UTICA, NY - The Utica University swim and dive teams will host Alfred University on Friday, January 13 at 1 p.m. This meet will be the team's first since Friday, December 2 when both teams topped SUNY Delhi.
 
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Last Time Out: The Utica University swim and dive teams both went undefeated at home on Friday night. The women's team beat Cazenovia College 122-72 and SUNY Delhi 121.5-39.5 while the men beat Delhi 96-65. Paige Levine (Holtsville, NY/Sachem East) continued her hot streak after winning the women's 50 yard backstroke clocking in at 33.27. Levine also won the women's 100 yard freestyle coming in at 1:00.50. Levine collected her third victory of the day placing first in the women's 50 yard butterfly and teammate Sara Kuiken (Valley Falls, NY/Tamarac) placed second. Kira Seaman (Fort Edward, NY/Hudson Falls) won the women's 100 yard butterfly in convincing fashion with a time of 1:14.81 which was 13 seconds better than second place. Seaman also won the women's 100 yard breaststroke at 1:23.42. Bailey Simmons (Vernon Center, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill) continued her winning streak as she placed first in the women's 50 yard freestyle with a time of 27.05. Simmons also placed first in the women's 100 yard backstroke at 1:12.11. Annabelle Workman (Carthage, NY/Carthage) won both of her diving events to help bring home key points for the Pioneers. The men won the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:56.87. Phillip Ross collected first in the men's 50 yard backstroke with a time of 29.77 which was eleven seconds better than second place. Jackson Sorbello and Ronald Batario took home the top two spots in the men's 50 yard freestyle to bring home crucial points for the men's team. Sorbello and Ross took the top two spots in the men's 100 yard freestyle both clocking in under 58 seconds. The trend continued as Nick Massa and Ross took home the top two places in the men's 50 yard butterfly. Sorbello continued his dominance in the men's 100 yard individual medley with a time of 1:01.24, nearly seven seconds before second place. 
 
Been a While: Come Friday it will be exactly six weeks since the team's last meet. Both teams were starting to find their strides as they handled SUNY Delhi on Saturday, December 2. With only three meets left, both teams look to continue swimming their best and earn crucial points before the Empire 8 Championships beginning the second week of February.
 
Setting PRs: The teams feature plenty of swimmers improving as the season progresses. Jackson Sorbello and Paige Levine (Holtsville, NY/Sachem East) have been on fire and look to set some personal records in the coming meets. Sorbello has been phenomenal in the freestyle event this season as he won the 50 and 100 yard freestyle last time out. Paige Levine (Holtsville, NY/Sachem East) collected a hat trick of victories her last time out and looks to keep her best swimming going into the crucial stretch of the season.
 
No I in Team: Both of the relay teams have started to find their stride in recent meets. The women's relay team has performed well in the women's 400 yard medley relay and posted a solid 4:53.06 against Wells College. The men have been terrific notching multiple victories as a unit including winning the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:56.87 against Delhi. The teams are trending in the right direction at the right time and look to keep their success going.
 
Scouting Alfred: The men's team is 3-5 this season and has cooled off after starting the season 3-1. The team will face Le Moyne College on Tuesday, January 10 before clashing with the Pioneers. The men's team features a whopping 23 swimmers while Fernando Lagos, Emiliano Terrazas, and William LaMastus lead the way having placed top fifteen in their respective events. The women's team is 1-7 this season and features 11 swimmers. Ivy Vallely, Mia Spencer, and Kamila Roman headline the women's team and each are solid in individual events and come together for the 400 yard freestyle relay.

Up Next: The teams will then host Medaille University and Herkimer County Community College on Saturday, January 21 at 1 p.m.