ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women's swimming & diving team saw several season-best times put up along with multiple NCAA Regional diving cuts as the Bombers defeated RIT in a home dual meet, 223-76. In addition, first year Elizabeth Bodie broke the school record in the 200-yard butterfly finishing with a time of 2:07.74.
 
The Bombers got off to their dominant start by going one-two in the 200-yard medley relay with Samantha Bender, Sydney Koehler, Kathleen Papiernik and Spencer Carroll teaming up for the first-place finish with a recorded time of 1:46.16. Ithaca also had 12 individual first place finishers as that was spearheaded by Bodie resetting the former record of 2:07.85, with her time of 2:07.74 in the 200-yard butterfly. First year Sydney Koehler also had a strong afternoon winning three events: 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.03), 200-yard IM (2:12.93), and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.42).
 
In diving action, the Bombers saw Kailee Payne claim first-place in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. She won the 3-meter over teammate Angela Burke by putting together a score of 336.35. Payne would win the 1-meter, also over Burke as she totaled a score of 313.10 compared to Burke's 266.65.
 
With the dual win, Ithaca College improved to 5-1 on the season and will host the three-day Bomber Invitational beginning on December 6 with action beginning at 5 p.m.
 
200-yard medley relay:
1. Samantha Bender, Sydney Koehler, Kathleen Papiernik and Spencer Carroll– 1:46.16
2. Elizabeth Bodie, Emma Kidd, Mianny Trinidad and Elke Beaumont – 1:47.98
 
1000-yard freestyle:
1. Ava Palfreyman – 10:50.36
2. Caroline Armistead – 10:59.93
3. Kerry O'Brien – 11:01.59
 
200-yard freestyle:
1. Naomi Fry – 1:56.18
2. Angela Merch – 1:56.31
 
100-yard backstroke:
2. Samantha Bender – 58.93
3. Elke Beaumont – 59.50
 
100-yard breaststroke:
1. Sydney Koehler – 1:05.42
2. Emma Kidd – 1:08.31
 
200-yard butterfly:
1. Elizabeth Bodie – 2:07.74
2. Kathleen Papiernik – 2:10.76
 
50-yard freestyle:
1. Spencer Carroll – 24.76
3. Jillian Wedding – 25.17
 
3-meter diving:
1. Kailee Payne – 336.45
2. Angela Burke – 275.30
3. Jenell Slesser – 269.50
 
100-yard freestyle:
2. Angela Merch – 53.49
3. Elke Beaumont – 54.17
 
200-yard backstroke:
1. Samantha Bender – 2:08.54
3. Elizabeth Bodie – 2:10.62
 
200-yard breaststroke:
1. Sydney Koehler - 2:24.03
2. Claire Weppler – 2:27.26
 
500-yard freestyle:
1. Naomi Fry – 5:13.06
2. Ava Palfreyman – 5:16.75
 
100-yard butterfly:
1. Kathleen Papiernik- 57.17
2. Elizabeth Bodie- 58.11
 
1-meter diving:
1. Kailee Payne- 313.10
2. Angela Burke – 266.65
 
200-yard IM:
1. Sydney Koehler – 2:12.93
2. Kathleen Papiernik – 2:13.82
3. Angela Merch – 2:14.34
 
400-yard Freestyle Relay:
1.Spencer Carroll, Naomi Fry, Angela Merch and Samantha Bender – 3:36.65