Friday, January 11
Bethlehem, Pa.
1 p.m. dive/3 p.m. swim
Lehigh University
164.5
vs
135.5
Army
Lehigh's win streak reaches seven with win over Army on Senior Day
1/11/2019 10:52:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Women start season 7-1 for first time since 1999-00 season
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Lehigh women's swimming and diving team made history on Friday afternoon. Already riding a six-meet winning streak, the Mountain Hawks got the best of Army West Point, defeating the Black Knights 164.5-135.5 on Senior Day at Jacobs Pool to improve to 7-1 on the season.
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7-1 is Lehigh's best start to a season since 1999-00 and the win over Army is the Mountain Hawks' second in as many years.
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The meet started off on the right foot in the 200 medley relay with the team of sophomore Anna Francisco, senior Allison Morel, sophomore Olivia Giampietro and junior Payton Miles getting the first place finish with a time of 1:46.77. The B-team of Nicole Shek, Anna Thomas, Malia Wolf and Evie Gieseman finished third place with a time of 1:48.25.
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Ann Foley picked up the victory in the 200 freestyle with a winning time of 1:51.65 to beat out senior Courtney Ferreira (1:53.20) and Carly Rutledge (1:57.86) for the first 1-2-3 sweep of the afternoon.
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Francisco and Shek just barely beat out Army's Cecelia Croman in the 100 back, as Francisco swam to a time of 58.06 and Shek finished third at 58.09. Croman got the victory with a 58.01.
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It was another 1-2-3 sweep for the Mountain Hawks in the 200 fly, with Malia Wolf getting the first place finish with a 2:08.38, finishing ahead of fellow teammates senior Kate Bergin (2:09.70) and Sarah Horne (2:10.08).
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Foley got the better of Miles in the 50 free by just .02 seconds, swimming to a first place finish of 23.72, while Miles had a 23.74.
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On the diving side, Megan Fennell got a second place finish in the one-meter dive with a score of 259.87 and senior Rayna Smilowitz finished fourth with a score of 222.90. Fennell got an additional second place finish in the three-meter with a 233.47. Smilowitz finished third with a 223.88.
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Miles, Ferreira and Foley finished 1-2-3 in the 100 free with times of 51.75, 52.05 and 52.29, respectively.
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Giampietro got her first place finish in the 100 fly, with Wolf finishing third to give Lehigh an additional three points.
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The women took the sweep in the 200 IM with Ferreira beating Annie Norris by just under two seconds with a 2:08.80. Norris' second place time was a 2:10.24, while Liz Olszewski finished in third place with a 2:11.05.
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Finally, the Mountaun Hawks finished off the meet with a big victory in the 400 free relay as Foley, Giampietro, Ferreira and Miles dominated the competition with a 3:31.06, finishing ahead of Army's Mia Rankin, Bailey Smith, Sammie Edwards and Madison Berg, who swam a 3:37.16.
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"Army's women are tough and do not let up," said head coach Rob Herb following the victory. "We focused on us and who we are and that made the difference.Â
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"During this time of hard training, getting up for a meet can be physically challenging, but our girls used their minds to overcome it. A big thanks to the Lehigh Sports Psychology group that works with us. The bodies just went along for the ride and won."
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The women will look to finish out the dual meet season on an eight-meet winning streak when they visit Bucknell on Jan. 26.
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7-1 is Lehigh's best start to a season since 1999-00 and the win over Army is the Mountain Hawks' second in as many years.
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The meet started off on the right foot in the 200 medley relay with the team of sophomore Anna Francisco, senior Allison Morel, sophomore Olivia Giampietro and junior Payton Miles getting the first place finish with a time of 1:46.77. The B-team of Nicole Shek, Anna Thomas, Malia Wolf and Evie Gieseman finished third place with a time of 1:48.25.
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Ann Foley picked up the victory in the 200 freestyle with a winning time of 1:51.65 to beat out senior Courtney Ferreira (1:53.20) and Carly Rutledge (1:57.86) for the first 1-2-3 sweep of the afternoon.
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Francisco and Shek just barely beat out Army's Cecelia Croman in the 100 back, as Francisco swam to a time of 58.06 and Shek finished third at 58.09. Croman got the victory with a 58.01.
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It was another 1-2-3 sweep for the Mountain Hawks in the 200 fly, with Malia Wolf getting the first place finish with a 2:08.38, finishing ahead of fellow teammates senior Kate Bergin (2:09.70) and Sarah Horne (2:10.08).
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Foley got the better of Miles in the 50 free by just .02 seconds, swimming to a first place finish of 23.72, while Miles had a 23.74.
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On the diving side, Megan Fennell got a second place finish in the one-meter dive with a score of 259.87 and senior Rayna Smilowitz finished fourth with a score of 222.90. Fennell got an additional second place finish in the three-meter with a 233.47. Smilowitz finished third with a 223.88.
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Miles, Ferreira and Foley finished 1-2-3 in the 100 free with times of 51.75, 52.05 and 52.29, respectively.
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Giampietro got her first place finish in the 100 fly, with Wolf finishing third to give Lehigh an additional three points.
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The women took the sweep in the 200 IM with Ferreira beating Annie Norris by just under two seconds with a 2:08.80. Norris' second place time was a 2:10.24, while Liz Olszewski finished in third place with a 2:11.05.
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Finally, the Mountaun Hawks finished off the meet with a big victory in the 400 free relay as Foley, Giampietro, Ferreira and Miles dominated the competition with a 3:31.06, finishing ahead of Army's Mia Rankin, Bailey Smith, Sammie Edwards and Madison Berg, who swam a 3:37.16.
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"Army's women are tough and do not let up," said head coach Rob Herb following the victory. "We focused on us and who we are and that made the difference.Â
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"During this time of hard training, getting up for a meet can be physically challenging, but our girls used their minds to overcome it. A big thanks to the Lehigh Sports Psychology group that works with us. The bodies just went along for the ride and won."
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The women will look to finish out the dual meet season on an eight-meet winning streak when they visit Bucknell on Jan. 26.
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Like Lehigh Swimming and Diving on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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