PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The William Paterson women's swimming and diving team completed its second day at the Metropolitan Championships with a ninth-place finish amongst 14 division III schools, Friday, Feb. 17.
 
TOP PERFORMERS:

• The Pioneers finished 13^th in the 200 free relay with efforts by junior Samantha Pricken (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley), freshman Sarah Gomez (Paterson, N.J./Passaic County Tech), junior Hailey Krajewski (Clifton, N.J./DePaul Catholic) and senior Jillian Starace (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East). The group posted a time of 1:46.78.
• William Paterson's 400 medley relay team consisted of Pricken, Gomez, Krajewski and Starace. The group finished 12^th with an overall time of 4:20.32.
• Junior Nicole Kahwaty (Lakke Hopatcong, N.J./Morris County Tech) clocked a time of 6:16.18 during the preliminary round of the 500 free.
• Gomez competed in the 200 IM preliminary, posting a time of 2:23.81.
• Pricken swam a 25.70 in the 50 free preliminary round.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Junior Melody Espin (Colonia, N.J./Colonia) recorded a personal best in the 500 free (6:42.40).
• Senior Emily Murphy (Stockholm, N.J./Wallkill Valley Regional) posted a personal record in the 200 IM (2:41.75).
• Pricken earned a personal best in the 50 free (25.70).

UP NEXT:

• William Paterson continues at the Metropolitan Championships Saturday, Feb. 18 with preliminary rounds starting at 9:30 a.m.

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