Villanova vs La Salle
- November 4, 2023
- Villanova, Pa.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Villanova Athletics
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Saturday brought a powerful showing for Villanova Swimming and Diving as the men and women cruised to 169-108 and 190-102 victories, respectively, over La Salle at the Villanova Swim Complex.
The victory marks the first of the season for the men (1-3) who snap a three-meet losing skid while the women (3-0) continue their winning ways to remain undefeated. All-told, the Wildcats racked up 22 event wins on the day, 10 for the men and 12 for the women.
On the individual side, Charlie Hinckley once again posted a winning day in the 200 Free (1:40.71) and the 500 Free (4:39.42). He has won both events each time he has competed in them this season, winning the 500 four times on the year and the 200 three times. Marlene Blanke also had a multi-win day, touching first in the 1000 Free (10:25.85) and 500 Free (5:07.35). On the platform, Chris Jones also saw a pair of wins with yet another 1-meter (252.60) and 3-meter (324.08) sweep.
The day got off to a hot start with Villanova winning all of the diving events. Along with Jones’ performance, Katie Vaughn won the 1-meter (230.61) while Mimi Danzis took the 3-meter with a new personal best score (242.92).
Villanova picked up a pair of wins in the 200 Medley relay with the A team of Audrey Pastorek, Winnie Jalet, Alyssa McHale and Lainey Quinones winning in 1:45.01. On the men’s side, Hinckley, Henry Halloran, Henry Gingrich and Patrick Hemingway logged a victorious time of 1:33.01.
A pair of 1-2-3 finishes started the day for the women’s swimming team in individual showings. Blanke led the charge for the ‘Cats in the women’s 1000 Free with Peri Gaguzis and Mary Kate Farrell following her in second (10:28.23) and third (10:42.66), respectively. In the 200 Free, Molly Benson posted a winning time of 1:54.21. She was followed closely by Quinones and Lexi Elkovitch, each posting 1:55.42 and 1:56.86 times.
Villanova held down the 100 Back with wins from Pastorek (57.56) and Gavin Jones (52.18). That race brought the first 1-2-3 sweep of the day for the men with Josh Seidman and Max Christensen finishing just behind Jones in second (52.35) and third (53.50), respectively.
The women’s 100 Breast brought a strong battle between Jalet and Maggie Kleinsmith who finished first (1:05.45) and second (1:05.88). The ‘Cats also swept the three fastest spots in the 200 Fly, led by a 2:03.91 showing from White. Anna Farley and Meghan Tiernan finished behind her in second (2:06.78) and third (2:07.17), respectively.
The 200 Breast brought a nailbiter on the women’s side as Kathryn Montefusco clipped La Salle’s Carlota Ungo Quero by just one-hundredth of a second to take the win.
Nolan Danus and Hemingway picked up wins for the men in the 200 Fly (1:52.27) and the 50 Free (21.68). The ‘Cats added wins in the 200 Back from Wasmuth (2:07.08) and Aubrey Bowles (1:52.15). Seidman and Brockette trailed Bowles in that one, posting second and third times of 1:54.98 and 1:58.12.
The 100 Fly brought close 1-2 finishes for both the men and the women. Martina Lonati (56.44) edged McHale (56.98) by a slim five-tenths of a second while Sam Randall (51.44) bested Danus (51.65) by two-tenths of a second.
Villanova is back at home on Nov. 8 as the women host Penn at 3:30 p.m. The men will have a two-week layoff before they get back to competition at the WVU Invitational from Nov. 16-18.
Courtesy: La Salle Athletics
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Both men and women’s swim and dive fell to the Villanova Wildcats on Saturday afternoon.
The men are still in search for their first team win of the young season, while the women drop their second meet in a row.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- George Williamson is continuing his early success this season and did so in the men’s 1000-yard freestyle coming in first with a time of 9:47.31.
- The standout rookie to the Explorers, Andrea Savoca, swam to a top finish in the men’s 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 56.43.
- Toni Rafferty has been a consistent force on the women’s side in the sprints. She took gold in the 50-freestyle with a time of 24.09.
- In the women’s 100-freestyle, Rafferty followed up her performance in the 50-yard with first-place finish in the 100. Her time was 52.80.
- Zack Miller has also been a strong performer in the men’s sprints for La Salle this season. His 46.84 time in the men’s 100-yard freestyle was enough to get him first.
- Savoca also won in the men’s 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:08.21.
- The women’s 200-yard IM was won by Felicia Rogell for the Explorers. She swam the event in 2:11.74.
- The 200-IM on the men’s side was taken by Savoca, his third individual win of the meet.
- The women’s 400-yard freestyle relay was won by a team of Explorers. Rafferty, Tori Fenn, Rosalia Marin-Martinez, and Ava Carter swam to a 3:32.78 first-place finish.
- That same event was won by La Salle men. Miller, Caleb Ingham, Carter Perkins, and Austin Wakefield took gold in a time of 3:09.83.
UP NEXT:
- In two weeks, the swimmers will travel to Queens University in Charlotta, N.C. for the Fall Frenzy. The event will run from Friday, November 17 to Sunday, November 19.
