La Salle vs Drexel
- Friday, October 8, 2021
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- Results
- Scores
- Men: Drexel 167, La Salle 94
- Women: Drexel 168, La Salle 130
Courtesy: Drexel Athletics
PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel men’s swimming and diving team opened up its season with a win against the La Salle Explorers on Friday night, 164-94. The Dragons finished first in 13 of 14 swimming events.
In the 200 IM, Alessio Gianni, Paris Raptis, and Eli Kofman took the top-three finishes. Gianni placed first in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM and was the first in the pool for the first-place 200 medley relay team in his collegiate debut.
On the diving board, Will Seely finished in third place for 1-meter diving with a final score of 243.15. Jack Patton followed with a third-place finish in the 3-meter dive with a final score of 223.35.
John Scully finished first in the 50 and 100 free. Kacper Karnik also had an excellent start to the year with four first-place finishes. The sophomore finished first in the 200 medley relay, 100 breast, 200 breast and the 400 free relay. Xabier Carneiro also contributed two first-place finishes in the 500 and 1000 free.
The Dragons will travel to Boston College to swim against the Eagles on November 5 and 6.
First Place
200 Medley Relay – Alessio Gianni, Kacper Karnik, Paris Raptis, John Scully – 1:32.41
1000 Free – Xabier Carneiro – 10:01.67
100 Back – Alessio Gianni – 51.37
100 Breast – Kacper Karnik – 57.28
200 Fly – Paris Raptis – 1:54.96
50 Free – John Scully – 21.14
100 Free – John Scully – 47.75
200 Back – Alessio Gianni – 1:51.78
200 Breast – Kacper Karnik – 2:09.17
500 Free – Xabier Carneiro – 4:49.45
100 Fly – Paris Raptis – 49.77
200 IM – Alessio Gianni – 1:55.85
400 Free Relay – Kacper Karnik, John Scully, Alasdair Bell, Kevin Spear
Second Place
1000 Free – Will Soleo – 10:01.72
200 Back – Tommy Pennimpede – 2:00.48
500 Free – Will Soleo – 4:54.56
100 Fly – Nathan Piccolo – 51.87
200 IM – Paris Raptis – 1:58.15
Third Place
200 Medley Relay – Carson Huff, Eli Kofman, Ryan Gruner, Alex Flynn – 1:38.22
200 Free – Kevin Spears – 1:46.23
100 Back – Tommy Pennimpede – 54.00
200 Fly – John Klein – 1:58.15
50 Free – Alasdair Bell – 21.84
1 mtr Diving – Will Seely – 243.15
200 Breast – Eli Kofman – 2:15.60
3 mtr Diving – Jack Patton – 223.35
200 IM – Eli Kofman – 1:59.81
400 Free Relay – Ryan Gruner, Daniel Galantino-Pack, Alex Flynn, Nathan Piccolo – 3:15.67
PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel women’s swimming and diving team started the 2021-22 season against Philadelphia neighbors La Salle on Friday night. The Dragons were victorious by a score of 168-130.
The Dragons (1-0) had 11 first-place finishes in their season opener, including wins in the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay. Fede Nocera and Lera Nasedkina were featured on both relay teams to lead the Dragons.
Nocera and Nasedkina added solid individual performances as well against the Explorers. The freshman, Nocera, dominated in her collegiate debut. The Trieste, Italy native finished first in the 100 back and 200 back. Nasedkina finished first in the 50 free while also placing second in the 100 breast.
The 100 back went down to the wire as Aldercy Bui finished one one-hundredth of a second behind Nocera, who finished in 59 seconds flat. Bui touched the wall with a time of 59.01.
Chelsea Gravereaux and Megan Sicinski also showed up on top of the score sheet multiple times. Gravereaux finished first in the 200 free and 100 free while also being a part of the first place 400 free relay team. Sicinski added two first-place finishes as well. The senior touched the wall first in the 100 breast and 200 breast.
