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Justine Seely and Rachel Carmody both had double-doubles to lead the Misericordia women&#8217;s basketball team to a 79-47 win over Utica, Saturday afternoon in the Anderson Center.Seely had 16 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks while Carmody added 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jaclyn Hajec added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars against her hometown team.MEN&#8217;S SWIMMINGMontclair 146, Misericordia 101Ricky Averill won three times to lead the Cougars. He took the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and was part of the winning 200 medley relay team.Joe Grzech was part of the medley relay team and added a win in the 50 free. The Cougars also won the 400 free relay.WOMEN&#8217;S SWIMMINGMontclair 135, Misericordia 102Kaitlyn Weatherby and Grace Nikolski were the lone winners for the Cougars.MEN&#8217;S TRACK &amp; FIELDCougars open indoor seasonTobi Olugbenga and Sean Luzzi both won events to lead Misericordia in its indoor season opener at Susquehanna.Olugbenga qualified for the ECAC Championships while winning the high jump and Luzzi edged teammate Alex Fitch to win the mile. Olugbenga added a second-place finish with another ECAC qualifier in the triple jump.King&#8217;s finishes 9th at Bow-Tie ClassicThe Monarchs finished ninth with 27 points as host Ursinus won the event with 112.50 points.Freshman thrower Matthew Vines scored eight points finishing third overall out of 21 and second among collegiate competitors with a MAC qualifying throw of 12.97 meters (42-06.75). Junior Tyler Maxwell finished right behind him to score six points with a top throw of 12.67 meters (41-07.00) that also qualifies him for the MAC Championship meet.WOMEN&#8217;S TRACK &amp; FIELDCougars impressive in season openerKelty and Katie Fairchild combined for three wins while Oneisha Clarke, Bethany Killmon and Reilly Wagner all added wins.The Fairchilds teamed with Shelbi Jones and Melanie Fry to win the 400m relay. Kelty Fairchild qualified for ECAC&#8217;s while winning at 800m and Katie Fairchild took the 400.Clarke won at 60m and Killmon won the mile. Wagner won the long jump.Monarchs finish 5th at Bow-Tie ClassicThe Lady Monarchs finished fifth with 40.50 points at the meet as NCAA Division II member Lincoln University won with 134.50 points.Ashlyn Mattis qualified for the MAC Championship 60-meter hurdles meet with a time of 11.23. Chelsea Nace set a new school record in the 400 meters with a time of 1:10.18. Senior Marissa Durako (Laflin, PA / Holy Redeemer) finished second overall and first amongst collegiate competitors in the 5000m with a MAC qualifying time of 18:49.85.Sophomore thrower Jill Korgeski had a top throw of 12.87 meters to top the field of 27 competitors and score 10 points for King&#8217;s, qualifying for the MAC Championship meet. Brenna Smudde had a career-best long jump and set a new school record with a jump of 4.20 meters (13-09.50) to finish seventh and score two points for King&#8217;s.WRESTLINGWilkes finishes 3rd in Messiah PetrofesMatthew Grossmann led all Colonels wrestling on day two capturing the 141-pound crown. Grossmann posted a 6-4 decision against Mount Union&#8217;s Alec Cotton in the finals to remain perfect on the year.At 125 pounds, No. 1 Lucas Malmberg Malmberg took the final bout 12-4 over Guesseppe Rea as the senior settled for second place in the bracket. At 133 pounds, Pankil Chander fell in 6:17 in the finals to Hunter Harris of Messiah to settle for second place in the class.<style>
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Local Colleges: Justine Seely, Rachel Carmody lead Misericordia past Utica