WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross women's swimming and diving team earned their first victory of 2025 defeating nonconference opponent Providence 188-111 Saturday afternoon in the Hart Center Pool.

The win improves the Crusaders' mark to 2-3 on the year while Providence falls to 2-3 overall.

The 200-yard medley relay team of freshman Laura Arciniegas, freshman Natalie Neno, sophomore Devin Brindle and junior Nora Smillie started the meet off with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay (1:48.86).

Brindle, Smillie and Anticev earned two individual first place finishes each.  Brindle finished first in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:56.83 and in the 100-yard butterfly (58.15). Smillie brought home first place at 25.00 in the 50-yard freestyle and in the 100-yard freestyle (55.28). Anticev placed first in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:53.65) and in the 500-yard freestyle (5:18.77).

Freshman Laura Arciniegas hit the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke (59.91). Sophomore Megan Nelson tallied a first place showing in the 200-yard butterfly at 2:11.25. Junior Anisley Nalen (2:08.99) and senior Ginger Berry (2:09.63) were 1-2 in the 200-yard backstroke.

During the diving events one the one-meter board, freshman Brenna Short (290.10), sophomore Sarah Grady (267.60) and senior Ciara Scamby (262.05) collected first, second and third place. Short (300.60), freshman Addie Jenk (270.98) and Scamby (258.45) had podium finishes in the three-meter dive.

Ending the meet, Smillie, Brindle, freshman Samantha Schwarting and Nalen capped off the Crusader win in the 200-yard freestyle relay at 1:40.21.

Holy Cross will host Sacred Heart (7-4) on Senior Day, Sunday, Jan. 26 at 1 p.m.
 
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