BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University women's swimming & diving team competed against Division II Bentley University on Wednesday evening at the Moriarty Pool. Tonight's meet was also a Morgan's Message® awareness event.
The visiting Falcons (6-2) posted a 168.5-73.5 dual meet victory over the Bears (5-6).
Bridgewater was led by junior Cailey Simard (Haverhill, Mass.) who swept the diving events. Simard captured top honors on the one-meter board with a score of 313.75 points and placed first in the three-meter diving competition with a season-best score of 302.70 points.
Senior Jenna Fiebiger (Johannesburg, South Africa) also won an event against the Division II Falcons as she was the first to touch wall in the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.79 seconds.
Senior Olivia Pelletier (East Kingston, N.H.) placed second in the 200 freestyle checking in with a time of 2:10.65. Classmate Brianna Matte (Cumberland, R.I.) better her personal-best time in the 1,000 freestyle by nearly 30 seconds as she finished third in the race with a time of 12:51.61.
Sophomore Ava Anderson (Lynn, Mass.) recorded a personal-best score on the one-meter diving board with 217.65 points as she placed third in the competition. Anderson also finished third on the three-meter board with 190.50 points.
Morgan's Message® was created by the family and former teammates of Morgan Rodgers, a former Duke University lacrosse student-athlete who died tragically in July 2019 after battling mental health struggles. The mission of Morgan's Message® is to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community and equalize the treatment of physical and mental health in athletics. Morgan's Message® aims to expand the dialogue on mental health by normalizing conversations, empowering those who suffer in silence, and supporting those who feel alone.
The BSU swimming & diving teams are back in action on Saturday afternoon at one o'clock as the Bears welcome Babson College to the Moriarty Pool. The Bears will also hold Senior Day festivities prior to the start of the meet.