Colchester, Vt. – Junior Tara O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) and freshman Alyssa Baker (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua) each won two individual events and teamed on a relay victory to lead the Le Moyne College women's swimming and diving team to a 131-103 victory over Saint Michael's College on Sunday afternoon at the Ross Sports Center. Junior Josh Byrne (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) swept the diving events to lead the men's team to a 137-98 win over the Purple Knights.

O'Donnell and Baker combined with freshmen Annie Steve (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) and Lindsey Wright (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) to win the 400-yard medley relay by nine seconds with a time of 4:14.36. Baker picked up her first individual win of the afternoon by touching the wall first in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.31. She then captured the 200-yard backstroke in 2:17.93 to win by a second and a half. The event after Baker earned her first win, O'Donnell topped the field in the 200-yard IM by over six seconds with a time of 2:18.00. She was victorious in the 500-yard freestyle by almost 20 seconds with a time of 5:29.03.

Junior Katelyn Votapka (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley) and freshman Kelsey Smith (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley) also turned in a pair of individual victories for the Dolphins. Votapka registered Le Moyne's first individual win of the day by capturing the 1000-yard freestyle in 11:28.30 to win by over three and one-half seconds. She was then victorious in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:33.88. Smith, the reigning Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week, earned her first victory of the day by touching the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle by over six seconds with a time of 2:03.42. She then won the 100-yard freestyle by over two seconds in 56.40 seconds.

Sophomore Allison Miedaner (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) earned her third collegiate victory by winning the second one-meter diving event with 172.10 points.

On the men's side, Byrne improved to 6-0 in dual meets by sweeping the two one-meter diving events. He registered 194.85 points to win the first event and then recorded 273.45 points to capture the second event.

To open the meet, sophomore Tim Buff (Latham, N.Y./Shaker), junior Michael Bardo (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xavier), senior Ricky Divaccaro (Woodstown, N.J./Woodstown) and freshman Greg Kelly (Gansevoort, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) combined to win the 400-yard medley relay by three seconds with a time of 3:50.63. Buff, the reigning Northeast-10 Athlete of the Week, added an individual victory by touching the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle by over five and one-half seconds with a time of 1:50.13.

Five other Dolphins each won an individual event. Junior Zarian Cleare (Nassau, Bahamas/Queen's College) picked up the team's first individual win of the day by over 31 seconds with a time of 11:16.75 in the 1000-yard freestyle. Freshman Travis May (Mount Kisco, N.Y./Fox Lane) captured the 200-yard IM by two and one-half seconds with a time of 2:06.92, while classmate Andy Raiola (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xavier) won the 200-yard butterfly by over 14 seconds with a time of 2:02.25. Junior Ronnie Lowe (Middletown, N.Y./Pine Bush) won the 100-yard freestyle by 1.3 seconds with a time of 51.95 seconds, while junior Ben Verdi (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's) was victorious in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:09.97 to win by over two seconds.

The Dolphins return to action on Saturday against Rochester Institute of Technology at 1:00 p.m.
 
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Women's Team Results
Le Moyne 131, Saint Michael's 103
 
Women's Individual Results
400 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Tara O'Donnell, Annie Steve, Alyssa Baker, Lindsey Wright) 4:14.36, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Katelyn Votapka (Le Moyne) 11:28.30, 200 Yard Freestyle – Kelsey Smith (Le Moyne) 2:03.42, 50 Yard Freestyle – Alyssa Baker (Le Moyne) 26.31, 200 Yard IM – Tara O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 2:18.00, 1 Meter Dive – Genevieve Gigandet (Saint Michael's) 134.45, 200 Yard Butterfly – Katelyn Votapka (Le Moyne) 2:33.88, 100 Yard Freestyle – Kelsey Smith (Le Moyne) 56.40, 200 Yard Backstroke – Alyssa Baker (Le Moyne) 2:17.93, 500 Yard Freestyle – Tara O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 5:29.03, 1 Meter Dive – Allison Miedaner (Le Moyne) 172.10, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Julie Shea (Saint Michael's) 2:38.66, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Saint Michael's (Kimberly Brady, Samantha Sidorakis, Stephanie Nadow, Katherine Lecce) 3:57.97.
 
Men's Team Results
Le Moyne 137, Saint Michael's 98
 
Men's Individual Results
400 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Tim Buff, Michael Bardo, Ricky Divaccaro, Greg Kelly) 3:50.63, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Zarian Cleare (Le Moyne) 11:16.75, 200 Yard Freestyle – Tim Buff (Le Moyne) 1:50.13, 50 Yard Freestyle – Pierce Farrington (Saint Michael's) 21.92, 200 Yard IM – Travis May (Le Moyne) 2:06.92, 1 Meter Dive – Josh Byrne (Le Moyne) 194.85, 200 Yard Butterfly – Andy Raiola (Le Moyne) 2:02.25, 100 Yard Freestyle – Ronnie Lowe (Le Moyne) 51.95, 200 Yard Backstroke – Pierce Farrington (Saint Michael's) 2:02.61, 500 Yard Freestyle – Ben Verdi (Le Moyne) 5:09.97, 1 Meter Dive – Josh Byrne (Le Moyne) 273.45, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Nathan Paluso (Saint Michael's) 2:26.12, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Saint Michael's (Ryan Butler, Joseph Carroll, Stephen Andersen, Cameron Thirkell) 3:36.65.