The Dragons travel to Boston on November 5 and 6 to compete against Northeastern and Boston College.
First Place
200 Medley Relay – Fede Nocera, Megan Sicinski, Victoria Palochik, Lera Nasedkina – 1:46:83
200 Free – Chelsea Gravereaux – 1:53:57
100 Back – Fede Nocera – 59:00
100 Breast – Megan Sicinski – 1:06:61
50 Free – Lera Nasedkina – 25:59
100 Free – Chelsea Gravereaux – 52:59
200 Back – Fede Nocera – 2:06:29
200 Breast – Megan Sicinski – 2:23:96
500 Free – Maddie Riley – 5:10:70
100 Fly – Chelsea Gravereaux – 57:65
400 Free Relay – Fede Nocera, Lera Nasedkina, Ellie Webb, Chelsea Gravereaux
Second Place
1000 Free – Maddie Riley – 10:38:53
100 Back – Aldercy Bui – 59:01
100 Breast – Lera Nasedkina – 1:07:94
50 Free – Victoria Palochik – 24:97
100 Fly – Victoria Palochik – 59:31
200 IM – Megan Sicinski – 2:11:83
Third Place
200 Medley Relay – Aldercy Bui, Maddie Riley, Lizzie McDevitt, Lauren DiCamillo – 1:50:34
1000 Free – Olivia Shaffer – 10:58:36
200 Free – Paige Powell – 1:57:65
200 Fly – Elizabeth McDevitt – 2:13:88
100 Free – Lauren DiCamillo – 54:34
200 Back – Aldercy Bui – 2:08:27
500 Free – Ellie Webb – 5:19:32
200 IM – Molly Watts – 2:17:25
400 Free Relay – Victoria Palochik, Paige Powell, Lauren DiCamillo, Ryann Styer
Courtesy: La Salle Athletics
PHILADELPHIA – La Salle Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving opened their home slate on Friday, Oct. 8 with a home meet against Drexel. The women’s team (0-1) fell by a final of 168-130, while the men’s team (0-1) lost 167-94 at Kirk Pool.
HOW THE SWIMMERS FINISHED:
- Anne Moser picked up the first win of the day for La Salle in the women’s 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:34.81.
- In the men’s 200-yard free style, Zachary Wolbert placed first with a time of 1:45.54.
- Toni Rafferty’s 2:11.74 was good for the top spot in the women’s 200-yard butterfly.
- Sara Rizzetto picked up a win in the women’s 200-yard individual medley, clocking in at 2:10.60.
- In the women’s 400-yard freestyle relay, the Explorers’ team of Rafferty, Brynn Peterson, Moser, and Rizzetto finished second with a time of 3:35.76.
- La Salle’s team of Alex Kuriawa, Zack Miller, Trenton Burr, and Wolbert placed second in the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:08.96.
HOW THE DIVERS FINISHED:
- In the women’s one-meter, La Salle took the top four spots led by a first-place finish from Julie D’Amore at 240.60.
- Phoebe Shaya follwed in second at 234.90, while Erica Kenski slotted in third with a score of 229.75.
- Kaitlyn Smykowski’s exhibition score of 244.95 led the entire event.
- In the men’s one-meter, Sam Henninger picked up his second win of the season with a score of 303.60.
- Teammate Steven Stasolla followed with a mark of 271.27, as the Explorers took the top two spots.
- In the women’s three-meter, Shaya, D’Amore, and Kenski took the top three spots with scores of 290.10, 268.27, and 248.62 respectively. Smykowski’s exhibition score of 229.80 would have placed her in fourth in the field.
- In the men’s three-meter, Stasolla and Henninger again took the top-two spots, led by Stasolla’s 288.15, followed by Henninger’s 273.83.
UP NEXT:
La Salle men’s swimming & diving will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 16 when they head to Newark, N.J. to take on NJIT. The women’s team will be in action next on Saturday, Nov. 6 when both teams take on Seton Hall at Kirk Pool.
