Women’s Swimming and Diving Tops Seton Hall, Men Fall to Pirates

Saturday, October 26

South Orange, N.J.

1 p.m.

Drexel University

127

170

Seton Hall

Photo by: Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos

Women’s Swimming and Diving Tops Seton Hall, Men Fall to Pirates

10/26/2019 6:17:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – A short turnaround did not faze Drexel women's swimming and diving as the Dragons collected their second win in as many days with a 160-139 result over Seton Hall. The men's team fell to the hosts, 170-127.

The Drexel women improve to 2-0 on the young season, while the men drop to 1-1.

"Today was a physical and mental challenge for the team coming off of competing last night," head swim coach Adam Braun said. "It took a little bit to get rolling but I'm pleased with the way the team fought through the ups and downs of the meet. I'm excited to see what we can do next weekend down at Loyola with a different format of events."

The Dragons won a combined 16 events, including sweeps in the men's and women's 100 back, 100 free, 200 back, 200 IM and 200 free relay. Four Dragons – Alexa Kutch, Gabrielle Rudy, Jason Arthur and Paris Raptis – collected multiple individual victories on Saturday. Kutch and Arthur added a pair of relay team wins as well.

Saturday's action began with first- and third-place finishes in the 200 medley relay. The team of Kutch, Megan Sicinski, Lera Nasedkina and Ryann Styer turned in a collective time of 1:46.70 to win the event by .48 seconds. Alicia Diaz, Rudy, Hollie Hopf and Kaitlin Perni finished third at 1:47.22.

The men placed second in the same event. Kiran Richardson, Zachary Valenzuela, Raptis and John Scully touched the wall at 1:32.98

Jake McBride failed to repeat in the 1000 yard free, following yesterday's gold-medal performance with a second-place finish. The freshman clocked in at 9:54.35, nearly four seconds better than the third-place finisher.

Kutch swept the backstroke events for the second day in a row. A six-time conference champion in the discipline, Kutch bettered her time in the 100 back, clocking in at a season-best 56.21. The senior went on to top the field in the 200 back as well with a time of 2:03.62.

The Dragons claimed first and second in the men's 100 back. In a neck-and-neck race between teammates, Richardson topped Arthur by .03 seconds with a winning time of 51.54. Arthur trailed closely behind in second at 51.57.

Drexel took a total of 16 points from the women's 100 breast, finishing first through third. Rudy topped the field by over two seconds, touching the wall at 1:04:20. Sicinski followed in second with a time of 1:06.38, and Rebecca Churchill clocked in at 1:09:28.

Raptis made it four wins in four tries in the butterfly races this season with a pair of wins against the Pirates. He topped the field in the 200 fly with a time of 1:51.25. The sophomore clocked in at 49.69 in the 100 fly for yet another individual victory.

Styer and Nasedkina finished in the top two of the 50 free for the second-straight day. The pair of Drexel newcomers flipped last night's results with Styer edging out Nasedkina for first place. Styer posted a time of 24.29, and Nasedkina clocked in at 24.58.

Richardson was .03 seconds away from being a two-time winner on Saturday. The junior from Kincumber, Australia placed second in the 50 free with a time of 21.57.

On the boards, Katie Caputo and Becca Demaree placed second and third, respectively, in the 3-meter. Caputo scored a 236.40 in the event with Demaree close behind at 232.35. Demaree added a second-place result in the 1-meter (248.99) – finishing just ahead of teammate Hannah Jordan.

Drexel added second-place results in both men's diving events as well. Anthony Musciano was edged out in the 1-meter, losing out by .06 points with a score of 275.33. Will Seely posted a score of 252.67 in the 3-meter.

The Dragons added a sweep in the women's 100 free. Diaz won the event with a time of 53.73. Finishing directly behind her were fellow Dragons Rudy (53.89) and Paige Powell (53.93).

In the men's 100 free, Stathis Malamas claimed first place with a time of 46.40. Freshman T.J. Given earned his first top-three finish of his collegiate career, taking third (47.28).

Arthur won a close race in the 200 back for the first of his two victories on the day. He edged out Ross Pantano by two-tenths of a second with a winning time of 1:52.56.

