In a dual meet that was originally scheduled for Jan. 8, the Fighting Scots had Hiram College wishing for another snow day.† The continued dominance in the pool for the menís and womenís teams has them riding a wave of success into the end of the season and the NCAC Championships in early February.
Both teams took care of business against the Terriers and increased their winning streaks, with the women remaining undefeated on the season in dual meets (9-0) and the men moving to 5-3 and adding to their dual-meet winning streak which now sits at three, with only two opponents remaining on the regular season schedule.
The menís squad benefited from a balanced attack in the water, with seven swimmers taking first place and two divers recording wins in a lopsided victory (141-70).
Peter Parisi í13 led the Scots with individual victories in the 200-meter IM and 100-meter butterfly. Alex Lajoie í13 also added to the Scots domination with a win in the 200 freestyle.
In addition to the impressive first-year performances of Parisi and Lajoie, the customary senior trio of Eric Babbitt í10, Logan LaBerge í10 and Ryan Radtke í10 each recorded individual wins for the Scots.† Tyler Hartley-Shepherd í10 added a win in the 100-meter breaststroke. The senior leadership on the menís side has been a standard for the team which struggled in the early portion of the season.
The menís team also benefited from the success of divers Tim Gillis í10 and Luke Knezevic í12 who won the one meter and three meter dives respectively. The emergence of a strong diving team will be beneficial to the Scots when it comes to competing for a NCAC Championship.
The womenís team has done nothing but win this season and continued that streak with a 140-87 win over Hiram. The Scots were led by the impressive performances of three first-years. Kate Hunt í13, Caroline Hanson í13 and Samira El-Adawy í13 each recorded two individual victories. The youth of the womenís team has been a welcome benefit for the Scots, who have excelled this season.
Alyse Marquinez í11 contributed two victories to the winning effort with individual wins in the one and three-meter dives.
The Scots swimmers and divers will be back in action tomorrow for the final home dual meet of the season against Wheeling Jesuit University at 1 p.m.