Bulls Defeat Akron and Duquesne on Senior Day

Saturday, February 1

Buffalo, NY

1:00 PM

146.5

133

Akron

Bulls Defeat Akron and Duquesne on Senior Day

2/1/2020 4:59:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo women's swimming and diving team (5-2, 4-1 MAC) hosted the Akron Zips and the Duquesne Dukes on Saturday afternoon. The Bulls defeated the MAC favorite Akron Zips by a score of 146.5-133 and swam by the Duquesne Dukes, 223-57.

Before the meet began, the team honored its' five seniors; Grace Baumer, Katelyn Burns, Andrea Ernst, Olivia Gosselin and Anna Vitolins who have combined for 21 top-10 times in UB's all-time results.

In the first event of the day, the team of Nicole Roitenberg, Katie Pollock, Jillian Lawton and Ellie Duley placed third in the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:43.30. This marks the Bulls' second-best time on the season.

Brittney Beetcher claimed first place in two individual heats. The first was in the 400 freestyle where she finished in 3:57.06 and later she completed the 800 freestyle in 8:05.48.

The Bulls took the podium in the 50 freestyle as Katelyn Burns took first place (23.36), Jillian Lawton (23.48) claimed second and Antonia Naccarella (23.67) finished in third.

Grace Baumer and Jenna Krull claimed silver and bronze in the 150 breaststroke. Baumer finished in a time of 1:43.39 as Krull was right behind and finished in 1:43.89.

In the diving well, Victoria Franz took home first place with a score of 308.65. That marks the freshman's fourth score on the season above 300. Journi Northorp finished in second with a score of 294.70. In the 1-meter dive, Franz (302.65) and Northorp (282.65) just like the 3-meter dive finished first and second.

To finish the day, the team of Ellie Duley, Katelyn Burns, Jillian Lawton and Antonia Naccarella surged to a first place finish in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:32.40. This season-best time beat Akron's A-Team by less than half a second.

"They mean a lot to this program," stated Head Coach Andy Bashor about this year's senior class. "Their times, but also their personalities, their leadership for this team toward the underclassmen, that's the impact they're going to leave for the rest of the team so they can build upon that. They've been here four years and have built a really good foundation for our team culture to now pass the torch to the freshmen, sophomores and juniors to make the team better."

The Bulls will be off until the Mid-American Conference Championships on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the University at Buffalo Alumni Arena Natatorium. The championships will run through Saturday, Feb. 29. For more information on the MAC Swimming & Diving Championships, CLICK HERE.

For full meet results, CLICK HERE.