Binghamton Knocks Off Swimming and Diving

The Canisius men's and women's swimming and diving teams were swept by Binghamton Saturday afternoon at the Burt Flickinger Center in downtown Buffalo.

The Canisius men fell to Binghamton 191-108, while the women's team dropped a 200-100 decision to the Bearcats.

On the women's side, the relay unit made up of sophomores Madison Chapin and Kelsey Childress, junior Ashlynn Gilfillan and senior Cassie Brousseau started the day off for the Golden Griffins by placing second in the 400-yard medley relay, with a time of 4:04.47. Chapin also took home two third-place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly (59.87) and 200-yard IM (2:13.99) events.

Sophomore Sage Pollack earned top-honors in the 50-yard (24.38) and 100-yard (54.65) free races for the Griffs. The relay unit of sophomores Kelly Burns and Alexis Agee, Pollack and Gilfillan closed-out the day for the Blue and Gold with a second-place finish in 200-yard free relay with a mark of 1:39.75.

In the men's competition, senior James Pokornowski highlighted the meet by placing second in the 1,000-yard (9:56.53) and 500-yard (4:46.09) free races. Freshman Liam O'Connell helped the effort placing first in the 200-yard free race with a time of 1:46.07. O'Connell also earned secondary honors in the 100-yard free (47.78) and 200-yard free relay (1:25.52) events.

In the diving portion, sophomore Brett Palo received top honors on the 3-meter board with a score of 276.30. In the women's diving competition, senior Vivian Mroz earned top-honors on the 3-meter board as well, with her score of 233.10.

Head Coach Scott Vanderzell's Postgame Comments
"I think the team continues to improve as the season progresses. We had a lot of season-best times, even though we came up short. It was a solid effort to closeout 2018. We will train hard heading into the new year as we prepare for MAACs in February."

UP NEXT
Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams return to action Jan. 19, 2019 when Canisius travels to face long-time rival Niagara in a dual meet. That event, which will be held in Lewiston, N.Y., is set to start at 11 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Alexis Agee: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Cassie Brousseau: BACKSTROKE; 5' 6"; Senior

Kelly Burns: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Madison Chapin: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Kelsey Childress: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Ashlynn Gilfillan: SPRINT FREE; 5' 10"; Junior

Vivian Mroz: DIVER; 5' 7"; Senior

Brett Palo: 5' 9"; Sophomore

James Pokornowski: DISTANCE FREE; 6' 0"; Senior

Sage Pollack: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alexis Agee
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Cassie Brousseau
: 5' 6"; Senior
: BACKSTROKE

Kelly Burns
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Madison Chapin
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Kelsey Childress
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Ashlynn Gilfillan
: 5' 10"; Junior
: SPRINT FREE

Vivian Mroz
: 5' 7"; Senior
: DIVER

Brett Palo
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

James Pokornowski
: 6' 0"; Senior
: DISTANCE FREE

Sage Pollack
: 5' 5"; Sophomore