Women's Swimming & Diving | 11/11/2016 9:16:00 PM

Ithaca, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women's swimming and diving team secured its sixth consecutive win on Friday night as the Bombers downed Le Moyne College, 238-62, inside the A&E Center Aquatics Pavilion.  The win moved Ithaca's record to 6-0 while the Dolphins evened their mark at 2-2.

Ithaca continued to excel in relay competition as the Bombers took both the 200 medley and 400 free relays.  In the 200 medley, Grace Ayer, Samantha Reilly, Jaclyn Pecze and Lake Duffy posted the fastest time with a mark of 1:49.32 to earn 11 points.  In the 400 free, Erin Hackett, Genevieve Tripler, Duffy and Pecze finished first out of eight quartets with a winning time of 3:44.18, which was more than seven seconds faster than the runner-up.

Ithaca would take the top two spots in the 1000 free with Brenna Dowd taking the top spot after touching the wall in 11:07.74.  Cat Tompkins was the runner-up in 11:16.79.  Dowd also finished in first place in the 500 free in 5:26.92.

In the 200 free, Miranda Wingfield was the winner with a time of 2:02.73 and Tripler earned a second place showing after completing the race in 2:04.18.

Ayer collected a pair of wins on the evening after the senior wrapped up first place finishes in the 100 backstroke (59.88) and the 200 individual medley (2:10.02).

The Bombers took the top two spots in the 100 breaststroke as well with Reilly taking touching the wall first (1:06.75).  Ashley Warren was close behind in second at 1:10.90.

Emily Altchiler led the field in the 200 butterfly with a winning time of 2:16.65.  Kelsey Jepsen was second (2:22.40) while Nilza Costa (2:22.85) finished in third place.

In the 50 free, Duffy led the way after finishing first with a time of 24.61 while Tripler took second overall in 25.76.  Pecze touched the wall in third place for three points in 25.82.  Duffy continued to showcase her speed with a first place finish in the 100 free after beating the field by more than two seconds in 54.77.

Justine Wantz won the 200 backstroke with a mark of 2:13.72 while Warren earned a win in the 200 breaststroke at 2:32.42.  Hannah Parbst was second after completing the event with a time of 2:33.61.

Jepsen improved her standing in the 100 fly with a win after beating out eight other competitors with a time of 1:02.03.  Papaleo's time of 1:03.00 was good for second place in the same event.

Nickie Griesemer notched a win and an NCAA A cut qualifying score on the 3-meter board with 291.80 points.  Katie Helly earned a second place finish with 264.95 points.  Alyssa Wishart and Lindsey Suddaby finished in third and fourth place, respectively.

Ithaca had three divers notch A cut scores on the 1-meter board with Griesemer taking the top spot with 286.30 points.  Suddaby was second (267.80) and Wishart was third (260.65).

The Bombers will return to the pool at 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 20 when they host Hartwick College and SUNY Geneseo in a tri-match inside the A&E Center.