Meet results

New Haven, CT ... The College of New Jersey women's swimming and diving team remained perfect on the season as they defeated Division II opponent Southern Connecticut State University 154-108 on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Lions (4-0) compiled a large share of their points by winning seven individual events and two relay races outright. They wasted no time in establishing a lead as junior Hailey Growney (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills), senior Kayleigh Shangle (Highland Park, NJ/Highland Park), junior Ashley Conroy (Toms River, NJ/Monsignor Donovan), and sophomore Brennah Ross (Paoli, PA/Cyber Charter School) posted a time of 1:52.04 to win the opening 200-medley relay event.
 
Conroy led TCNJ to a sweep of the top three spots in the 200-backstroke event. She claimed top honors with a time of 2:12.50. Runner-up finisher Samantha Parlow (Brick, NJ/Monsignor Donovan) posted a time of 2:13.98 followed by Growney who finished in 2:14.41.
 
Shangle registered wins in the 50- and 100-freestyle events. She posted winning times of 24.74 and 54.11. Freshman Sarah Richards (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks) placed third in the 50-free in 26.70.
 
Sophomore Nicole Muha (Dunnellen, NJ/Dunnellen) continues her strong season as she was the first to touch the wall with two hands in the 200-breaststroke. Her time of 2:31.62 topped the field of swimmers. Junior Kelsey Sumple (Windsor, CT/Northwest Catholic) earned points with a fourth-place finish in 2:40.57 followed by sophomore Summer Thomas (North Plainfield, NJ/Metuchen) who posted a time of 2:42.61. Sumple also placed third in the 100-breast.
 
Rookie Eilish Devine (Oradell, NJ/River Dell) took top honors in a distance event for the second straight week as she won the 1000-free with a finish of 11:14.32. Senior Jenny Zavoda (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) won the shorter distance event, defeating all competitors in the 500-free with a time of 5:23.47.
 
The Lions spread the icing on the cake by winning the 400-free relay. Zavoda, Conroy, Muha, and Ross punctuated the team victory with a winning time of 3:43.48.
 
The Lions now take an extended break in competition for the next five weeks. They return to action when they host West Chester and Johns Hopkins University in a tri-meet scheduled for Friday, January 12 and Saturday, January 13.