Pleasantville, N.Y. – Junior Mike Bardo (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xavier) won two individual events and teamed on a relay victory to lead the Le Moyne College men's swimming and diving team to a 171-82 victory over Pace University on Saturday afternoon at the Goldstein Fitness Center. On the women's side, the Setters claimed 13 of the 16 events en route to a 180.5-105.5 win.

Bardo opened the meet by teaming with classmates Chris Mosconi (Gloversville, N.Y./Gloversville) and Daniel Tarbrake (Beltsville, Md./Gonzaga College High) and freshman Patrick McCormick (Washingtonville, N.Y./Washingtonville) to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:42.32. In the fourth individual event of the afternoon, Bardo touched the wall first in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:04.08. He earned his second individual win with a time of 57.24 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly.

Junior diver Josh Byrne (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) improved to 8-0 on the season against Northeast-10 foes by sweeping the two diving events. He registered a score of 312.00 to capture first place off the one-meter diving board. He then set the school record with a score of 322.20 en route to winning the three-meter diving event.

Freshman Andy Raiola (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xavier) was also a dual winner on the afternoon for the Dolphins. He picked up his first win by touching the wall first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:05.53. He then topped the field in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 57.24. Sophomore Tim Buff (Latham, N.Y./Shaker) earned Le Moyne's first individual win of the meet by touching the wall first in the 100-yard backstroke in 55.76 seconds.

On the women's side, freshman Kelsey Smith (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley) earned two of Le Moyne's three victories, while junior Tara O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) picked up the team's first win. Smith registered her first win by touching the wall first in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:36.84. She then captured the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:19.73. O'Donnell earned her win in the 50-yard freestyle by topping the field with a time of 26.26 seconds.

Following an open weekend, the Dolphins return to the pool on Thursday, February 5 for the first day of the four-day Northeast-10 Conference Championships, which will be held at Southern Connecticut State University.

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Men's Team Results
Le Moyne 171, Pace 82
 
Men's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Le Moyne (Chris Mosconi, Patrick McCormick, Daniel Tarbrake, Michael Bardo) 1:42.32, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Jakub Lewandowski (Pace) 10:47.50, 200 Yard Freestyle – Robert O'Gorman (Pace) 1:51.88, 100 Yard Backstroke – Tim Buff (Le Moyne) 55.76, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Michael Bardo (Le Moyne) 1:04.08, 200 Yard Butterfly – Andy Raiola (Le Moyne) 2:05.53, 50 Yard Freestyle – Dominick Mignano (Pace) 22.75, 1 Meter Dive – Josh Byrne (Le Moyne) 312.00, 100 Yard Freestyle – Dominick Mignano (Pace) 50.28, 200 Yard Backstroke – Brian Sosa (Pace) 1:57.03, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Michael Bardo (Le Moyne) 2:24.34, 500 Yard Freestyle – Brian Sosa (Pace) 4:55.26, 100 Yard Butterfly – Andy Raiola (Le Moyne) 57.24, 3 Meter Dive – Josh Byrne (Le Moyne) 322.20 (School Record), 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Pace (Dominick Mignano, Brian Sosa, Jakub Lewandowski, Robert O'Gorman) 3:22.46.
 
Women's Team Results
Pace 180.5, Le Moyne 105.5
 
Women's Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay – Pace (Alexis Chocianowski, Colleen Carroll, Hannah Oleksak, Kaitlyn Fitzgerald) 1:56.59, 1000 Yard Freestyle – Kaitlyn Siriano (Pace) 10:52.26, 200 Yard Freestyle – Katie Loughlin (Pace) 1:59.52, 100 Yard Backstroke – Alexis Chocianowski (Pace) 1:03.82, 100 Yard Breaststroke – Colleen Carroll (Pace) 1:12.78, 200 Yard Butterfly – Hannah Oleksak (Pace) 2:21.61, 50 Yard Freestyle – Tara O'Donnell (Le Moyne) 26.26, 1 Meter Dive – Raquel Dominguez (Pace) 210.15, 100 Yard Freestyle – Katie Loughlin (Pace) 57.07, 200 Yard Backstroke – Paula Castelblanco (Pace) 2:16.74, 200 Yard Breaststroke – Kelsey Smith (Le Moyne) 2:36.84, 500 Yard Freestyle – Kaitlyn Siriano (Pace) 5:23.15, 100 Yard Butterfly – Samantha Dexter (Pace) 1:03.93, 3 Meter Dive – Raquel Dominguez (Pace) 189.45, 200 Yard IM – Kelsey Smith (Le Moyne) 2:19.73, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Pace (Samantha Dexter, Katie Loughlin, Kaitlyn Siriano, Madison Kiefer) 3:54.42.