By: Noah Bartholomew, Athletics Graduate Assistant
ST. BONAVENTURE vs. CORNELL
Saturday, Nov. 5 – Dive: 11:00 a.m. / Swim: 1:30 p.m.
St. Bonaventure, N.Y.—Reilly Center Pool
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The St. Bonaventure men's and women's swimming and diving programs play the role of hosts for the first time this year, welcoming Cornell to the Reilly Center on Saturday. The Big Red and the Bonnies met last year in Ithaca, with Cornell coming out victorious in both the men's and women's meet.
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PINK MEET
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- The home opener for the Bonnies serves as the team's Pink Meet.
- The teams will wear special edition pink caps and sell pink T-shirts to raise awareness for breast cancer research.
- All proceeds from the shirts and gear sold will go to the Pink Pumpkin Project in Olean.
- To donate to the Pink Pumpkin Project, click here. If you donate, please make a note in the memo, "Swim and Dive Pink Meet."
- To learn more about the Pink Project, click here to visit their website.Â
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WOMEN'S NOTES
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- The women opened the season with a win at St. Francis (Pa.), followed by a second-place finish at the Colgate Invitational.
- Following a tri-meet at Cleveland State, the Bonnies placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Invitational last weekend.
- Sophomore Halle Myers has been a standout for the Brown and White posting two wins and a second in the 50-yard freestyle this year.
- Ellie Kraus has been exceptional lately with a victory in the 100-free at Cleveland State, and a third in the same event at the A-10 Invite.
- The 400-yard freestyle relay team was also victorious at Cleveland State.
- Silvana Cabrera is another Bonnie to watch, as she has earned multiple top-three finishes this year.
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MEN'S NOTES
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- The men's campaign kicked off with a victory at the Colgate Invitational followed by a tri-meet at Cleveland State.
- The Bonnies are coming off a third-place finish last weekend at the A-10 Invite in Ohio.
- Maxwell Murray started off the season with three wins at Colgate in the 1650-free, 500-free and 200-free.
- Six other Bonnies earned victories individually at Colgate: Nicholas Nakaya, Alexander Behr, Luigi Termine, Henry Wilkes, Kyle Gluck and Lucas Dekaney.
- Dekaney was victorious last weekend at the A-10 Invite in both the three- and one-meter dive.
- Murray collected two second places while Behr added another for SBU in Ohio last weekend.
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UP NEXT
Both programs will return to Cleveland State for their invitational running from Nov. 17-19.
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