Seton Hall vs Villanova
- October 17, 2025
- South Orange, N.J.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Villanova Athletics
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Villanova women’s swimming and diving opened the 2025-26 season with a 168-54 victory against Seton Hall on Friday evening. The Wildcats finished the meet with 13 event victories and 31 top-three finishes across swimming and diving.
Villanova set the tone early with a 1-2 finish in the 200-medley relay. Kayla Bolster, Winnie Jalet, Arabella Lee and Riley Kudlac touched first in 1:44.24. The B relay of Alana Leen, Imogen Duffy, Anna Kilponen and Amylia Higgins placed second in 1:47.55.
The Wildcats swept the top three spots in several events, including the 200 Free, with Marlene Blanke taking the win in 1:54.03, followed by Leen (1:54.81) and Riley Hull (1:55.16). Carlota Colomer Guasch secured a victory in the 50 Free in 24.01, while Kudlac claimed the 100 Free in 52.36. Kudlac was followed by Alyssa McHale (53.20) and Sasha Schratwieser (53.75), who finished second and third, respectively.
In the 200 IM, Anna Farley earned first in 2:06.62. Annie Honkamp finished third in 2:10.13 and Peri Gaguzis took fourth in 2:11.21. Villanova also swept the 100 Fly, led by Lee (56.42), followed by Martina Lonati (57.35) and Emily Herr (57.36). Bolster took first in the 100 backstroke (56.69), followed by Kilponen (59.79) and Duffy (1:00.01) in another 1-2-3 Villanova sweep.
Meghan Tiernan took first in the 500 Free (5:05.10), with Hull (5:07.02) and Amylia Higgins (5:09.39) placing second and third. Jalet added another win in the 100 Breast (1:05.23), with Herr (1:06.36) finishing second and Colomer Guasch (1:07.74) third.
Villanova dominated diving as Michelle Kasulka took first in both the 1-meter (245.10) and 3-meter (242.25) events. The Wildcats swept the top five spots on 1-meter, with Katie Vaughan (236.02) and Meghan Scott (230.62) placing second and third. Alexa Fegley (235.95) and Caroline Blankenbecler (234.23) joined Kasulka in the top three on 3-meter.
The women are back in the pool tomorrow as they take on UConn.
Courtesy: Seton Hall Athletics
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women’s swimming and diving team fell to the reigning BIG EAST Champion Villanova Wildcats, 168-54, in the second meet of the season
Diving
With three divers competing, senior Amy Kugelman topped the field for the Pirates on the one-meter board with a score of 218.55. On the three-meter board, sophomore Sarah Behrman topped the sheets for the Pirates with a score of 227.70.
Swimming
In what was a short-format meet due to both teams’ schedules, junior Naima Hazell was the first Pirate to podium for the Pirates on the day. Her 50 freestyle time of 24.77 earned her a second-place finish against the Wildcats.
After a strong first collegiate meet against Towson, freshman Ella Drakulich continued her strong debut run at The Hall against Villanova. Drakulich finished in second place in the 200 IM with a time of 2:09.20, in addition to a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:07.37.
The Pirates’ only other podium finisher on the day was sophomore Zeynep Aysoy. Aysoy narrowly missed out on second place at the wall in the 500 freestyle, settling for third place in the event with a time of 5:07.72
What’s Next
The Pirates return to action on Friday, October 17, when the women’s team plays host to the Villanova Wildcats women’s side. The meet is slated to begin at 5 p.m.
