Friday, November 20
Easton, Pa.
6PM
Lehigh University
210.4
at
85.6
Lafayette
Women's Swimming Rolls Past Lafayette for Fifth Straight Win
11/20/2015 11:42:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Complete Results
Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry
EASTON, Pa. - The Lehigh women's swimming and diving team captured its fifth consecutive win on Friday night, as the Mountain Hawks topped Lafayette by a score of 210.4-85.6. The victory was Lehigh's eighth straight win over the Leopards, as the two schools kicked of Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry weekend. In total, Lehigh set 10 women's pool records during the meet, including Kaitlyn Ruffing and Sydney Bornstein both setting new program records in the 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly, respectively.
The women kicked off the event with the 400 yard medley relay team of Rachel Rider, Melissa Feeney, Kelly Carroll and Kaitlyn Ruffing taking the top spot in 3:52.19.
Cora Summerfield, Kate Bergin and Abby Thomson swept the podium in the 1,000 yard freestyle, with Summerfield earning the top spot in 10:14.97, nearly 13 seconds ahead of Bergin. Next, the Mountain Hawks made it another straight sweep in the 200 free, with Carolyn Koch pacing the field in pool record time in 1:50.24. Courtney Ferreira came in second, just edging out teammate Julianne Koch by less than a tenth of a second.
Lehigh continued its streak of dominance in the 100 backstroke, with Rider (58.76) and Bergin (59.43) taking the top two places, followed by Julia Perry (1:00.06).
Feeney then took home the top prize in the 100 yard breaststroke, edging out a pair of Leopards with her time of 1:07.16. Sydney Bornstein followed that up with another victory of her own in the 200 fly (2:01.92), which was good enough to break her own school record, which she had set last season.
Ruffing's dominance of the 50 yard free continued with a pool record time of 23.24. Carolyn Koch (24.15) and Carroll (24.40) helped Lehigh earn another sweep in the sprint event. Ruffing later added her fourth win of the night with a program record win in the 100 free (50.29), with Carolyn Koch (51.46) and Ferreira (52.27) following close behind in second and third, respectively.
Rider (2:05.02), Bergin (2:06.01) and Perry (2:08.62) led the way in the 200 yard backstroke, and Feeney then followed by leading the pack in the 20 breaststroke (2:24.08).
Summerfield added her second win of the night, setting a pool record in the 500 freestyle (5:03.35) and Carroll later won the 100 fly in pool record time (56.48).
The team then swam the 100 yard IM for the first time this season, with Ferreira (59.75), Patterson (1:00.62) and Feeney (1:02.49) sweeping the top three spots. The evening's final event featured another Lehigh sweep in the 200 yard freestyle relay, with the 'A' team of Carolyn Koch, Ferreira, Carroll and Ruffing winning the race with a time of 1:34.56.
Taking to the one meter board for the second time in as many meets, Megan Schappert took home second place out of four divers with a score of 126.07.
"We saw such great work from everybody tonight," said head coach Rob Herb. "The sprinters were on fire, the relays were incredible setting pool records here tonight in the sprint relays. We expected some fast swims and got them tonight."
Lehigh will take to the pool next after the holiday beak on January 8, when the team travels to Army West Point.
Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry
EASTON, Pa. - The Lehigh women's swimming and diving team captured its fifth consecutive win on Friday night, as the Mountain Hawks topped Lafayette by a score of 210.4-85.6. The victory was Lehigh's eighth straight win over the Leopards, as the two schools kicked of Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry weekend. In total, Lehigh set 10 women's pool records during the meet, including Kaitlyn Ruffing and Sydney Bornstein both setting new program records in the 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly, respectively.
The women kicked off the event with the 400 yard medley relay team of Rachel Rider, Melissa Feeney, Kelly Carroll and Kaitlyn Ruffing taking the top spot in 3:52.19.
Cora Summerfield, Kate Bergin and Abby Thomson swept the podium in the 1,000 yard freestyle, with Summerfield earning the top spot in 10:14.97, nearly 13 seconds ahead of Bergin. Next, the Mountain Hawks made it another straight sweep in the 200 free, with Carolyn Koch pacing the field in pool record time in 1:50.24. Courtney Ferreira came in second, just edging out teammate Julianne Koch by less than a tenth of a second.
Lehigh continued its streak of dominance in the 100 backstroke, with Rider (58.76) and Bergin (59.43) taking the top two places, followed by Julia Perry (1:00.06).
Feeney then took home the top prize in the 100 yard breaststroke, edging out a pair of Leopards with her time of 1:07.16. Sydney Bornstein followed that up with another victory of her own in the 200 fly (2:01.92), which was good enough to break her own school record, which she had set last season.
Ruffing's dominance of the 50 yard free continued with a pool record time of 23.24. Carolyn Koch (24.15) and Carroll (24.40) helped Lehigh earn another sweep in the sprint event. Ruffing later added her fourth win of the night with a program record win in the 100 free (50.29), with Carolyn Koch (51.46) and Ferreira (52.27) following close behind in second and third, respectively.
Rider (2:05.02), Bergin (2:06.01) and Perry (2:08.62) led the way in the 200 yard backstroke, and Feeney then followed by leading the pack in the 20 breaststroke (2:24.08).
Summerfield added her second win of the night, setting a pool record in the 500 freestyle (5:03.35) and Carroll later won the 100 fly in pool record time (56.48).
The team then swam the 100 yard IM for the first time this season, with Ferreira (59.75), Patterson (1:00.62) and Feeney (1:02.49) sweeping the top three spots. The evening's final event featured another Lehigh sweep in the 200 yard freestyle relay, with the 'A' team of Carolyn Koch, Ferreira, Carroll and Ruffing winning the race with a time of 1:34.56.
Taking to the one meter board for the second time in as many meets, Megan Schappert took home second place out of four divers with a score of 126.07.
"We saw such great work from everybody tonight," said head coach Rob Herb. "The sprinters were on fire, the relays were incredible setting pool records here tonight in the sprint relays. We expected some fast swims and got them tonight."
Lehigh will take to the pool next after the holiday beak on January 8, when the team travels to Army West Point.
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