Women's Swimming and Diving Returns to the DAC, Take Down Lehigh, 195-105

Saturday, December 4

Daskalakis Athletic Center

10:30 a.m.

Drexel University

195

105

Lehigh

Women's Swimming and Diving Returns to the DAC, Take Down Lehigh, 195-105

12/4/2021 2:22:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving, Drexel Athletics

Drexel Vs. Lehigh 2021

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Drexel women's swimming and diving team returned to the Daskalakis Athletic Center for the first time since Feb. 14, 2019. The Dragons defeated the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 195-105.

Drexel started off the meet by finishing first in the 400 medley relay. The relay team of Aldercy Bui, Megan Sicinski, Chelsea Gravereaux and Paige Powell teamed up and finished the race in 3:51.22

Maddie Riley finished first in the 1,000 free with a time of 10:33.57, as she finished about 14 seconds ahead of second place.

Bui and Fede Nocera placed first and second respectively in the 50 back. Bui touched the wall in 26.73, and Nocera finished the race in 27.10. The duo then flip-flopped in the 100 back, as Nocera took first and Bui finished second. They had times of 56.41 and 56.97, respectively.

Sicinski showed her dominance in the breaststroke with a first-place finish in the 50 and 100 breast events. The senior finished the 50 breast in 30.15 and touched the wall in 1:05.54 in the 100 breast.

Lera Nasedkina got on the board with a first-place finish in the 50 free, touching the wall in 23.03. The time was good enough to set a new pool record, topping the previous time of 23.26, set by Megan Clark of Northeastern. Nasedkina also finished second in the 100 free with a time of 52.10, along with a second-place finish in the 100 breast.

The divers put on a dominant performance for Drexel, as they took the top four spots in the 1-meter dive. Becca Demaree led the charge, finishing first, followed by Hannah Jordan, Katie Caputo and Cora Hochstetler. In the 3-meter dive, Caputo finished first, with Demaree and Jordan in second and third, respectively.

In the 500 free, Riley and Ellie Webb took the top two spots, with Riley finishing first. Riley finished with a time of 5:08.15 and Webb a time of 5:16.83. Then, it was Victoria Palochik and Elizabeth McDevitt who finished one-two. Palochik topped the board in the 50 fly with a time of 26.38, followed by McDevitt with a 26.97.

The Dragons wrapped up the meet by finishing first in the 200 free relay. The relay team of Gravereaux, Ryann Styer, Palochik, and Nasedkina finished with a time of 1:35.88. With that time, the team set a new pool record, besting the previous time of 1:35.93 set by a Drexel team in 2017.

The Dragons return to the DAC on Jan. 8 to host conference rivals, Delaware. The meet also will be Drexel's alumni meet. Action is set to kickoff at 10:30 a.m.

First Place
400 Medley Relay - Aldercy Bui, Megan Sicinski, Chelsea Gravereaux, and Paige Powell - 3:51.22
1000 Free - Maddie Riley - 10:33.57
50 Back - Aldercy Bui - 26.73
50 Breast - Megan Sicinski - 30.15
50 Free - Lera Nasedkina - 23.03
1-Meter Diving - Becca Demaree - 245.18
100 Back - Fede Nocera - 56.41
100 Breast - Megan Sicinski - 1:05.54
500 Free - Maddie Riley - 5:08.15
50 Fly - Victoria Palochik - 26.38
3-Meter Diving - Katie Caputo - 253.65
200 Free Relay - Chelsea Gravereaux, Ryann Styer, Victoria Palochik, Lera Nasedkina - 1:35.88

Second Place
400 Medley Relay - Fede Nocera, Maddie Riley, Elizabeth McDevitt, and Ryann Styer - 3:56.96
200 Free - Chelsea Gravereaux - 1:58.17
50 Back - Fede Nocera - 27.10
100 Fly - Chelsea Gravereaux - 57.58
1-Meter Diving - Hannah Jordan - 243.83
100 Free - Lera Nasedkina - 52.10
100 Back - Aldercy Bui - 56.97
100 Breast - Lera Nasedkina - 1:07.64
500 Free - Ellie Webb - 5:16.83
50 Fly - Elizabeth McDevitt - 26.97
3-Meter Diving - Becca Demaree - 239.70
200 IM - Fede Nocera - 2:09.33

Third Place
1000 Free - Olivia Shaffer - 10:50.28
200 Free - Paige Powell - 1:59.97
100 Fly - Elizabeth McDevitt - 59.24
50 Free - Ryann Styer - 24.13
1-Meter Diving - Katie Caputo - 238.88
100 Free - Paige Powell - 52.64
3-Meter Diving - Hannah Jordan - 235.43
200 Free Relay - Ellie Webb, Elizabeth McDevitt, Jordan Washart, Paige Powell