bulldogs cruise to Senior Day victory over Marist
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team picked up a 191-109 victory over Marist on Senior Day at the...
January 26, 2019
Rice, Abernethy pick up NEC weekly honors
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University women’s swimming and diving seniors Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) and Kelci Abernethy (Chandler,...
January 22, 2019
Trio leads Bulldogs to victory over Rider
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team rode a trio of strong performances to a 158-142 victory over...
January 19, 2019
Rice wins two events Wednesday at BU
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) won a pair of events on Wednesday night but the Bryant University women’s...
January 16, 2019
Bulldogs fall to UMass on Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team fell to UMass, 189-109, on Saturday afternoon in Amherst.
January 13, 2019
Rice, Abernethy take home weekly NEC honors
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University women’s swimming and diving seniors Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) and Kelci Abernethy (Chandler,...
December 4, 2018
Bulldogs sweep relays on day two of Gompei
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team swept both relays to highlight an outstanding second day at...
December 2, 2018
Bulldogs finish strong weekend with Gompei title
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team took home four individual victories and another relay...
December 2, 2018
Abernethy qualifies for Zones on day 1 of Gompei
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Kelci Abernethy (Chandler, Ariz.) qualified for the NCAA Zones for the second time in her career to highlight the...
December 1, 2018
Scifo enjoys strong weekend at Harold Anderson Invite
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) won two individual events to lead the way for the Bryant University...
November 18, 2018
Scifo wins second-straight NEC weekly honor
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University women’s swimming and diving junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) was named the Northeast...
November 13, 2018
Bryant posts first-ever win over Vermont on Sunday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Buoyed by dominant efforts from Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.), Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) and Kelci Abernethy...
November 11, 2018
Bryant sweeps Wagner, Central in weekend meet
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Jillian Rice (Trumbull, Conn.) finished off a four-win weekend after sweeping the sprint freestyle events and the...
November 3, 2018
Bryant hosts NEC rivals in two-day meet at Chace
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – For the first time in the 2018-19 season, the Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team will be hosting a...
November 1, 2018
Balanced effort gives Bryant second consecutive win
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Alaina Scifo (Ipswich, Great Britain) and sophomores Elin Svard (Falun, Dalarna, Sweden) and Heather Wong (Ramsey,...
October 27, 2018
Bryant rounds out three-meet road swing Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Fresh off of a win against an in-state rival, the Bryant University women’s swimming team looks to finish off a...
October 26, 2018
Scifo shines in Bryant's first win of 2018
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Powered by wins in the first five races, the Bryant University women’s swimming team earned its first victory of...
October 19, 2018
Bulldogs ready for Providence
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving hits the pool again on Friday evening, when they make the short...
October 17, 2018
Bryant falls at Boston College to open season
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team dropped its season-opener on Friday night, ending up on the...
October 13, 2018
Defending NEC champs ready for next task: protecting the crown
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – It was a dream season in 2017-18 for the Bryant University women’s swimming and diving team, winning the first...
October 11, 2018