Swimming and Diving Swept by Niagara

The Canisius swimming and diving teams were swept by Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara in a dual meet Saturday at the Oxy Aquatic Center in Lewiston, N.Y.

The Golden Griffin women fell to the Purple Eagles by a score of 205-57 while the Canisius men suffered a 210-52 setback to Niagara.

The Canisius women were led by sophomore Daphne Mead, who captured first place in the women's 100 butterfly with a time of 59.04. Mead also contributed to a second-place finish in the women's 200 medley relay, teaming up with juniors Cassandra Ercoli, Leyna Swanson and Evie Leighton to post a time of 1:49.66.

Leighton also claimed second place in the women's 100 free, touching the wall in 53.96. The women's 200 free relay, featuring Ercoli, Leighton and Mead along with senior Hannah Brainard, capped the event with a second-place finish of 1:39.74.

In the men's meet, junior Elliot Somers took second in the 200 IM with a time of 1:53.98. Junior Luke Critchlow claimed third in the men's 1000 free (10:09.87), sophomore Cameron Upchurch placed third in the 50 free (22.08), freshman Peyton Gilliland finished third in the 100 fly (52.29) and senior Sam Vidal turned in a pair of third-place finishes in the 100 (58.91) and 200 (2:11.52) breast.

UP NEXT
Canisius closes out the regular season Jan. 24 with a dual meet at in-state foe Le Moyne. Start time for the meet between the Griffs and Dolphins is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Rev. Vincent B. Ryan, S.J. Pool in Syracuse.

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Brainard: 5' 4"; Senior

Cassandra Ercoli: 5' 5"; Junior

Evie Leighton: 5' 11"; Junior

Daphne Mead: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Elliot Somers: 6' 0"; Junior

Leyna Swanson: 5' 5"; Junior

Cameron Upchurch: 6' 3"; Sophomore

Sam Vidal: 6' 0"; Senior

Peyton Gilliland: 5' 11"; Freshman

Luke Critchlow: 5' 11"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Hannah Brainard
: 5' 4"; Senior

Cassandra Ercoli
: 5' 5"; Junior

Evie Leighton
: 5' 11"; Junior

Daphne Mead
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Elliot Somers
: 6' 0"; Junior

Leyna Swanson
: 5' 5"; Junior

Cameron Upchurch
: 6' 3"; Sophomore

Sam Vidal
: 6' 0"; Senior

Peyton Gilliland
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Luke Critchlow
: 5' 11"; Junior