Bucknell Edges Lehigh in Dual Meet Finale
1/27/2024 7:38:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Lehigh women's swimming and diving team had some strong performances against Bucknell, but it would ultimately not be enough as the Mountain Hawks lost 162-138 Saturday afternoon in Lewisburg in the dual meet finale.
"Caitlin Deitch, Mairin Ludwig and Sarah Hardy and Willa Werwaiss were very strong today," said head coach Rob Herb. "The women showed that they can compete with one of the best teams in the league and that they will be ready for Patriots."
The Mountain Hawks captured 10 first-place finishes on Saturday. Sarah Hardy, Caitlin Deitch, Mairin Ludwig and Willa Werwaiss all recorded multiple victories.
Deitch, Hardy and Werwaiss were all on the winning 200-yard medley relay team (1:46.20) alongside Danielle Prekop.
Werwaiss also helped lead the 400-yard freestyle relay to a first-place finish (3:34.37), as did Noel Fresa and Juliana Guida.
Werwaiss also won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:01.90. She did not stop there, scoring four more points for Lehigh after taking second in the 100-yard backstroke (57.60).
Deitch had two individual victories as well. The sophomore tied for first in the 50-yard freestyle with Kayla Lichtner (24.01). She also won the 100-yard butterfly (56.66).
Ludwig took first in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:34.53) and 500-yard freestyle (5:08.06). The sophomore also scored two points with a fourth-place mark in the 200-yard IM (2:11.92) that teammate Sarah Hardy grabbed first in with a time of 2:06.33. Hardy also won the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.99).
Sarah Gill continued to dominate the one-meter dive, winning with 244.80 points. First-year Kate Whitaker placed second in the three-meter dive with 255.75 points. Gill was right behind Whitaker as she came in third with 241.20 points.
Lehigh closes out the regular season in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday at the Navy Invitational.
"Caitlin Deitch, Mairin Ludwig and Sarah Hardy and Willa Werwaiss were very strong today," said head coach Rob Herb. "The women showed that they can compete with one of the best teams in the league and that they will be ready for Patriots."
The Mountain Hawks captured 10 first-place finishes on Saturday. Sarah Hardy, Caitlin Deitch, Mairin Ludwig and Willa Werwaiss all recorded multiple victories.
Deitch, Hardy and Werwaiss were all on the winning 200-yard medley relay team (1:46.20) alongside Danielle Prekop.
Werwaiss also helped lead the 400-yard freestyle relay to a first-place finish (3:34.37), as did Noel Fresa and Juliana Guida.
Werwaiss also won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:01.90. She did not stop there, scoring four more points for Lehigh after taking second in the 100-yard backstroke (57.60).
Deitch had two individual victories as well. The sophomore tied for first in the 50-yard freestyle with Kayla Lichtner (24.01). She also won the 100-yard butterfly (56.66).
Ludwig took first in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:34.53) and 500-yard freestyle (5:08.06). The sophomore also scored two points with a fourth-place mark in the 200-yard IM (2:11.92) that teammate Sarah Hardy grabbed first in with a time of 2:06.33. Hardy also won the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.99).
Sarah Gill continued to dominate the one-meter dive, winning with 244.80 points. First-year Kate Whitaker placed second in the three-meter dive with 255.75 points. Gill was right behind Whitaker as she came in third with 241.20 points.
Lehigh closes out the regular season in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday at the Navy Invitational.
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