Binghamton vs. Bucknell
- Oct. 26, 2019
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
- Men: Bucknell 172.5-127.5
- Women: Bucknell 174-121
- Results
Courtesy: Bucknell Athletics
The Bucknell men’s swimming & diving team dropped Binghamton, 172.5-127.5, on Saturday at Kinney Natatorium in its home opener.
The Bison (3-0, 2-0 PL) won 10 events en route to their victory over the Bearcats (1-1, 0-0, AE). Seven Bison and two relay teams combined to earn those wins, with Liam Pitt (50 freestyle, 100 butterfly) accounting for two of them.
Pitt was also a member of the first-place 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams. Two other members of first-place relay teams also won individual events: Ryaan Hatoum (200 breaststroke) and Kuyl (100 freestyle).
The Bison went 1-2-3 in the 200 freestyle, with Mitch Gavars, Matt Mills and Sean Quinn touching the wall in order.
Bucknell next travels to Annapolis, Md., the site of this season’s Patriot League Championships, for a meet against American, Lafayette and Navy on Saturday, Nov. 9.
Winners vs. Binghamton
50 freestyle – Liam Pitt (21.07)
100 freestyle – Leo Kuyl (46.51)
200 freestyle – Mitch Gavars (1:43.75)
100 backstroke – Nick Haddad (53.36)
200 backstroke – Kevin Flynn (1:54.74)
200 breaststroke – Ryaan Hatoum (2:10.83)
100 butterfly – Liam Pitt (49.88)
400 IM – Garrett Kiesel (4:12.68)
200 medley relay – Jack Rose, Ryaan Hatoum, Liam Pitt, Leo Kuyl
400 freestyle relay – Matt Mills, Leo Kuyl, Matt McGoey, Liam Pitt (3:05.56)
1-2-3- Performances vs. Binghamton
200 freestyle – 1st Mitch Gavars (1:43.75), 2nd Matt Mills (1:45.30), 3rd Sean Quinn (1:45.94)
The Bucknell women’s swimming & diving team rolled past Binghamton, 174-121, on Saturday at Kinney Natatorium in its home opener.
The Bison (3-0, 2-0 PL) won 11 events en route to their victory over the Bearcats (2-1, 0-0, AE). Eight swimmers and one relay team combined to score those victories, with Abby Merriman (200 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle) and Maddie Hartigan (100 freestyle, 200 butterfly) winning two each.
Two members of Bucknell’s first-place 200 medley relay team won individual events: Emma Hadley (100 backstroke) and Alexis Faria (100 butterfly). The Bison went 1-2-3 in three events: the 200 freestyle, the 500 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
Bucknell next travels to Annapolis, Md., the site of this season’s Patriot League Championships, for a meet against American, Lafayette and Navy on Saturday, Nov. 9.
Winners vs. Binghamton
100 freestyle – Maddie Hartigan (52.29)
200 freestyle – Abby Merriman (1:57.22)
500 freestyle – Sabrina Vumbacco (5:01.68)
1,000 freestyle – Abby Merriman (10:36.56)
100 backstroke – Emma Hadley (57.70)
200 backstroke – Maggie Wyngowski (2:07.40)
100 breaststroke – Catherine Craig (1:05.77)
200 breaststroke – Abigail Thrall (2:28.52)
100 butterfly – Alexis Faria (57.45)
200 butterfly – Maddie Hartigan (2:08.70)
200 medley relay – Emma Hadley, Catherine Craig, Alexis Faria, Alexandra Ritorto (1:46.68)
1-2-3 Performances vs. Binghamton
200 freestyle: 1st – Abby Merriman (1:57.22), 2nd Alexis Faria (1:59.01), Emily Gorham (1:59.33)
500 freestyle: 1st – Sabrina Vumbacco (5:01.68), 2nd Emily Gorham (5:14.44), Sophia Donati (5:18.12)
100 backstroke: 1st – Emma Hadley (57.70), 2nd, Maggie Wyngowski (59.25), Megan Koczur (59.82)
Courtesy: Binghamton Athletics
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Binghamton was swept by Bucknell in a swimming & diving dual meet on Saturday afternoon at Kinney Natatorium. The Bison won the men’s meet 172.5-127.5 and were victorious in the women’s meet 174-121.
Freshman Ryan Cohn and sophomore Sophia Howard swept the men’s and women’s diving events respectively for the Bearcats. Cohn took top honors in the men’s one- and three-meter events (287.1) and 274.88) while Howard did the same on the women’s side (255.3 and 240.38).
Elsewhere on the men’s side, freshman Matthew Palguta won the 1000 free (9:53.02), sophomore Ryan Board captured the 100 breast (57.92) and senior Ross Bernstein was first in the 200 fly (1:54.09).
Sophomore Chris Egan was second to Cohn in both diving events with scores of 275.18 and 268.80 respectively.
The other Bearcat women’s individual winner was senior Olivia Santos in the 50 free (24.76).
“Bucknell is a very good team and we learned a lot about ourselves swimming them this early in the season,” head coach Jerry Cummiskey said. “We had a lot of solid swims but there were a lot of close races that we didn’t win so that’s something we’ll get better on moving forward. Winning all four diving events was huge for us though.”
Binghamton is off until Nov. 9 when it host Canisius at 1 p.m.
NOTE: Bucknell’s men’s and women’s teams were both third out of 10 team at last year’s Patriot League Championships.
