PHILADELPHIA – Four different Wildcats tallied wins in the final meet of the 2022 calendar year, but Villanova ultimately fell to La Salle 167-131 on Tuesday at Kirk Pool.

Villanova (1-3) grabbed the winning edge in a pair of close races and had 23 top-three performances on the day, but could not get past La Salle (2-3), falling in back-to-back meets for the first time this season.

Reid Hutcherson fell into a close battle in the 200 Free, edging La Salle's Zack Miller to win in 1:42.34, just five-tenths of a second ahead. Much of the same came for Patrick Hemingway who won the 50 Free by two-hundredths of a second with a time of 21.39. Henry Gingrich was victorious in the 100 Free, posting a 46.80 while Henry Halloran won the 200 Breast in 2:07.21.

The 200 Medley Relay team of Charlie Hinckley, Henry Halloran, Ryan Maher and Henry Gingrich turned in a runner-up time of 1:34.08. Another second-place showing came in the 200 Free Relay later on with Villanova's group landing just under two-tenths of a second shy of the lead at 1:24.54.

In the first individual swim of the day, Jake McIntyre led the 'Cats with a 9:46.94 showing that landed him second. Patrick Casey followed him closely in third at 9:47.70 while Hinckley touched fourth in 9:50.01.

Henry Halloran posted a second-place showing in the 100 Breast at 58.87 with Mikey Thurk finishing just shy of the top-three with a 59.31 that was good enough for fourth. Ryan Maher came close to setting a personal best in the 200 Fly, touching second in 1:52.90. Kevin Geist trailed him with a third-place 1:55.67. The pair stayed at second and third in the 100 Fly at 50.51 and 51.50, respectively.

Hemingway joined Gingrich in the top three of the 100 Free, touching third in 47.32. Aubrey Bowles landed over a second out of first with a runner-up time of 1:51.60 in the 200 Back. Hinckley and Casey went 2-3 in the 500 Free, touching in 4:42.90 and 4:46.19, respectively. The 200 IM saw Halloran touch second (1:57.75) followed by Bowles in third (1:59.91).

Nicholas Jubilee scored a third-place showings in both 1-meter (211.65) and 3-meter diving (267.35). Chris Jones scored a 276.00 in the 3-meter that was good enough for second.

Villanova faces a nearly two-month break now before hosting Providence on Jan. 14 at the Villanova Swim Complex. For all of the latest updates surrounding the program, follow Villanova Swimming and Diving on Twitter and Instagram at @novaswimdive.