BGSU vs Hillsdale
- November 9, 2024
- Bowling Green, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: BGSU Athletics
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The BGSU swim & dive team welcomed in Hillsdale for their first home dual meet of the season and dominated the Chargers of Division II, 228.5-55.5.
The Falcons won all but one event and took the top three spots in eight individual swimming events.
Alexandra Johnson, Alyse Sorg, Riley McNichols and Emily McNicol started the swimming events off hot with a 200-medley relay victory in a time of 1:46.90.
Swimming the mile (1,650 freestyle) for the first time this season, Lourdes Manderfield (17:45.00) took the gold while Morgan Sokol (18:05.80) finished in third.
Reigning MAC Swimmer of the Week Samia Becdach (1:52.50) won the 200 freestyle, while teammates Taylor Devorace (1:53.16) and Ava Vial (1:55.12) followed in second and third.
In the 50-yard events, Alexandra Johnson (27.35) and Lily Kaiser (28.46) took the top spots in the backstroke, and Grace Perlberg (31.00), Madison Bond (31.25) and Abigail Dolliver (31.65) swept the podium in the breaststroke.
Fabiana D’Ambrogio (57.32) and McNichols (57.64) took the top two marks in the 100 butterfly, while McNicol (24.21), Sierra Newton (25.05) and Devorace went 1-2-3 in the 50 freestyle.
The Falcons proceeded to sweep the podium in the next three events, with McNicol (52.97), Becdach (58.92) and Perlberg (1:06.08) winning the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke, respectfully.
Blanca Sanz (5:12.23) and Manderfield (5:14.99) took second and third in the 500 freestyle, while BGSU placed 1-2-3 in the 50 butterfly with Becdach (26.48) leading the way again.
Vial (4:29.37) wrapped things up on the individual end with a first-place finish in the 400 IM, and the quartet of Becdach, Devorace, McNichols and Karina Solera ended on a high note by winning the 200-freestyle relay with a mark of 1:38.30.
Elise Snyder qualified for NCAA Diving Zones in the one and three-meter with scores of 289.5 and 307.35, respectfully, while Evie Long earned a spot at Zones in the one-meter with a mark of 281.70. Snyder’s 307.35 was the first time she has ever scored over 300 points in a diving event.
Up Next
The Falcons will compete at Cleveland State’s Magnus Cup Invitational from November 21-23 in their last meet of the calendar year.
Courtesy: Hillsdale Athletics
The Hillsdale College women’s swimming and diving team made a big step up in competition on Friday night, going up a division to take on MAC squad Bowling Green State in a road dual meet.
As expected against a strong opponent from the highest classification in the sport, top finishes came few and far between for the Chargers, who still benefited from getting to race the strongest opponent they’ll see all season and compete against extremely high-level swimmers.
One Charger who had notable success was senior Megan Clifford, who earned Hillsdale’s only event win by taking first in the 500 freestyle in a solid time of 5:12.16. Clifford also placed third in the 100 butterfly in a time of 57.81, and swam on a runner-up 200 freestyle relay with senior Elise Mason and freshmen Matilyn Wilhelmsen and Ella Schafer that finished in 1:42.70.
Mason also held her own against the Falcons, placing second in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 17:55.5, and Lucia Ruchti earned a third place finish in the 50 backstroke, completing the race in 28.58.
Hillsdale has one of only two home meets on the season next Saturday, as the Chargers host G-MAC rival Findlay as well as Lewis for a double-dual. The meet also will be Senior Day for Hillsdale, and an important measuring stick as the winter break fast approaches.
