Ohio vs Buffalo (Women)
- January 20, 2024
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Ohio Athletics
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Ohio swimming and diving team (6-0) returned to action Saturday morning (Jan. 20) for their final road dual meet of the regular season, defeating Buffalo (1-4), 175-124, at the Dorsi Reynolds Natatorium on the campus of Buffalo.
In the 200-yard medley relay to open the meet, the Ohio ‘A’ team of senior Riley Bunstine (Alexandria, Ohio), sophomore Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio), senior Gabrielle Brust (Granville, Ohio) and graduate student McKenzie Grau (Mason, Ohio) placed second with a time of 1:44.79.
In the 1,000-yard freestyle, junior Gabrielle McKee (Gilbertsville, Pa.) placed first, touching in with a time of 10:24.57, while freshman Ashley Sallows (Delaware, Ohio) placed second (10:32), and senior Morgan Croaning (Carmel, Ind.) finished third with a time of 10:33.77.
The 200 free saw four Bobcats earn top times, with freshman Zita Szoke (Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary) placing first in 1:52.09, while Grau finished second in 1:54.61. Sophomore Anna McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) finished fourth with a time of 1:55.63, while senior Gabrielle Loring (Hudson, Ohio) finished fifth in 1:58.81.
Sophomore Allison Schrank (Blaine, Minn.) placed second in the 100-yard backstroke, touching in with a time of 58.11, while Bunstine placed fifth in 58.67. The Bobcats then took the top-four spots in the 100-yard breaststroke, with DiBetta placing first in 1:03.14. Junior Julia Strine (Shippensburg, Pa.) placed second in 1:04.00, followed by sophomore Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) in third (1:05.75) and junior Edie Sawyer (Cranberry Township, Pa.) in fourth (1:06.23).
Brust took the top spot in the 200 fly, finishing in 2:05.07, while senior Peyton Farrell (Beavercreek, Ohio) finished fourth in 2:09.16. Ohio then took the top-four spots once again in the 50 free, with Grau placing first (24.06), followed by senior Caroline Dunigan (Lansdale, Pa.) in second (24.06), senior Meg Voigt (Bryan, Ohio) in third (24.30) and freshman Katie Buroker (Zionsville, Ind.) in fourth place with a time of 24.85.
Szoke picked up another win in the 100 free, touching in with a time of 51.41, followed by Voigt I second with a of 52.59. Buroker then placed fourth, finishing with a time of 53.63. Freshman Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio) placed third in the 200 back with a time of 2:05. 49, followed by Bunstine in fourth (2:07.69) and Schrank in fifth (2:08.76).
DiBetta earned a victory in the 200 breaststroke, finishing in 2:17.82, followed by Strine in second (2:20.14), Ellsworth in third (2:22.18) and Sawyer in fifth (2:27.20). McKee placed second in 500 free, finishing with a time of 5:03.85, followed by McGrath in third (5:08.74) and Croaning in fourth (5:10.59).
Brust earned a second-place finish in the 100 fly, finishing in 56.04, followed by Farrell in third with a time of 58.85. Brust then took the top spot in the 200 IM, placing first with a time of 2:08.19, followed by Ellsworth in second with a score time of 2:08.40. Junior Raphaelle Anglade (Toulouse, France) placed fourth in the race, touching in with a time of 2:11.38.
In the final event of the afternoon, the 200 free relay, the Ohio ‘A’ team of Szoke, Voigt, Dunigan and Grau placed first with a time of 1:34.36.
In diving, freshman Astrid Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) took third with a score of 278.40. Pichardo also earned a third-place finish in the 1m event, finishing with a score of 275.25.
Up next, the Bobcats return to Athens for their final dual meet before MAC Championships on Saturday, Jan. 27 when Ohio hosts Ball State for Senior Day. The meet is set to start at 2 p.m. inside the Ohio University Aquatic Center and will be streamed on YouTube.
Courtesy: Buffalo Athletics
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving team hosted the Ohio Bobcats on Saturday afternoon, celebrating seniors Kasey Keaney, Marij van der Mast and Grace Wood before the meet. The Bulls ultimately fell to the Bobcats, 175-124.
“It was a great day to honor our three seniors, Kasey, Marij and Grace” said Head Coach Andy Bashor. “I am very proud of how the team competed against Ohio. They did a great job of honoring the seniors with their efforts today.”
IN THE POOL
The Bulls opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay, with the team of Mia Naccarella, Clarice Fisher, Alicia Wood and Nicole Aguilar combining to finish in 1:44.71.
Buffalo grabbed four more first-place finishes throughout the meet, with Naccarella taking both the 100 backstroke (55:62.8) and the 200 backstroke (2:04.18), Fisher winning the 100 butterfly (55.99) and van der Mast placing first in the 500 freestyle (4:58.46).
The Bulls also had a pair of second place finishes on Saturday, with Fisher taking second (2:05.32) and Abigail Malmstrom finishing second in the 200 backstroke (2:04.87). Kaley Ream and Aguilar added third place finishes, with Ream taking third in the 200 butterfly (2:08.73) and Aguilar completing the 100 freestyle in 53.21.
“I felt that we made improvements from last week which was a goal of ours,” said Bashor. “We’ll work to improve and be our best at the MAC Championships.”
THE DIVING WELL
Buffalo continued their domination in the diving well on Saturday against Ohio, having seven of the top eight finishers in both 3 meter and 1 meter diving.
Marialis Kwak took first place for the Bulls in 3 meter diving with a score of 298.80. Victoria Franz followed in second (297.68), Kaylee Donovan in fourth (276.23), Sophie Meuwissen placing fifth (263.18), Mallory Hanna taking sixth (260.10), Presley Dorsett in seventh (255.68) and Maggie Meyers finishing eighth (247.35).
Franz was the first-place finisher in 1 meter diving with a score of 297.38. Kwak followed her earlier performance with a second-place finish in 1 meter (288.83), with Dorsett taking fourth this time (267.45), Meuwissen in fifth (247.80), Donovan placing sixth (241.43), Hanna finishing seventh (240.83) and Meyers in eighth (233.78).
Meyers score of 233.78 is a new personal record for the freshman in 1 meter diving.
All results from today’s meet can be accessed here.
UP NEXT
The Bulls are back in action Friday, February 2nd, and Saturday, February 3rd, competing against Bowling Green and Toledo in a Mid-American Conference tri-meet. The action begins on Friday at 5:30pm, and on Saturday at 11am.
