Indianapolis, IN - The University of Connecticut Swimming and Diving Team started the Big East Championship with strength on Wednesday, winning the 1mtr dive. Junior Julia Pioso (307.75) took the gold for the Huskies while Olivia Denery (289.05) took bronze. The performance helped catapult the Huskies to an early lead at 244 points with the next best team, Seton Hall, at 180. Of the evening's success, Coach Chris Maiello said, "Super pumped for our divers tonight. Julia really stepped up and impacted the meet. Congrats to her on the championship. Overall that diver group is going strong. Our relay's tonight was up and down. I know we will be better in those areas as the meet continues. We did see some encouraging signs and we are excited for the meet to get started."
Up Next - The Huskies return to action Thursday with prelims at 10am and finals at 5:45pm. The days' events include the 500y freestyle, 200IM, and 50y freestyle.
Standings after Day 1:
1. University of Connecticut -- 244
2. Seton Hall University -- 180
3. Villanova University -- 171
4. Xavier University -- 120
5. Georgetown University -- 108
6. Butler University -- 100
7. Providence College -- 72
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