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SCRANTON, Pa. – The Cabrini College swimming teams opened their 2011-12 season this afternoon at the University of Scranton.  The men defeated FDU – Florham 53-32 but lost to the host 64-30.  The ladies fell against both schools, losing to Scranton 65-29 and 56-39 to FDU – Florham.

The men were paced by freshman Evan Strickland who notched his first collegiate victory in the 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:06.48.   Strickland also finished third in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.44).

Sophomore Tim McCann finished second in the 500 yard freestyle (5:56.32) and third in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:10.26).  Senior Walter Jesuncosky added a third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (2:09.98).  Fellow sophomore Brandon Mazepa scored a third place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (1:08.63).

For the ladies, senior Lauren Sliva recorded two third place finishes, in the 1,000-yard freestyle (13:17.67) and 100-yard butterfly (1:09.40).  Sophomore Rachel Schmid and freshman Gabrielle Aiello also notched third place finishes in the 200-yard individual medley (2:39.95) and the 500-yard freestyle (7:02.46), respectively.

The Blue and White also recorded top three finishes in the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley.  Schmid, Sliva, sophomore Elyse Phillips and freshman Rebecca Barrett combined to finish second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.49).  The team of sophomore Lauren Ciccariello, Aiello, sophomore Kimberly Crowther and freshman Devin McKenna swam to third place in the 200-yard individual medley (2:24.57).

The Cavaliers will open the home portion of their schedule on Saturday, October 29 when they welcome Rowan University to the Dixon Center pool for a 1:00 p.m. meet.