GENESEO, N.Y. – In a final competitive tune-up before the 2025 Liberty League Championships, the Ithaca College women's swimming & diving team was on the road on Saturday afternoon at SUNY Geneseo. The Knights were able to score the 190-110 dual win over Ithaca.
 
It was a competitive race in the 50-yard butterfly with Kathleen Papiernik coming away with a second-place finish and time of 27.22 seconds as she was followed by teammate Elizabeth Bodie (27.71) and Mianny Trinidad (27.84). Geneseo's Alise Hale won the event with a time of 26.40.
 
First year Sydney Koehler and Samantha Bender scored a one-two finish for the Bombers in the 100-yard IM with times of 1:03.40 and 1:03.57, respectively. In the longest event of the competition, the 1000-yard freestyle saw Emma Heinze finish second with a time of 11:19.49.
 
Senior diver Kailee Payne put together another incredible performance winning on the 3-meter boards with a finals score of 504.95. The reigning Liberty League Diver of the Week also bested the competition on the 1-meter recording a 302.40. Ithaca's Emily Provost had a season-best finish of third and finals score of 243.65.

200-yard medley relay:
3. Elke Beaumont, Sydney Koehler, Kathleen Papiernik and Samantha Bender – 1:51.41
 
1000-yard freestyle:
2. Emma Heinze – 11.19.49
 
200-yard freestyle:
3. Ava Palfreyman – 2:02.97 
4. Naomi Fry – 2:05.19

50-yard backstroke:
4. Elizabeth Bodie – 29.47
 
50-yard breaststroke:
3. Sydney Koehler – 31.88
4. Emma Kidd – 32.59
 
100-yard butterfly:
2. Samantha Bender – 1:01.94
4. Mianny Trinidad – 1:02.84
 
50-yard freestyle:
3. Elke Beaumont – 25.46
 
1-meter diving:
1. Kailee Payne – 302.40
3. Emily Provost – 243.65
4. Eliza Salus – 238.85
 
100-yard freestyle:
2. Samantha Bender – 56.54
4. Spencer Carroll – 57.22
 
100-yard backstroke:
3. Elke Beaumont – 1:01.94
4. Elizabeth Bodie – 1:03.46
 
100-yard breaststroke:
2. Sydney Koehler – 1:09.65
4. Naomi Fry – 1:12.41
 
500-yard freestyle
3. Ava Palfreyman – 5:28.70
4. Emma Heinze – 5:35.68
 
50-yard butterfly:
2. Kathleen Papiernik- 27.22
3. Elizabeth Bodie- 27.71
 
3-meter diving:
1. Kailee Payne- 504.95
3. Maya Hathorn – 437.80
4. Eliza Salus – 425.75
 
100-yard IM:
1. Sydney Koehler – 1:03.40
2. Samantha  Bender – 1:03.57
 
200-yard Freestyle Relay:
2. Spencer Carroll,  Emma Kidd, Jillian Wedding and Elke Beaumont – 1:43.08
 
Divers will return to action on Saturday, February 8 when they host the Geneca Diving Invitational and they along with the rest of the team will host the four-day Liberty League Championships, which will begin on Wednesday, February 19 beginning at 10 a.m. and finals will begin at 6 p.m.