Niagara vs Canisius
- January 18, 2025
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Niagara Athletics
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Niagara University swimming dominated Battle of the Bridge rival Canisius College in a dual meet Saturday, with the men winning 238-50 and the women prevailing 212-72 at the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center.
The Purple Eagles were led by sophomore Alaina Pitton, who set a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) record in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:15.43. Pitton also achieved an NCAA B-cut qualifying time of 1:01.35 in winning the 100 breaststroke. Both times set new program bench marks as well.
Freshman Marty Divis established a new Niagara program record in the women’s 1000 freestyle, touching first in 10:22.50.
The Niagara men were paced by senior Sean Finley, who captured both breaststroke events, winning the 100 in 55.40 and the 200 in 2:01.46. Senior Gio Germano dominated the butterfly events, taking the 100 in 49.77 and contributing to Niagara’s winning 200 medley relay (1:30.71).
On the women’s side, Natalie Killion won multiple events for the Purple Eagles, including the 200 freestyle (1:52.80) and 500 freestyle (4:58.77). Paige South added victories in the 50 freestyle (23.88) and 100 freestyle (51.96).
Niagara swept all four relay events, with both the men’s and women’s teams winning the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.
Up Next
Niagara will close out the regular season with a meet at Le Moyne on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Courtesy: Canisius Athletics
The Canisius swimming and diving teams closed out the 2024-25 regular season against Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara, falling to the Purple Eagles on both sides of the dual meet Saturday at the Burt Flickinger Center in downtown Buffalo.
The Golden Griffin men fell to Niagara, 238-50, while the women’s team dropped their meet to the Purple Eagles, 212-72.
Freshman Daphne Mead claimed the lone first-place finish of the afternoon for the Griffs, winning the 100 backstroke with a time 59.01.
Junior Emily Blake chipped in a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.95. Senior Bailey Weigand also found the podium with a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:00.03).
On the men’s side, senior Ben Yant recorded a top-three finish in the 50 freestyle, finishing third with a time of 21.57.
UP NEXT
The Griffs’ season culminates in the 2025 MAAC Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 12-15, when both the men’s and women’s team square off against their MAAC rivals at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
