Holly Arel placed first in the 50 butterfly and the 100 butterfly, (Photo by Mickey Curtis)
WESTFIELD – Senior Kirsten LaMotte (Amherst, Mass.) won three events to lead the Westfield State University women’s swimming & diving team to a 155-123 victory over Plymouth State University on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Westfield concludes the fall semester with a 2-3 record; Plymouth is 1-3.
LaMotte finished first in the 50 breaststroke (32.59), 50 freestyle (26.89) and 100 breaststroke (1:12.34). She also was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team along with Kerry Sullivan, Holly Arel, and Haylee McQuay.
Arel was a double winner, placing first in the 100 butterfly (1:05.95) and 50 butterfly (29.74).
Also finishing first were Anna Boucher (50 backstroke, 31.66), Katie Sterpka (one-meter diving, 246.80 points), and McQuay (100 freestyle, 1:00.47).
Placing second were: McQuay (50 freestyle, 50 butterfly), Boucher (100 freestyle), and Kerry Sullivan (100 backstroke).
