WINTER PARK, Fla. – The 22^nd-ranked Saint Leo women's swimming team picked up its third win of the season Saturday afternoon as the Lions upset the 18^th-ranked Rollins Tars. Four Lions led the way with two individual wins apiece as the Green and Gold pushed the nationally-ranked Tars to 0-4 on the season.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final Score: #22 Saint Leo 143, #18 Rollins 119
Location: Alfond Swimming Pool | Winter Park, Fla.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The meet consisted of 13 events including a pair of relays.
• The Lions had a swimmer within the top two finishers in all but one event.
• Saint Leo captured nine individual event victories and both relays.
• The Green and Gold earned a pair of one-two finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.

 
TOP PERFORMERS:

• Sophomore Isabelle Sering was one of four swimmers to earn a pair of individual victories on Saturday. Sering flew up and down the pool in the 50 freestyle to take the top spot at 24.40. She then took the win in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.13. Sering was also part of the winning 400 medley relay squad and the winning 20 freestyle relay team.
• Sophomore Anett Daka swept the backstroke events winning both the 100 and 200 backstroke. She was joined in both races by Romane Cayla who took third in each race. Daka took the 100 in 59.57 while Cayla came in at 1:01.83. Daka then earned the win in the 200 after touching the wall in 2:09.65. Cayla came in just under six seconds later at 2:15.24. Daka also took part in both winning relays, the 400 medley and 200 freestyle. Cayla earned a pair of third places finishes in the relays as well.
• Senior Vittoria Bonsanti Feniello took home the two distance freestyle events. She won the 1000 freestyle after clocking in at 10:37.34 while winning the 500 freestyle in 5:11.72.
• Sophomore Emma Bjoernholdt was also a two-time winner while also earning a second place individual win. The native of Denmark, won both the 200 breaststroke and 400 individual medley while placing second in the 200 butterfly. She along with teammate Elze Bielskute went one-two in the 200 breaststroke. Bjoernholdt earned the win in 2:26.73 while Bielskute finished just hundredths of a second behind at 2:26.84. Bjoernholdt then went on to win the 400 IM in 4:38.08 before placing second in the 200 butterfly after touching the wall in 2:11.75. Bjoernholdt also was part of winning 400 medley relay.
• Sophomore Jayana Pasteur earned the only other individual victory for the Lions as she went one-two with Bielskute in the 100 breaststroke. Pasteur out-touched Bielskute at 1:07.05 while Bielskute stopped the clock at 1:07.26. Pasteur was part of the third place 400 medley relay while helping the Lions win the 200 free relay. Bielskute on the other hand was part of both the winning 400 medley and 200 free relays.
• The Lions went first and third in the 400 medley relay. Daka, Bjoernholdt, Sering and Bielskute teamed up to win the event in 3:55.52 while Pasteur, senior Paulina Majszutowicz, Cayla and junior Mariana Navarrete took third in 4:07.11.
• The Lions also went first and third in the 200 free relay. Daka, Bielskute, Pasteur and Sering teamed up for the "A" relay as the combined to clock in at 1:37.94 while Cayla, sophomore Gianna Policari, Navarrete and Majszutowicz teamed up on the "B" relay while taking third in 1:42.82.

 
UP NEXT:
Saint Leo will return to action Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 20-21 at 12^th-ranked Tampa for a pair of road meets versus the Spartans.
 
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