Results MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Kutztown University women's swimming team traveled to Millersville University on Saturday afternoon and came out of Pucillo Natatorium with a 138-122 victory over the Marauders to win its third in a row.
Millersville (2-2) got off to a fast start with victories in the first two events, but
Caitlin Davies put the Maroon and Gold on the board with a victory in the 200-free.
Neither team was able to pull away until KU executed a top-three sweep in the 100-fly with only three events to go, giving the Golden Bears (5-3) a crucial push in points.
Zoe Sianis followed up with a first-place performance in the 200 IM (
2:22.27), and Kutztown took second and third in the 400-free relay to wrap up the victory.
Davies dominated the sprint freestyle events, winning the 100- and 200-free, while placing second in the 50-free. She notched existing- Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) cuts in all three events.
Katherine Triggs led the Golden Bears in the distance freestyles. She clocked in at 11:50.84 in the 1000-free to finish second, and took third place in the 500-free with a time of 5:50.14.
Bridget Perdoch utilized an existing-PSAC mark in the 200-breast to place first (2:36.53). She also finished second in the 100-breast, touching the wall in 1:11.75.
Madi Bleiler placed second in both the 100- and 200- back, while recording an existing-PSAC cut in the 100 (1:02.53).
The Golden Bears performed well in the butterfly events.
Jessica Bleiler,
Kara Jones and
Rachael Burke formed the top-three trio in the 100-fly, while Jones and Bleiler secured the top-two spots in the 200-fly.
The Marauders held the edge in the relays, winning both the 400-medley and the 400-free relay events.
The Golden Bears close out the regular season with a trip to East Stroudsburg on Saturday, Jan. 31 for the ESU Invite.
Kutztown Results 400 Medley Relay
2. M. Bleiler, B. Perdoch, J. Bleiler, Z. Sianis – 4:11.78
3. S. Scialpi, G. Louden, K. Jones, V. Ceasar – 4:28.43
1000 Free
2.
Katherine Triggs – 11:50.84
3.
Aimee Watkins – 11:55.58
4.
Ellen Groeneveld – 12:11.13
200 Free
1.
Caitlin Davies – 2:00.88 (PSAC-existing)
5.
Vicky Ceasar – 2:14.81
6.
Olivia Kieley – 2:17.19
100 Back
2.
Madi Bleiler – 1:02.53 (PSAC-existing)
3.
Samantha Scialpi – 1:06.21
5.
Caitlyn Falguera – 1:09.02
100 Breast
2.
Bridget Perdoch – 1:11.75
3.
Gabrielle Louden – 1:14.82
4.
Suzanne Selman – 1:16.67
200 Fly
1.
Kara Jones – 2:23.98
2.
Jessica Bleiler – 2:24.64
4.
Zoe Sianis – 2:27.51
50 Free
2.
Caitlin Davies - 25.72 (PSAC-existing)
5.
Rachael Burke – 26.80
6.
Samantha Scialpi – 28.40
100 Free
1.
Caitlin Davies – 55.98 (PSAC-existing)
4.
Zoe Sianis – 57.56
5.
Rachael Burke – 58.78
200 Back
2.
Madi Bleiler – 2:20.32
3.
Caitlyn Falguera – 2:25.95
4.
Samantha Scialpi – 2:31.21
200 Breast
1.
Bridget Perdoch – 2:36.53 (PSAC-existing)
3.
Gabrielle Louden – 2:48.31
4.
Suzanne Selman – 2:48.85
500 Free
3.
Katherine Triggs – 5:50.14
4.
Aimee Watkins – 5:54.75
5.
Ellen Groeneveld – 6:08.73
100 Fly
1.
Jessica Bleiler – 1:03.36
2.
Kara Jones – 1:04.75
3.
Rachael Burke – 1:06.31
200 IM
1.
Zoe Sianis – 2:22.27
3.
Gabrielle Louden – 2:26.73 (season-best)
5.
Suzanne Selman – 2:34.43
400 Free Relay
2. R. Burke, K. Jones, J. Bleiler, C. Davies – 3:54.44
3. M. Bleiler, V. Ceasar, K. Triggs, B. Perdoch – 4:06.18
5. O. Kieley, A. Watkins, C. Falguera, E. Groeneveld – 4:19.29