NEW ROCHELLE, NY - In its opening meet of the 2023-24 season at the Hynes Center Pool the Iona University men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to NJIT and Siena.

The men's meet saw the NJIT earn first-place finishes in 15 of the day's 16 events. Iona freshman Kiernan Egan earned the men's lone win in the 100-yard backstroke at 51.42. The Highlanders rolled to a 176-117 win. Coming off of shoulder surgery in the spring, sophomore diver Dylan Riccio posted a pair of dual scores with second place finishes in both the 1- and 3-meter springboard events with scores of 220.95 and 231.90, respectively. 

"Dylan attacked each of his 12 dives today and the results were excellent," commented second-year diving coach Maureen Arnold Ledden.

The women's meet vs. Siena saw senior co-captain Megan Josephs win the 100-breaststroke at 1:09.03 and freshmen Anabel Huffstutler come from behind to win the 500-yard freestyle at 5:20.79. The Saints claimed 14 of the 16 events.

"Both NJIT and Siena raced very well today and had big performances in nearly every race," said head coach Nick Cavataro. "You have to give them credit for that. We had strong races in spots but were not able to finish many races the way will need to."

Iona hosts Holy Cross tomorrow in New Rochelle beginning at 1 p.m.

"Tomorrow is another challenging meet with Holy Cross at Hynes. I'm anxious to see compete," Cavataro added.