ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Union College women's swimming & diving team split its tri-meet at the Sally Griffiths Herbert '88 Aquatic Center on Saturday afternoon, defeating Springfield College 170-124 and falling to the host Hawks of Hartwick College 175-118. 

Union defeated the Pride from Springfield for the first time since Jan. 6, 2007, snapping a 16-meet losing streak. 

The Garnet Chargers' win over Springfield was fueled by four individual event victories from junior Chloe Matthews, first-year Maggie Reale, junior Jess Konsky, and first-year Julia Garber. Matthews, Reale, Konsky, and junior Grace Furtado tacked on a fifth event victory at the end of the meet, completing the 400 freestyle relay in 3:52.28. 

While Matthews won the 200 freestyle with a 2:03.42, she also secured the fastest 500 freestyle time by any Garnet Charger this season (5:37.28) and placed second in that event while swimming it for the first tim ein her high school or college career. 

Reale won the 100 freestyle (57.22), Konsky championed the 200 backstroke (2:15.41), and Garber touched the wall first during the 100 butterfly (1:03.91). 

Konsky, Matthews, first-year Ali Sweeney, and Reale led off the afternoon with a second-place performance in the 200 medley relay (1:58.42). 

Among other second-place performances, Garber placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.12), junior Samantha Picciotti went 2:25.26 in the 200 butterfly, Reale registered a 26.46 in the 50 freestyle, and Sweeney posted a 2:42.18 in the 200 breaststroke. 

Konsky earned Union's final podium spot with a third-place performance in the 100 backstroke (1:04.73). Union's other top swimmers featured sophomore Maddie Stanley in the 200 individual medley (2:27.99), finishing fourth, and first-year Cate Kavanaugh in fifth place during the 1,000 freestyle (12:25.09). 

Union posted five season-best swims. Garber posted her fastest 100 free time of 2025-26 (58.32), Picciotti had a season-best 50 free performance, senior Alison Silver's 200 fly time was a season best, and Kavanaugh had the fastest 200 back time of her first year in Schenectady.

Union visits Rensselaer for its next meet on Friday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m.