WORCESTER, Mass. – The Ithaca College women's swimming & diving team was back in action on Sunday as the Bombers squared off against Roger Williams and WPI on Sunday. The Bombers were able to beat the Engineers 164-134 and defeated Roger Williams by a score of 166-128.

The Bombers showcased their speed in both relay races finishing second in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 4:02.02, while also winning the 200-yard freestyle event. Sydney Koehler, Naomi Fry, Angela Merch and Samantha Bender combined to produce a time of 1:41.15 as that topped Roger Williams who finished in 1:41.51. Bender also had an outstanding afternoon for Ithaca. The sophomore got her day started by swimming the final leg in IC's 200-yard freestyle relay winning team. Bender would then go on to win the 100-yard backstroke over WPI's Sarah Kang with a finals time of 1:00.43. She scored a second-place finish with a time of 2:10.78 in the 200-yard event finishing just .6 behind first-place.
 
The Bombers saw Angela Burke and Kailee Payne in neck and neck battle on both boards on Sunday in a tri-meet against WPI and Roger Williams University. Burke put together a season-best of 271.27 and was 11 points behind Payne who finished first. On the 3-meter, Burke continued to impress and led the field with her finals score of 271.58, which bested Payne's 249.60.
 
400-yard medley relay:
2. Samantha Bender, Sydney Koehler, Kathleen Papiernik and Angela Merch- 4:02.02
 
1000-yard freestyle:
 
2. Ava Palfreyman- 11:25.87
 
4. Kerry O'Brien- 11:41.83
 
200-yard freestyle:
 
3. Angela Merch- 2:00.79
 
4. Naomi Fry- 2:02.98
 
100-yard backstroke:
 
1. Samantha Bender- 1:00.22
 
4. Elke Beaumont- 1:02.22
 
100-yard breaststroke:
 
2. Sydney Koehler- 1:08.90
  
200-yard butterfly:
 
2. Elizabeth Bodie- 2:15.59
 
4. Kathleen Papiernik- 2:16.66
 
50-yard freestyle:
 
3. Spencer Carroll- 25.51
 
1-meter diving:
 
1. Kailee Payne- 282.67
2. Angela Burke- 271.27 
3. Jenell Slesser- 234.52
 
100-yard freestyle:
 
5. Angela Merch- 56.10
 
200-yard backstroke:
 
2. Samantha Bender- 2:10.78
 
3. Elizabeth Bodie- 2:16.11
 
200-yard breaststroke:
 
2. Sydney Koehler- 2:31.56
 
4. Claire Weppler- 2:35.86
 
500-yard freestyle:
 
3. Naomi Fry- 5:29.49
 
100-yard butterfly:
 
3. Elizabeth Bodie- 1:01.00
 
3-meter diving:
 
1. Angela Burke - 271.58
 
2. Kailee Payne 249.60
 
3. Jenell Slesser- 235.80
 
200-yard IM:
 
3. Kathleen Papiernik- 2:16.74
 
4. Angela Merch- 2:18.97
 
200-yard Freestyle Relay
 
1. Sydney Koehler, Naomi Fry, Angela Merch and Samantha Bender- 1:41.15
 
Next up, Ithaca College will have its home-opener inside Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium against RPI on Saturday, November 2 at 2 p.m.