ALLIANCE, Ohio (Oct. 15) – The Saint Vincent College women's swimming team opened its 2026-27 season on Thursday evening, falling to the University of Mount Union by a score of 153-108 in a non-conference dual meet.
Despite the loss, the Bearcats turned in several strong performances, recording four first-place finishes, including two individual victories from freshman Lauren Kelly and wins in both relay events.
Kelley led Saint Vincent individually, sweeping the butterfly events. The freshman captured first place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:03.71 before adding another victory in the 50-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 28.34 seconds.
Senior Adrianna Grimm also recorded an individual victory for the Bearcats, winning the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.20 seconds. Grimm added a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 56.36 seconds.
Saint Vincent opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, as the quartet of Adrianna Grimm, Teresa Grimm, Kelley and Allison Hegwood combined for a winning time of 1:53.73.
The Bearcats also earned third place in the event, with Fallyn Zembiec, Sophia Montvydas, Addison Boswell and Cecilia Hickin recording a time of 2:01.70.
Saint Vincent closed the evening with another relay victory, as Ava Sutter, Hickin, Adrianna Grimm and Hegwood teamed up to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:44.82, narrowly edging Mount Union's top relay team by just one-hundredth of a second.
Hegwood turned in a strong performance in the freestyle distance events, recording a pair of runner-up finishes. The freshman placed second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:01.46 before finishing second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:38.60.
Fellow freshman Emi Carpeal also recorded several strong finishes, placing second in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 11:35.16. Carpeal added a fourth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:48.77 and finished fourth in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:31.34.
Teresa Grimm paced the Bearcats in the breaststroke events, finishing second in both the 50-yard and 100-yard breaststroke. The senior clocked a time of 32.77 seconds in the 50-yard event before touching the wall in 1:12.20 in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Grimm also added a second-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley, recording a time of 2:24.47.
In the backstroke events, Zembiec led Saint Vincent with a pair of third-place finishes. The junior recorded a time of 30.56 seconds in the 50-yard backstroke before finishing the 100-yard backstroke in 1:06.54.
Sutter followed with fourth-place finishes in both events, clocking times of 31.80 seconds in the 50-yard backstroke and 1:08.19 in the 100-yard backstroke.
Montvydas also earned a third-place finish in the 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 34.95 seconds, while finishing fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:19.25.
Boswell added a fourth-place finish in the 50-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 30.87 seconds, while Hickin placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 27.15 seconds.
Mount Union finished with 153 points to Saint Vincent's 108 to earn the dual-meet victory.
Saint Vincent returns to action on Saturday, October 24 with a road dual at Juniata. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
