Dukes Close CAA POD on Top

Saturday, November 3

Newark, Del.

All Day

James Madison University

264

UNCW

11/4/2018 5:39:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

@jmuswimdive Full Meet Results

NEWARK, Del. – James Madison swimming & diving tallied three Colonial Athletic Association victories in the CAA POD meet, sweeping the competition after downing Delaware (256-97), UNCW (264-89) and William & Mary (204-143).

The Dukes improve to 6-1 on the season and remain unblemished in league action, 4-0.

MEET NOTES
- Paige Assaid notched the first individual win of the day for the Dukes after clocking in at 2:01.76 in the 200 backstroke – a top performance for JMU this season.
- Jillian Breeger captured the top spot on the podium with a season-best time of 51.64 in the 100 freestyle.
- With a third-place finish, Morgan Whaley set a season best in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:06.50.
- The squad of Breeger, Kristie Darmody, Sydney Kirsch and Bonnie Zhang recorded a 3:26.49 mark for a first-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay to finish the day and the meet. This was the fastest JMU time this season.

QUOTING COACH PEDERSEN
"Overall, I was really pleased with the weekend. Our team chemistry is melding into something special and, as a coach, it's really fun to watch it develop and grow. The team culture is fluid and the girls are embracing becoming a family in their own way and discovering their identity as a cohesive unit. From a performance standpoint, we have plenty of places to improve and I have every confidence this team will continue to improve. This weekend was not a destination but merely a step in the process to something really exciting in the end."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will hit the pool again when they attend the Liberty Invitational Nov. 16-18 in Lynchburg, Va.