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Women's Swimming

Bearcat swimmers split vs Pitt-Bradford



FULL RESULTS

LATROBE (Nov. 12) - The Saint Vincent women's swim team claimed a 121-56 victory over Pitt-Bradford while the men's team lost by one point, 101-100, in the Bearcats' home opener at the Frank and Elizabeth Resnik Pool.

In the women's race, SVC claimed the top-three places in the 200 medley relay, as the team of seniors Jess Kennedy and Christine Dunleavy, freshman Megan Samoriski and senior Maggie Dempsey posted a time of 1:57.79 to win by just over a half a second against the team of freshmen Jess Smrekar, Alexis Ferraco, Sarah Robbins and Paige Pecora.

SVC also posted the top-two finishes in the 1000 freestyle when sophomore Alyssa Taylor registered a time of 11:30.89, besting classmate Carolyn Claybrooks who finished second in 11:36.27. In the 200 free, Ferraco claimed first place with a time of 2:03.33.

The Bearcats registered top-three finishes in the 50 free as Robbins finished first ahead of Pecora and freshman Molly Ruffner with a time of 25.59.

Both Bearcat competitors posted strong finishes in the 400 IM, as freshman Molly McKloskey won the race with a time of 5:14.91 over junior Jayna Cline, who was second with a time of 5:18.95.

In the 100 butterfly, Robbins finished first and Taylor touched the wall second with times of 1:01.65 and 1:06.25, respectively. The 100 free event saw the Bearcats finish in the top three places as Samoriski won with a time of 57.48. McKloskey also claimed a win in the 500 free with a time of 5:41.90.

For the men's race, freshman Joe Woodman earned a victory in the 200 free with a time of 1:52.30 over junior Logan Dorminey who was second in 1:55.58.

Freshman Zach Ligus claimed a victory in the 50 free, posting a time of 22.76 to best sophomore Matt Linebaugh, who finished second in 23:05. Ligus was also victorious in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.20.

Linebaugh earned the win in the 100 free, posting a time of 50.67 while sophomore Sam Cline posted a win in the 500 free with a time of 5:12.49.

To close out the meet, SVC posted a victory in the 200 free relay, as the team of Ligus, Woodman, Dorminey and Linebaugh touched the wall in 1:31.38.

The Bearcats return to action next Saturday, Nov. 19, traveling to Erie, Pa., for a dual meet with Penn State-Behrend.




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