Syracuse, N.Y. – Senior Katie O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) and junior Scott Thieke (Jamesville, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) each won three individual events, but the Le Moyne College swimming and diving teams were defeated by Bentley on Saturday afternoon at the Rev. Vincent B. Ryan, S.J. Pool. The women fell to the Falcons, 153-132, while the men were defeated 161-119.
O'Donnell, who registered three of Le Moyne's four individual swimming victories, picked up the team's first win of the day in the 100-yard backstroke. She turned in a time of 58.79 seconds to break her own pool record set on November 22, 2008. She later registered a time of 58.44 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly to break the pool record set by Allison Lesher '08 on February 8, 2008. O'Donnell turned in her third pool-record performance of the day in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:09.87 to break the mark of 2:10.64 set by RIT's Caitlyn Burr on January 24, 2009. Senior Mary Chidsey (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) was victorious in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:17.93. Chidsey added a victory as a member of a relay team. She swam the anchor leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay team the placed first in 1:46.88 with classmate Maureen McDonough (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph Hill Academy), junior Maureen Donovan (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) and sophomore Allie Scorzelli (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico). Senior Meghan Shea (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee/U. of Bridgeport) swept the two diving events, winning the first with 170.25 points and the second with 234.45 points.
On the men's side, Thieke picked up three of the seven individual wins for the Dolphins. In the first individual event of the day, Thieke won the 1,000-yard freestyle by over 11 seconds with a time of 10:39.53. In the 500-yard freestyle, he touched the wall in 5:07.94, while closing out the individual portion of the meet with a time of 2:09.55 in the 200-yard IM. Sophomore Tyler Olson (Warners, N.Y./West Genesee) was also part of three victories. Individually, he won the 200-yard freestyle by posting a time of 1:51.07 and the 100-yard freestyle in 49.55 seconds. He opened the meet by swimming the anchor leg of the victorious 200-yard medley relay team. Seniors Drew Acquaviva (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) and Joe Taylor (Essex Fells, N.J./West Essex) swam the first two legs followed by junior Timothy Gallivan (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) and Olson as the team recorded a time of 1:39.36. Acquaviva and Taylor also added individual victories. Acquaviva won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:59.23, while Taylor topped the field in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:25.41.
The Dolphins return to the pool on Saturday, November 5 at Gannon at 1:00 p.m. In addition to the Golden Knights, the women will square off against California University of Pennsylvania.
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Women's Team Results
Bentley 153, Le Moyne 132
Women's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Bentley (Taryn Dooley, Jessica Hodsdon, Kellen Power, Danielle Hellstern) 1:54.63, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Susie Boretti (Bentley) 11:29.41, 200 Yard Freestyle – Nadine Edwards (Bentley) 2:03.68, 100 Yard Backstroke – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 58.79 (Pool Record), 100 Yard Breaststroke – Jessica Hodsdon (Bentley) 1:08.35, 200 Yard Butterfly – Kellen Power (Bentley) 2:20.69, 50 Yard Freestyle – Nadine Edwards (Bentley) 26.22, 1 Meter Dive – Meghan Shea (Le Moyne) 170.25, 100 Yard Freestyle – Danielle Hellstern (Bentley) 56.46, 200 Yard Backstroke – Mary Chidsey (Le Moyne) 2:17.93, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Amanda Le (Bentley) 2:27.88 (Pool Record), 500 Yard Freestyle – Heather Exley (Bentley) 5:31.22, 100 Yard Butterfly – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 58.44 (Pool Record), 1 Meter Dive – Meghan Shea (Le Moyne) 234.45, 200 Yard IM – Katie O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 2:09.87 (Pool Record), 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Le Moyne (Maureen McDonough, Maureen Donovan, Allie Scorzelli, Mary Chidsey) 1:46.88.
Men's Team Results
Bentley 161, Le Moyne 119
Men's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Drew Acquaviva, Joe Taylor, Timothy Gallivan, Tyler Olson) 1:39.36, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 10:39.53, 200 Yard Freestyle – Tyler Olson (Le Moyne) 1:51.07, 100 Yard Backstroke – Josh Witty (Bentley) 57.92, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Phillip Chan (Bentley) 1:03.28, 200 Yard Butterfly – George Go (Bentley) 2:07.35, 50 Yard Freestyle – Steven Sylvia (Bentley) 22.47, 1 Meter Dive – Mike Walsh (Bentley) 169.60, 100 Yard Freestyle – Tyler Olson (Le Moyne) 49.55, 200 Yard Backstroke – Drew Acquaviva (Le Moyne) 1:59.23, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Joe Taylor (Le Moyne) 2:25.41, 500 Yard Freestyle – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 5:07.94, 100 Yard Butterfly – George Go (Bentley) 54.51, 1 Meter Dive – Mike Walsh (Bentley) 241.95, 200 Yard IM – Scott Thieke (Le Moyne) 2:09.55, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Bentley (Christopher Argiros, Ben DeMeule, Christopher Woods, Perry Zang) 1:29.55.
