MOUNT ST. MARY'S at Howard University
November 16, 2024 | 1:00 p.m.
Washington, D.C. | Burr Gym Pool
 
EMMITSBURG, Md. (November 15, 2024) – After a trip to Lexington, Virginia to face the Virginia Military Institute, the Mount travels to the nation's capital to face Howard University on Saturday. The Mountaineers are coming off a dual-meet split, with the women winning 171-110 and the men losing out 193-101.
 
MOUNT UPDATE
 
At VMI, both the men's and women's 200-Yard Medley Relay teams continued their dominance from the previous weekend at the Thomas Murphy Invitational as the team of Hanna Aggen, Christina Lazari, Theodora Kanellopoulou, and Meghan Speicher captured first place with a time of 1:48.17 while the men's team of Jason Fitch, Aidan Grady, Parker Koenig, and Austin Toland placed first with a time of 1:32.98. Aggen and Fitch also placed first in their respective 100-Yard Backstroke races with times of 59.38 and 50.97 respectively.
 
Kanellopoulou continued her winning at the dual-meet with a time of 2:01.64 in the women's 200-Yard Freestyle. Grady placed first in the men's 100-Yard Breaststroke with a score of 56.72, two seconds in front of the nearest VMI swimmer. And Carmen Del Aguila placed first in the women's 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:09.55.
 
SCOUTING THE BISONS
 
Howard has a 0-2 record between the men's and women's programs with losses to both Georgetown and American in dual-meet competition. At Georgetown, the men lost a close race for points against the Hoyas 117-107 with the women also losing 133-90. Against American, the men lost another close contest by a scoreline of 125.5-117.5 and the women losing 155-83 against the Eagles.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
 
The Mount has a combine record of 11-8 against the Bisons, with the women owning a record of 10-3 and the men having a record of 1-5 against Howard.