Ithaca, N.Y. - Sophomore Katie O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) and freshman Scott Thieke (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) won two individual events each, but the Le Moyne College swimming and diving teams were swept at Ithaca on Friday night at Hill Center Pool. The women fell to the Bombers 169-74, while the men suffered a 146-92 loss.
O'Donnell, the 2009 Northeast-10 Conference women's freshman of the year, picked up the only individual wins of the night for the Dolphins. O'Donnell touched the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:00.85 to out-distance her closest competitor by over four seconds. Three events later, O'Donnell topped the field in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:13.65 to win by just under seven seconds.
Thieke, the reigning Northeast-10 men's freshman of the week after combining for four victories in his collegiate debut last Saturday, picked up two of Le Moyne's four individual victories and was a part of one of the two relay victories. Thieke out-swam the competition to win the 200-yard freestyle in 1:51.45 and posted a victory for the second straight meet in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:12.46. To close out the meet, Thieke teamed with sophomore Andrew Dearing (Kenmore, N.Y./Canisius HS), Drew Acquaviva (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) and AJ DeDio (Endwell, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) to register a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:27.57. Acquaviva recorded the win in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:04.60, while junior Jerry Dumary (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) picked up the victory in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:19.80. In the opening men's event of the night, the quartet of Acquaviva, Dumary, freshman Tim Gallivan (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) and junior Sean Hosford (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) combined for a win in the 400-yard medley relay in 3:43.06.
The Dolphins return to action tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m. for their home opener against Oswego State.
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Women's Team Results
1. Ithaca 169, 2. Le Moyne 74.
Women's Individual Results
400 Yard Medley Relay - Ithaca (Missy Keesler, Rebecca Blazak, Cali DeSanto, Sheila Rhoades) 4:04.61 (Pool Record), 1000 Yard Freestyle - Kelly Murphy (Ithaca) 11:09.06, 200 Yard Freestyle - Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 2:00.85, 50 Yard Freestyle - Sheila Rhoades (Ithaca) 24.32, 200 Yard IM - Carly Jones (Ithaca) 2:15.01, 1 mtr Diving - Meg Stover (Ithaca) 219.10, 200 Yard Butterfly - Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 2:13.65, 100 Yard Freestyle - Sheila Rhoades (Ithaca) 53.12, 200 Yard Backstroke - Missy Kessler (Ithaca) 2:12.90, 500 Yard Freestyle - Kelly Murphy (Ithaca) 5:28.04, 3 mtr Diving - Meg Stover (Ithaca) 197.10, 200 Yard Breaststroke - Rebecca Blazak (Ithaca) 2:30.32, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - Ithaca (Maddie Kennedy, Lexi Brawer, Kelly Murphy, Joanna Ferreri) 3:46.97.
Men's Team Results
1. Ithaca 146, 2. Le Moyne 92.
Men's Individual Results
400 Yard Medley Relay - Le Moyne (Drew Acquaviva, Jerry Dumary, Tim Gallivan, Sean Hosford) 3:43.06, 1000 Yard Freestyle - Matt Carolan (Ithaca) 11:01.30, 200 Yard Freestyle - Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 1:51.45, 50 Yard Freestyle - Antoine Connors (Ithaca) 22.01, 200 Yard IM - Jeff Rapp (Ithaca) 2:04.78, 3 mtr Diving - Martin Brown (Ithaca) 229.25, 200 Yard Butterfly - Matt Carolan (Ithaca) 2:06.25, 100 Yard Freestyle - Antoine Connors (Ithaca) 48.71, 200 Yard Backstroke - Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 2:04.60, 500 Yard Freestyle - Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 5:12.46, 1 mtr Diving - Martin Brown (Ithaca) 239.00, 200 Yard Breaststroke - Jerry Dumary (Le Moyne) 2:19.80, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - Le Moyne (Scott Thieke, Andrew Dearing, Drew Acquaviva, AJ DeDio) 3:27.57.
