Swimming and Diving Splits Against Geneseo

The Canisius men's and women's swimming and diving teams earned a split at the Burt Flickinger Center Saturday afternoon in downtown Buffalo, N.Y. The women's team defeated Geneseo 174-126, while the men fell to the Knights 180-120.

In women's diving, senior Adriana Bolender earned a first-place finish in the 1-meter (209.55) and the 3-meter (223.72) dives, respectively. Sophomore Hope Marshall secured second in the 3-meter (203.78) for the Golden Griffins.

In swimming, the women's squad was led by graduate student Sage Pollack and junior Grace Van Buren, who earned three and two first-place finishes, respectively. Pollack, who earned MAAC Women's Swimmer of the Week honors for her performance last Saturday at Rochester, garnered the top spot in the 50 (24.22) and 100-free (54.14) solo events and also came in first in the 400 free relay (3:41.46). Van Buren placed first in the 100-fly (59.89), while also finishing first in the 400 free relay along with freshman Ashley Allaire and sophomore Jordan O'Connor.

The women's team also scored first-place finishes from freshmen Noriah Cook (100-back 59.85) and Bailey Wiegand (200-fly 2:14.05) as well as senior Alison Testone (200-breast 2:32.09).

Senior Liam O'Connell paced the men's team, picking up first-place victories in all four of his events for the second consecutive week. The reigning MAAC Men's Swimmer of the Week earned the top spot in the 200 (1:41.64), 500 (4:39.39) and 1000-free (10:08.17) solo events. O'Connell also claimed first in the 400 free relay (3:11.60) along with freshman Bronson Benes, junior Alexander Hiltbrand and senior Kyle Kimerer.

Freshman Archie Minto (200-fly 1:53.17), sophomore Daniel Bowen (100-back 52.90) and Kimerer (100-free 47.59) all earned first-place finishes as well for the men's team.

Up Next
• Canisius will return to the pool on Saturday, Nov. 6, with a dual meet at Binghamton. A 1 p.m. start time is scheduled at the Patricia A. Saunders Aquatic Center in Vestal, N.Y.

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Players Mentioned

Adriana Bolender: DIVER; 5' 6"; Senior

Daniel Bowen: 6' 5"; Sophomore

Alexander Hiltbrand: 6' 3"; Junior

Kyle Kimerer: 5' 11"; Senior

Hope Marshall: 5' 0"; Sophomore

Liam O'Connell: 6' 1"; Senior

Jordan O'Connor: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Sage Pollack: 5' 5"; Graduate Student

Alison Testone: 5' 7"; Senior

Grace Van Buren: 5' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Adriana Bolender
: 5' 6"; Senior
: DIVER

Daniel Bowen
: 6' 5"; Sophomore

Alexander Hiltbrand
: 6' 3"; Junior

Kyle Kimerer
: 5' 11"; Senior

Hope Marshall
: 5' 0"; Sophomore

Liam O'Connell
: 6' 1"; Senior

Jordan O'Connor
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Sage Pollack
: 5' 5"; Graduate Student

Alison Testone
: 5' 7"; Senior

Grace Van Buren
: 5' 5"; Junior