Sharks Fall to Lyons 160-97

BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons Swimming &Diving will join thousands of athletes across the country in jumping into the pool in support of Carleton College?s Ted Mullin ?Leave it in the Pool Hour of Power? Relay on Tuesday afternoon for the fifth year in a row. SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. ? Led by victories in 15 of 16 events, the Mount Holyoke College swimming & diving team cruised to a 160-97 victory over Simmons College on Saturday afternoon at the MHC Natatorium. The Lyons improved to 6-2 on the season with the win, while the Sharks slip to 4-4 overall.
Posted: Jan 12, 2013

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Led by victories in 15 of 16 events, the Mount Holyoke College swimming & diving team cruised to a 160-97 victory over Simmons College on Saturday afternoon at the MHC Natatorium. The Lyons improved to 6-2 on the season with the win, while the Sharks slip to 4-4 overall.

MHC saw dominant efforts across the board as seven different student-athletes captured victories, including four with multiple wins. Leading the way were first years Bethany Aban and Cathleen Pruden, who each had three victories.

 

Aban won the 50-yard backstroke (30.08) and the 50-yard butterfly (27.60), while Pruden touched the wall first in the 50-yard breaststroke (32.62) and the 100-yard freestyle (55.44). Both also helped the 200-medley relay team claim victory in a time of 1:57.79. Other members of the relay included senior Caitlin Lewis and senior captain Nora Cunningham. Sophomore Maya Lazarovich won the 100-breast (1:11.23) and the 200-free (2:04.87), while senior Lindsey Kanno was victorious in the 100-back (1:07.01) and the 500-free (5:34.63).

 

The Sharks were led by freshman Maddy McDonald (Westwood, Mass.), who scored 13 individual points. McDonald anchored both relays for the Sharks and second in the 100 free and won the 50 free by 0.15 in one of the closest races of the meet to secure the Sharks only victory.

 

Junior Amy Davis (Southbury, Conn.) finished second in the 200 Free (2:10.13), while senior Molly Bohannon (Deep River, Conn.) finished third in the 1000 Free (11:43.06) and sophomore Chloe Davis (Merrimack, N.H.) finished third in the 100 Back (1:08.56).

 

In the diving events, sophomore Catrina Bellucci-DiLizia dominated for the second straight day, winning the 1-meter with a score of 183.40 points and the 3-meter with 176.30 points. Junior Rachel Lagasse (Hartford, Vt.) finished second in the 1-meter for the Sharks with 157.70 points

 

Mount Holyoke returns to the pool next Saturday and Sunday when it competes at the Seven Sisters Championship, hosted by Wellesley College. Action begins at 10:00 a.m. both days. Simmons is back in action on Wednesday in a 6:00 p.m. meet at UMass-Dartmouth.

 
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