ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College women's swimming & diving team opened its season Saturday afternoon, hosting the University of Scranton and Hartwick College inside Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium. The Bombers turned in several winning performances throughout the meet, earning victories in the relays, individual swimming events and diving competitions.

Ithaca opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. Samantha Bender, Sydney Koehler, Kathleen Papiernik and Spencer Carroll combined for a time of 1:49.83 to finish first. The Bombers also claimed third in the event as Elizabeth Bodie, Penelope Maurer, Penelope English and Sadie Plut finished in 1:54.73.

Paige Simon led Ithaca in the 1,000-yard freestyle, winning the event in 11:21.01. Mya Barbatsoulis added a third-place finish in 11:37.55. Bender followed with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:59.79, while Charlotte Barton placed third in 2:01.88.

Riley Hauber secured the win in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.42. Bender finished second in 1:00.64, followed by Kelsey Graham in third at 1:01.07, giving the Bombers a sweep of the top three spots. Koehler added another individual victory in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:07.41, while Penelope Maurer placed third in 1:12.42.

Bodie won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:16.74, with English finishing third in 2:17.73. Spencer Carroll added a victory in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 24.73. The Bombers continued their strong performance in the 100-yard freestyle, with Barton winning in 54.91, Sadie Plut finishing second in 55.44 and Jillian Wedding taking third in 55.60.

Ithaca also dominated the diving events, with Madison Morris winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions with a score of 273.35 on each board. Grace O'Malley finished second in both events with a score of 256.80, while Lillian Schick placed third with 239.20.

Hauber earned another individual victory in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in 2:09.37, followed by Ainsley Lappas-Ford in second at 2:12.05. Koehler captured the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:30.08, with Papiernik finishing second in 2:34.55.

Papiernik added another victory in the 100-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 1:00.00. English placed second in 1:01.26, followed by Bodie in third at 1:02.45. Hauber secured her second individual victory of the meet in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing in 2:15.98. Papiernik followed in second at 2:16.78, while Graham took third in 2:23.17.

The Bombers closed out the meet with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Spencer Carroll, Charlotte Barton, Sadie Plut and Kathleen Papiernik combined for a winning time of 1:39.94. Ithaca's second relay team finished third in the event, touching the wall in 1:42.12.

They will hit the road on Saturday, October 24, as they travel to Worcester, Mass. for a tri-meet with Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Springfield College.