In the women's 200 breast, Sicinski topped the field by nearly seven seconds with a winning mark of 2:22.29. Teammate Churchill claimed third in the event.

The women added a pair of top-three results in the 100 fly. Nasedkina claimed second at 58.95 with fellow Dragons Lauren DiCamillo finishing in third.

Raptis touched the wall in a winning time of 49.69 in the 100 fly. His compatriot, Malamas, earned a third-place result at 50.76.

Rudy ran away with the 200 IM, posting a winning time of 2:08.90, almost two seconds faster than the closest competitor. Sicinski added a third-place finish in the race as well.

Arthur and Raptis finished first and third, respectively, in the 200 IM. Arthur won with over three seconds to spare with a time of 1:52.99.

The Dragons swept the 200 free relay. The women's team of Kutch, Styer, Diaz and Nasedkina clocked in at 1:37.36, while the men's squad of Richardson, Scully, Malamas and Arthur finished at 1:24.59.

Drexel returns to action next weekend with the Thomas Murphy Invitational, hosted by Loyola (Md.). The two-day event begins on Friday evening.

FIRST PLACE
Women's 200 medley relay – Alexa Kutch, Megan Sicinski, Lera Nasedkina, Ryann Styer – 1:46.70

Women's 100 back – Alexa Kutch – 56.21

Men's 100 back – Kiran Richardson – 51.54

Women's 100 breast – Gabrielle Rudy – 1:04.20

Men's 200 fly – Paris Raptis – 1:51.25

Women's 50 free – Ryann Styer – 24.29

Women's 100 free – Alicia Diaz – 53.73

Men's 100 free – Stathis Malamas – 46.40

Women's 200 back – Alexa Kutch – 2:03.62

Men's 200 back – Jason Arthur – 1:52.46

Women's 200 breast – Megan Sicinski – 2:22.29

Men's 100 fly – Paris Raptis – 49.69

Women's 200 IM – Gabrielle Rudy – 2:08.90

Men's 200 IM – Jason Arthur – 1:52.99

Women's 200 free relay – Alexa Kutch, Ryann Styer, Alicia Diaz, Lera Nasedkina – 1:37.36

Men's 200 free relay – Kiran Richardson, John Scully, Stathis Malamas, Jason Arthur – 1:24.59

SECOND PLACE
Men's 200 medley relay – Kiran Richardson, Zachary Valenzuela, Paris Raptis, John Scully – 1:32.98

Men's 1000 free – Jake McBride – 9:54.35

Men's 100 back – Jason Arthur – 51.57

Women's 100 breast – Megan Sicinski – 1:06.38

Women's 50 free – Lera Nasedkina – 24.58

Men's 50 free – Kiran Richardson – 21.57

Women's 3-meter – Katie Caputo – 236.40

Men's 1-meter – Anthony Musciano – 275.33

Women's 100 free – Gabrielle Rudy – 53.89

Women's 100 fly – Lera Nasedkina – 58.95

Women's 1-meter – Becca Demaree – 248.99

Men's 3-meter – Will Seely – 252.67

THIRD PLACE
Women's 200 medley relay – Alicia Diaz, Gabrielle Rudy, Hollie Hopf, Kaitlin Perni – 1:47.22

Women's 1000 free – Maddie Riley – 10:43.92

Women's 100 back – Alicia Diaz – 58.83

Women's 100 breast – Rebecca Churchill – 1:09.28

Men's 100 breast – Zachary Valenzuela – 58.01

Women's 200 fly – Jordan Washart – 2:15.10

Women's 3-meter – Becca Demaree – 232.35

Women's 100 free – Paige Powell – 53.93

Men's 100 free – T.J. Given – 47.28

Women's 200 breast – Rebecca Churchill – 2:29.86

Men's 200 breast – Zachary Valenzuela – 2:09.56

Women's 100 fly – Lauren DiCamillo – 1:00.03

Men's 100 fly – Stathis Malamas – 50.76

Women's 1-meter – Hannah Jordan – 234.06

Women's 200 IM – Megan Sicinski – 2:11.58

Men's 200 IM – Paris Raptis – 1:57.69

Women's 200 free relay – Natalie Gundling, Chelsea Gravereaux, Lauren DiCamillo, Hollie Hopf – 1:39.70