NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Connecticut College women's swimming and diving team opened the 2023-24 season with a 154-140 setback against Middlebury College on Saturday afternoon at Lott Natatorium.

The Camels captured first-place finishes in seven events on the day, with newcomer Keira Haas (Berwyn, Pa.) leading the way with a pair of individual wins. She also contributed to both of Conn's relay victories.

The meet started on a positive note as the Camels captured first in the 200 medley relay. The team of Haas, Ella Behling (Brookfield, Conn.), Marie-Eve Hebert (Quebec City, Canada) and Kailin Fuller (Bowdoinham, Maine) edged Middlebury's top squad by less than three-tenths of a second.

Haas picked up individual wins in the 100 back (1:00.04) and 100 free (54.20) to help the Camels keep pace with the Panthers. Fuller added a win in the 50 free (25.04) while Jada Keen (Kealakekua, Hawaii) finished runner-up, and later Rosemary Bonadies (Nashville, Tenn.) took the top spot in the 200 back (2:11.48).

On the diving board, the Camels had the top two finishers in the one-meter as Leah Mayerhauser (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Kelsey Halio (Westford, Mass.) earned scores of 184.12 and 180.97, respectively. Halio also finished as runner-up in the three-meter while Mayerhauser took third.

In the final event of the afternoon, the 200 free relay team of Fuller, Haas, Kate Edison (Westford, Mass.) and Hope Lane (Swarthmore, Pa.) topped Middlebury by five-hundredths of a second. Haas and Fuller each picked up their second relay win of the meet.

Conn College will next compete at the Connecticut Cup on December 1-2 at Wesleyan University.