By: Aiden Holt, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. - The St. Bonaventure University women's swim and dive team took down Cleveland State University this weekend in the Reilly Center pool. The Bonnies scored 175 points to take the victory over Cleveland State's 125 points.
Podium finishes filled the afternoon for the Bona swimmers and divers. Isabelle Giupatto set a new pool record in the 100-yard fly (54.69) and finished first. Cameron Darnell also claimed a top-three finish in the same race (58.49).
Two relay teams secured first-place finishes. Kate Hill, Laila Chance, Sophie Baker and Giupatto (3:29.22) in the 400-yard free, and Mia Hill, Baker, Giupatto, and Hill (1:42.70) in the 200-yard medley.
Kate Hill and Giupatto worked together to claim a second and third-place finish in the 50-yard free. Hill swam 23.68 and Giupatto touched the wall closely behind at 23.89.
Hill also finished first in the 100-yard free (52.24), with third-place earned by Laila Chance (53.22).
Sarah Malcolm posted a first-place finish in 3-meter diving (281.85) and a second-place finish in 1-meter diving (256.95).
The Bonnies swept the podium in the distance events. For the 500-yard free, Alessandra Ren (5:01.31) took first, with Phoebe McClaren (5:01.87) and Corinne Hayes (5:07.61) finishing shortly after.
In the 1000-yard free, McClaren (10:17.03) touched the wall first; Hayes (10:24.18) and Samantha Schnappauf (10:26.80) rounded out the top three.
Ren collected a win in the 200-yard free (1:53.03).
Baker (55.67) and Zoey Prezyna (56.47) took home the top-two finishes in the 100-yard back. Prezyna claimed a first-place finish of her own in the 200-yard back (2:02.87).
AnnDaleigh Rutledge-Jukes helped St. Bonaventure take home another first-place finish in the 200-yard IM (2:08.34), Mia Hill (2:10.98) finished second.
A few more podium finishes rounded out the night, Grace Purtell finished second in the 200-yard back (2:26.09) and third in the third in the 100-yard back (1:07.32). Caroline Murray finished third in the 200-yard fly (2:10.80).
QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH ALEC KANDT
"What a meet! For this group to come out and get a win with a pool record in our first home meet is absolutely amazing! Each week this group gains more and more confidence and I couldn't be more proud."
UP NEXT
The Bonnies will be back in action when they host Atlantic 10 opponent Duquesne in the Reilly Center on Nov. 6.
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