PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The George Mason women's swimming and diving team earned a 176-121 victory over La Salle, while the Patriot's men's swimming and diving team fell 212-88 to the Explorers on Monday at Kirk Pool in Philadelphia, Pa.

The Mason women's team won 10 of 16 events, with junior Dorothy Reilly recording an impressive three individual wins.

Reilly finished first in the 100-yard butterfly (59.08), 200-yard butterfly (2:07.20) and 200-yard backstroke (2:07.99) to pace the Patriots. 

Senior Sydney Fisher won the 100-yard freestyle (53.28), while sophomore Marla Albanese finished second (55.44) in the event.  Albanese swam to a first place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (25.19).  Fisher placed second in the 100-yard backstroke (59.38).

Freshman Hannah Ikenberry touched the wall first in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:43.47), with senior Erin Schulte placing second (10:49.19).  Ikenberry continued the strong outing with a second place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (5:17.42), with sophomore Christina McLemore just behind in third (5:18.76).

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Mason junior Amy Tansill claimed the top spot (1:07.12) while junior Allison Barahona finished second (1:09.41).  Tansill also placed second in the 200-yard IM (2:15.85).

Mason claimed three of the top four spots in the 200-yard breaststroke.  Senior Sarah Brallier won the event (2:24.47), Barahona finished second (2:27.21) and junior Gretchen Roesel placed fourth (2:28.78).  Brallier also notched a second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.76).

Senior Steff Maurer posted a second place finish in both the 50-yard freestyle (25.35) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:08.09).

The women's team won both relays in the meet.  The combination of Fisher, Tansill, Reilly and Albanese began the afternoon with a win in the 200-yard medley relay (1:48.78).  Later in the day, junior Rachel Williams, Fisher, Maurer and Albanese captured first place in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:36.36).

In the deep end of the pool, sophomore Lydia Alexander placed third in both the one-meter (161.10) and three-meter dive (177.45), while classmate Melanie Howard-Hutton finished fourth in both the one-meter (148.88) and three-meter (153.98) springboard events.

On the men's side, junior Matthew Lynch finished second in both the 100-yard butterfly (51.60) and 200-yard butterfly (1:52.93).  Lynch also placed second in the 200-yard IM (1:58.32).

In the 1,000-yard freestyle, junior Steven Craig was second (9:45.43), freshman Attila Kiss finished third (9:47.75) and sophomore Leonis Lau was fourth (10:00.72).  Kiss also recorded a second place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:44.04), with Craig placing third (4:45.82) in the event.

Senior Zepher Begnell placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (22.02), junior Alec Morin finished second in the 100-yard freestyle (48.19) and senior Evan Owens was fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.47).

Freshman Logan Eubanks finished third in both the 100-yard backstroke (53.02) and 200-yard backstroke (1:56.76).

The combination of freshman Christopher Stankiewicz, Morin, Eubanks, and Begnell began the day with a second place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (1:36.30).  The group of Morin, Owens, Stankiewicz, and Begnell placed second in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:13.15).

On the boards, senior Paul Helfgott won the three-meter dive with a score of 312.98 and placed second in the one-meter event with a score of 276.38. 

The Patriots return to action in a tri-meet on Saturday, Jan. 21 against Army West Point and Boston University at 12 p.m. at Crandall Pool in West Point, N.Y.