SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Colgate dropped a 166-95 decision in a men's swimming dual meet Saturday at Bryant.
 
Des Cairns won the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke races, and Dominic Wilkins and Andrew Hacker added victories in the 1,000 freestyle and 100 freestyle, respectively. But depth was the difference for the host Bulldogs. 

On the women's side, Colgate rallied for a 137-125 victory against the host Bulldogs.

Both Colgate squads are back in action Sunday in a 1 p.m. meet at Holy Cross.
 
Bottom Line
• Bryant 166, Colgate Men 95
• Colgate Women 137, Bryant 125
 
Men's Event Highlights
• Colgate's 200 medley relay team of Cairns, Trey Johnson, Danny Graham and Carter Christensen rallied to finish second in 1:37.39, putting the first four points on the board for the Raiders.
• Dominic Wilkins controlled the 1,000 freestyle from start to finish and won in a time of 10:02.03 Paul Kersjes and Anders Brekke finished 4-5 to earn points in times of 10:11.95 and 10:23.16, respectively.
• Hacker was second in the 200 freestyle, posting 1:46.07. Milos Gak added a fifth-place result in 1:49.63.
• Cairns kicked off his senior campaign in style, capturing the 100 backstroke with a 52.62 result. Graham was fourth for the Raiders in 55.58.
• In the 100 breaststroke, Johnson rallied to finish second in a time of 1:01.70. Teammate Mel Phillips added a point with a fifth-place result in 1:10.90.
• Colgate went 2-3-4 in the 200 butterfly to earn nine points. Max Michael captured second place in 2:01.45, followed by Wilkins in 2:03.24 and Spencer Lambert in 2:06.63.
• The Raiders followed with a 2-3 result in the 50 freestyle. Hacker was a close second second in 21.97, followed by Christensen in 22.16.
• Hacker was one better in the 100 freestyle, winning the event with a time of 48.56. Christensen added a fourth-place result in 49.95.
• Cairns won again in the 200 backstroke, posting 1:59.92. Teammates Graham and Gak were fourth and fifth with times of 2:01.52 and 2:01.90, respectively.
• The Raiders sent all first-years into the 200 breaststroke and went 3-4, led by Johnson in 2:17.88. Ryan Mathes was fourth with a time of 2:20.67.
• Wilkins finished third in the 500 freestyle, posting 4:54.40, while Kersjes was fourth once again with a time of 4:59.51.
• In the 100 butterfly, Colgate's Nick Konovalov finished third in 55.03. Teammates Cairns and Michael originally finished 1-2 but suffered unfortunate disqualifications in the race and did not place.
• Gak was third and Brekke fifth in the 200 individual medley. Gak touched in 2:03.53, while Brekke closed in 2:06.69.
• Colgate closed the meet with a third-place result in the 200 freestyle relay. Christensen, Wilkins, Michael and Hacker combined for 1:31.89.
 
Women's Event Highlights
• Colgate placed second by 0.27 in the 200 medley relay. The Raider team of Cohara, Kirby, Maggie Carney and Castro touching in 1:50.42.
• First-years Dols and Courtney Gilroy went 1-2 in the 1,000 freestyle for 13 big points. Dols led throughout and posted a time of 10:46.01, with Gilroy touching in 10:56.44.
• In the 200 freestyle, it was Flora Hanson third and Castro fourth for the Raiders. Hanson's time was 1:59.08 to Castro's 2:02.09.
• Cohara captured the 100 backstroke by over half a body length, posting 58.12.Gilroy added a point for fifth place in 1:05.46.
• Kirby finished second and Sam Hynes third in the 100 breaststroke. Kirby's time was 1:08.29, with Hynes at 1:11.88.
• First-year Silverman came through with a win in the 200 butterfly. She touched in 2:10.16, and teammate Bernadette Tankle came from behind to finish third in 2:16.14.
• The 50 freestyle saw Fitzgerald second and Cauley fourth to grab points for the Raiders. Fitzgerald's time was 25.27, with Cauley at 26.17.
• The Raiders also went 2-4 in the 100 freestyle. Castro in a close finish was second in 54.81, while Carney touched fourth in 56.10.
• Cohara began the Colgate comeback with a win in the 200 backstroke, posting 2:05.47. Hanson added two points for fourth in 2:12.04.
• Colgate's Kirby came from behind in the 200 breaststroke to touch first in 2:27.35. Gilroy was third in 2:30.17 and Talia Fishbein fifth in 2:36.37 for a combined 13 points.
• Dols captured her second race of the evening with a time of 5:16.19 in the 500 freestyle. Tankle came home fourth in 5:28.34.
• Silverman added her second special victory in the 100 butterfly, posting 59.70 to just clip teammate Carney in 59.98. Carney wasn't told she was racing this event until about two minutes prior, so it was a big race for the sophomore. Thirteen more points went the Raiders' way.
• Silverman went back-to-back to continue her hot streak and spark another 1-2 Colgate finish, this time in the 200 individual medley. Silverman's time was 2:11.64 to edge teammate Hanson's 2:13.28 and post another 13 points.
• Colgate completed the comeback with a must-win in the 200 freestyle relay. Cauley, Castro, Fitzgerald as a difference-maker and Cohara did the honors in 1:39.32. Colgate's B squad of Hynes, Dols, Tankle and Hanson posted 1:43.45 for third place, handing Colgate its final 13-point race and the winning edge.
 
From the Source
• Colgate head coach Andy Waeger: (On the men's event) "We thought we had a really good chance tonight, but Bryant was just better than we were.

"Des in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke were both neck-and-neck races, but he held on for some pretty good wins. You can always count on Andrew Hacker to give you a great race, and Dom Wilkins you have to mention. That 1,000 win was huge for momentum early in the meet.

(On the women's event) "We started off a little flat and lost a couple of races early that we weren't expecting. It provided a little bit of a wakeup call for us and we had to get to some good racing.
 
"After the first break when we were down, we made some key lineup adjustments that put our women in some stronger places for some stronger races. And then we had our senior, Morgan Cohara, take along some youngsters and calm them down.
 
"Our women really stepped up and got into racing."
 
(On the quick turnaround for Sunday's meet at Holy Cross) "It's great training and great practice for the men and women. When we get to the Patriot League championships, we're going to have to do that four nights in a row. Everything we do all year long is to get us ready for the Patriot League championships, and a weekend like this is all about that.
 
"We had some great races tonight and some races that we wish could have gone a different way, but we have to be ready to race again Sunday. We are excited to swim at Holy Cross."
 
Up Next
• Both teams are right back in the pool Sunday at Holy Cross in a 1 p.m. start.