WELLESLEY, Mass. — Maine Maritime Academy women's swimming and diving turned in a strong slate of performances Saturday evening at the Little East Championships, highlighted by multiple championship-final appearances and key team points.

The Mariners' 800-yard freestyle relay team closed the night with a seventh-place finish, touching the wall in 8:45.39 to cap the finals session.

The relay effort added valuable points as Maine Maritime continued to climb in the team standings.

In the 200-yard freestyle, senior Rayelle Brewer delivered a fifth-place finish in the championship final, clocking a 2:04.87.

Freshman Avery Fraga added an eighth-place showing in 2:11.25, while freshman Marin Griffin secured additional points with a 10th-place finish (2:12.09) in the consolation final.

The Mariners also earned a championship-final swim in the 50-yard butterfly, where junior Claire MacDonald placed seventh overall with a time of 28.55.

In the grueling 400-yard individual medley, senior Kylie Cantlon posted an eighth-place finish in the championship heat (5:35.07). Sophomore Natalie Cady followed with a 10th-place result in the consolation final at 5:31.13.

Freshman Emily Metzker contributed points in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing 16th overall in 1:11.62, while sophomore Kate Griffin added a 16th-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:19.92.

The 200-yard medley relay team opened the evening with a 10th-place finish in 2:04.23.
In the one-meter diving event earlier in the day, sophomore Abigail Cormier posted a 262.30 to finish seventh overall.

Through 36 events, Maine Maritime sits eighth in the team standings with 211 points as the championship meet continues on Sunday for the final day of competition.