WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 15, 2014) – Both Drew University swimming teams dropped dual matches on Saturday. The women fell 122 – 51 and the men 139 - 50 The meet was highlighted by junior Mike Smoliga and sophomore Peter Mari who each contributed to multiple first place finishes.
 
The men's 400-yard freestyle relay belonged to Drew. The team of sophomore Bobby DeMarco, Mari, Smoliga and freshman Sebastiano Pigazzi combined for a time of 3:24.25 and a first place finish. The group victory earned them 11 points.
 
Mari found himself on top of the leaderboard as an individual as well. He posted a 1:08.43 time in the men's 100-yard breaststroke. The performance was worthy of nine points.
 
Sophomore Lindsay Pearce excelled as well. She earned nine points and in the women's 100-yard breaststroke, finished in 1:12.65.
 
The 100-yard backstroke saw Drew succeed as well. This time, freshman Jenny Stein was the victor. Her chart-topper was a 1:06.48 performance that garnered another set of nine points.
 
Smoliga didn't just get it done as a part of a team but individually was well. He hit the men's 50-yard freestyle with a 23.96 time, another nine-pointer.
 
Both the women and men's records have dropped to 0-5. The teams will look to right the ship when they travel to Elizabethtown to take on the Blue Jays in another dual meet set to begin on November 21^st at 6:30.