LATROBE, Pa. (Jan. 20) - The Saint Vincent men's and women's swimming teams hosted Westminster College for a Senior Day meet at the Frank and Elizabeth Resnik Pool.

The Bearcats split with the Titans on the afternoon, with the SVC women picking up a 169-111 win, while on the men's side, the Titans prevailed by a 213-73 final score.

MEN: Westminster 215, Saint Vincent 73

The Bearcat men saw their two-meet win streak come to an end with the loss to Westminster. 

To kick off the meet, Kris Smith, Chris Bush, Robert Harrington and Tyler Overmier joined forces to challenge Westminster in the 200 medley relay, posting a second place finish with a 1:44.85.

Senior Josh Ligus kicked off his last home meet with a fourth-place finish in the 1000 freestyle, posting a season best time of 11:16.51. Ligus went on to take fifth in the 500 freestyle (5:33.88) and 100 breaststroke (1:11.99).

Smith continued his afternoon with two first place finishes, taking the 200 breaststroke with a 2:20.47 and the 200 IM with a 2:07.56. Smith also took second in the 200 freestyle, posting a 1:52.00.

James Clark was the first Bearcat to the wall in both backstroke events, taking fourth in the 100 backstroke (1:08.96) and 200 backstroke (2:31.63). Clark went on to take 5^th in the 100 butterfly with a 1:14.35.

Bush, the reigning PAC Swimmer of the Week, claimed a dominant win in the 100 breaststroke, swimming a season-best time of 1:04.08. Bush also claimed two second place finishes in the 500 freestyle (5:14.34) and 200 IM (2:10.13).

Noah Schollaert led Saint Vincent to the wall in both butterfly events, taking second in the 100 butterfly (58.01) and 200 butterfly (2:18.37).

Overmier claimed a second place finish in the 50 freestyle, swimming a 23.14. Overmier went on to post a 51.82 in the 100 freestyle, taking fourth.

To finish off the meet, Harrington, Overmier, Schollaert, and Ethan Wymer teamed up to take third in the 200 freestyle relay with a 1:37.71.

WOMEN: SVC 169, Westminster 111

The Saint Vincent women claimed their fifth victory in a row, with Bearcat swimmers earning 13 first-place finishes. 

To kick off the meet, Lauren Connors, Sara Basala, Katie Kozy and Abby Leskovansky joined forces to take the 200 medley relay with a convincing four-second lead (1:52.97).

Sarah Alexander started off the individual events on a bright note, winning the 1000 freestyle by more than six seconds (11:24.39). Alexander, the reigning PAC Rookie of the Week, went on to take first in the 500 freestyle, as well, posting a 5:32.78.

Junior Erica Steele took first in the 200 freestyle, hitting the wall first at a 2:05.35. Steele went on to take second in the 50 and 100 freestyle, touching at 25.40 and 56.44 respectively.

Connors, the most recent PAC Swimmer of the Week, continued her afternoon with three victories, beginning with the 100 backstroke (1:01.10). Connors went on to win the 200 back (2:15.91) and 200 IM (2:17.63), with almost four-second leads in both.

Madison Cassidy walked away from the meet with two wins, taking both breaststroke events. In the 100 breaststroke, Cassidy posted a 1:12.48, going on to touch the wall at 2:38.86 in the 200 breaststroke.

Leskovansky paced the Bearcat sprinters, as the freshman claimed a pair of individual wins, claiming first in the 60 freestyle in 25.24 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 55.41 seconds.

Kozy rounded out the individual wins with victory in the 100 butterfly, swimming a 1:02.41. Kozy also swam the 200 freestyle, taking second with a 2:08.49.

For the final event, Leskovansky, Cara Luallen, Kozy, and Steele teamed up to take first in the 200 freestyle relay with a 1:41.51.

The Bearcats, now 5-1 in conference meets, are back in action next Saturday when they travel to non-conference Lycoming College for a 1 p.m. meet.