BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Eastern Connecticut men's swimming earned a close win over Bridgewater State, beating the Bears 134-127 on Saturday (Nov. 7).

The Warriors picked up six individual wins on the afternoon, and swept the podium in three different events.

Eastern started the afternoon with a clean sweep of the 1000 freestyle with the trio of Daniel Bishop (10:51.66), Thomas Starkey (11:34.16) and Lorenzo Lopez (11:52.37) taking the top three spots.

The Warriors earned second-place finishes in the 200 freestyle (Tate Peterson – 1:57.25) and the 50 backstroke (Spencer Bagtaz – 27.38).

It was another podium sweep for Eastern in the 200 butterfly with Boden Tito (2:02.67) taking the top spot, followed by Matthew Cabral (2:12.32) and Alex Beers (2:17.66).

Ryan Jezek earned the top spot in the 50 free with a time of 22.36.

Bishop picked up a second-place finish in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:09.15. Tito then took second in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:21.31.

Thomas Starkey cruised to a win in the 500 freestyle with his time of 5:29.67 besting the second-place finisher by 18 seconds.

The Warriors went 1-2-3 in the 50 butterfly with Jezek earning the top spot in a time of 24.78. Hujus (25.51) and Peterson (26.43) rounded out the podium.

Tito closed out his afternoon with another win, this one with a time of 4:27.63 in the 400 IM.

UP NEXT
Eastern will be back in the pool in the Chuck Nugent Invitational at Wheaton College on Nov. 20-21.
 
Eastern Connecticut at Bridgewater State Individual Results
400 Medley Relay
2. Eastern Connecticut "A" (Bagtaz, Tito, Quiterio, Jezek) – 3:47.79
3. Eastern Connecticut "B" (De Mond, Sideris, Cabral, Beckham) – 3:58.51
5. Eastern Connecticut "C" (Brown, Lopez, Beers, Hujus) – 4:14.82

1000 Freestyle
1. Daniel Bishop – 10:51.66
2. Thomas Starkey – 11:34.16
3. Lorenzo Lopez – 11:52.37

200 Freestyle
2. Tate Peterson – 1:57.25
3. Jackson Hujus – 2:01.10
4. Anthony Comtois - 2:31.02

50 Backstroke
2. Spencer Bagtaz – 27.38
5. Ethan Hunt – 29.10

50 Breaststroke
3. Ian Sideris – 31.29
4. Zachary Beckham – 33.14

200 Butterfly
1. Boden Tito – 2:02.67
2. Matthew Cabral – 2:12.32
3. Alex Beers – 2:17.66

50 Freestyle
1. Ryan Jezek – 22.36
3. Cole De Mond – 23.39
4. Zachary Beckham – 23.96

100 Freestyle
3. Ethan Hunt – 52.48
4. Spencer Bagtaz – 52.72
6. Ian Sideris – 57.36

200 Backstroke
2. Daniel Bishop – 2:09.15
4. Matthew Cabral – 2:20.64
5. Robert Gugliotti – 2:38.59

200 Breaststroke
2. Boden Tito – 2:21.31
4. Lorenzo Lopez – 2:46.19

500 Freestyle
1. Thomas Starkey – 5:29.67
4. Aidan Brown – 6:04.42
6. Anthony Comtois – 6:33.31

50 Butterfly
1. Ryan Jezek – 24.78
2. Jackson Hujus - 25.51
3. Tate Peterson – 26.43

400 IM
1. Boden Tito – 4:27.63
3. Alex Beers – 4:56.87

400 Freestyle Relay
2. Eastern Connecticut "A" (Jezek, Hunt, Peterson, De Mond) – 3:22.98
3. Eastern Connecticut "B" (Beckham, Hujus, Quiterio, Bishop) – 3:36.04
4. Eastern Connecticut "C" (Lopez, Comtois, Gugliotti, Starkey) – 4:29.47