Mountain Hawks Edged by Drexel in Final Meet Before Finals

Saturday, December 2

Bethlehem, Pa.

10:30 A.M.

Lehigh University

111

129

Drexel University

Mountain Hawks Edged by Drexel in Final Meet Before Finals

12/2/2023 4:15:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh women's swimming and diving fell just short to Drexel Saturday morning at Jacobs Pool, suffering a 129-111 loss. Lehigh is now 3-3 and Drexel is 2-1.

The Mountain Hawks recorded a total of five first-place finishes against the Dragons.

Mairin Ludwig won the 400-yard freestyle with a time of 4:02.38. Teammate Sarah Hardy finished right behind Ludwig to take second (4:02.38).

Hardy had her own first-place victory on Saturday, winning the 200-yard IM (3.17.80), while Ludwig finished in second (3.21.88). Hardy, the fifth-year, has won at least one event in every meet this season.

Lehigh had a bright day on the boards as the Mountain Hawks dove to two first-place finishes. Sarah Gill won the one-meter dive after scoring 252.15 points. First-year Kate Whitaker continued the bright start to her collegiate career, taking first in the three-meter dive with 242.63 points.

Fifth-year Danielle Prekop tallied two second-place finishes and brought home eight individual points for Lehigh. Prekop came in second in the 50-yard breaststroke (30.88) and second in the 100-yard IM (59.92).

Willa Werwaiss finished right behind Prekop in the 50-yard breaststroke. Werwaiss also recorded a third-place mark in the 150-yard freestyle (1:25.40) and a fourth-place mark in the 100-yard freestyle (54.84).

Sophomore Caitlin Deitch had a great meet for Lehigh. Deitch won the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 26.19 and came in second in the 150-yard freestyle (1:24.22) and third in the 50-yard freestyle (24.61).

Lehigh will have over a month off before returning to competition against Marist on Jan. 13 at Jacobs Pool.