Richmond vs Villanova (Women)
- Friday, January 13, 2023
- Richmond, Va.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Score: Villanova 161, Richmond 139
Courtesy: Villanova Athletics
RICHMOND, Va. – The calendar year started on a high note for Villanova as the women’s swimming and diving team defeated Richmond 161-139 on Friday afternoon at the Robins Center Natatorium.
This is the eighth consecutive victory for Villanova (2-3) in the series with Richmond (2-5). The Wildcats racked up 10 wins throughout the afternoon with four coming in sweeping fashion for Claire Feick and Audrey Pastorek. Feick set the tone for the crew in the diving portion to start the meet, winning the 1 meter (264.68) and 3 meter (252.60). Pastorek was victorious in the 100 Back (56.73) and 200 Back (2:01.93), marking her third sweep in the Backstroke this season. Kaitlin Gravell also earned a pair of winning swims, touching first in the 1000 Free (10:16.13) and the 400 IM (4:22.06). Her 400 IM win brought a top-two showing for the ‘Cats with Pastorek touching second in 4:32.36.
Maggie Kleinsmith and Winnie Jalet posted 1-2 finishes in both the 100 and 200 Breast. Kleinsmith won the 100 Breast in 1:04.21 while Jalet was second in 1:05.53. The 200 Breast saw Jalet come out on top, edging Kleinsmith by just five-hundredths of a second with times of 2:21.05 and 2:21.10, respectively. Katie White had a strong showing in the 200 Fly, distancing herself from the rest of the field by six seconds with a winning time of 2:02.19. The freshman has won the 200 Fly four times now this season. Mary Kate Farrell won the 500 Free with a 5:07.09 showing.
Brenna McLaughlin finished just behind Gravell in the 1000 Free, posting a 10:36.15 that was good enough for second place. One second separated all three of the Wildcats in the 200 Free. Lexi Elkovitch took second (1:54.84) with Molly Benson and Farrell following closely in third (1:55.75) and fourth (1:55.84).
Perri Stahl grabbed a third-place finish in the 50 Free, touching in 24.06. Elkovitch posted another second-place showing with a 53.00 time in the 100 Free. White was 15-hundredths of a second shy of the lead in the 100 Fly, finishing second in 56.45.
Caroline Blankenbecler finished fourth (205.58) in the 1 meter while Mimi Danzis was fifth (198.38). The pair switched spots in the 3 meter with Danzis finishing in fourth (206.63) and Blankenbecler in fifth (203.70), respectively.
Villanova’s A teams in the relays brought in a pair of second-place finishes. Pastorek, Jalet, Lainey Quinones and Stahl teamed up for a 1:46.51 finish in the 200 Medley Relay. In the 200 Free Relay, Elkovitch, Quinones, Cara Stapleton and Stahl finished in 1:37.19.
Villanova is back in action on January 21 when it visits Rutgers. That meet at the Rutgers Aquatic Center is set to begin at noon.
Courtesy: Richmond Athletics
Richmond, Va. — The University of Richmond swimming and diving team celebrated its six seniors with a home dual meet against Villanova Friday afternoon, with the Wildcats passing the Spiders 169-131 at the Robins Center Natatorium.
Richmond took the top two spots in the 50 free with Abby Fuller taking first with a 23.56 and Lauren Medlin following in second with a 23.81. Julia Krichev rounded out Richmond finishers with a 24.53 posting. Fuller then went on to take the top spot in the 100 fly with a 56.30 posting as Claire O’Shaughnessy took third with a 58.15 and Rachel Pak clocked a 1:00.60 for fourth.
Katie Chignell took first in the 200 free with a 1:54.15, while Lucy Yeomans (5th, 1:56.91) and Alexa Connors (6th, 1:58.04) followed. Yeomans then went on to take third with a 53.05 and Chignell took sixth with a 53.56 in the 100 free.
Megan Carson took third in the 1,000 with a 10:40.12, while Natalie Stuart followed with a 10:41.30 for fourth and Petra Mijic took sixth with an 11:03.25.
The 100 back saw Katelyn Pennell (57.02) take second and Mattie Williams (58.71) finish third while Leigh Spicer touched at 1:03.20 for sixth.
Sara Greene took third in the 100 breast with a 1:06.96 posting, Jenna Miller clocked in at 1:06.96 for fifth and Laura Davis took sixth with a 1:10.37, then Greene took third in the 200 breast with a 2:22.61, Miller swam a 2:26.54 for fifth and Davis finished in sixth with a 2:26.71.
The Spiders went 2-4 in the 200 fly with performances by Emma Martin (2:08.31), O’Shaughnessy (2:09.66) and Pak (2:14.02).
Caroline Weldon took second with a 2:03.02 in the 200 yard back as Pennell followed in third with a 2:03.33 and Carstyn Klosterman clocked a 2:06.36 for sixth.
Alexa Connors and Carson took second and third in the 500 free after Connors clocked a 5:08.52 and Carson finished with a 5:11.74. Mijic followed with a 5:24.39 for sixth.
The 400 IM featured Davis (4:33.84) and Chignell (4:34.26) taking third and fourth, while Stuart took sixth with a 4:42.93.
Richmond took first (1:45.67), third (1:48.36) and fifth (1:52.10) in the 200 medley relay and the Spiders finished first (1:35.13) and third (1:38.36) in the 200 free relay.
The event began with Sally Harrington and Tess Weatherhead representing the Spiders on the diving boards. The duo tied for second on the 3m board, each picking up 236.18 points, while Harrington took second (237.45) and Weatherhead took third (236.70) on the 1m.
Prior to the swimming portion of the meet, Richmond celebrated its six seniors— Sara Greene, Olivia Hutton, Lauren Medlin, Claure O’Shaughnessy, Jenna Miller, Mattie Williams and Rachel Pak.
Up next, the Spiders head to the Bronx for an A-10 tri-meet with Fordham and La Salle.
