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Swimming & Diving

Villanova Splits Meet at West Virginia

Women earn 160-140 victory over West Virginia and 180-120 victory over Duquesne; men fall to Mountaineers

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –  The Villanova women's swimming and diving team earned a double dual road victory Saturday afternoon, defeating West Virginia 160-140 and Duquesne 180-120, while the men's team fell to the Mountaineers 231-67.

The Wildcats opened the meet with a win from Peri Gaguzis in the 1650 Free, touching the wall in 16:58.97.

Winnie Jalet captured first place in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:02.77. Anna Farley added another victory for Villanova, taking the top spot in the 200 Fly in 1:58.81.

Anna Kilponen secured a second-place finish and a new personal best in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:01.31. She also claimed first place in the 100 Fly, posting a time of 54.10. Meghan Tiernan earned a victory in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:03.84.

Jana Strand delivered a strong performance in the 100 Back, recording a time of 55.68 to move into eighth place on Villanova's all-time performers list.

Kayla Bolster recorded three personal-best swims during the meet, earning runner-up finishes in the 200 Free (1:49.26), 50 Free (23.59) and 200 Back (1:59.59).

Carlota Colomer Guasch finished first in the 50 Free with a time of 23.32 and placed second in the 100 Free in 50.65.

On the boards, Michelle Kasulka led the Wildcats with a second-place finish in the 3-meter dive, scoring 261.00.

On the men's side, Justin Nowicki recorded a first-place finish in the 200 Fly with a time of 1:48.70.

Patrick Casey placed third in the 1650 Free in 16:08.45, while Hugh Boris earned a runner-up finish in the 200 Breast, touching in at 2:01.74.

Zach Sutter added two second place finishes in the 50 Free (20.75) and 100 Free (45.95).

The men return home Jan. 30 to face Seton Hall.
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Players Mentioned

Patrick Casey

Patrick Casey

Distance Freestyle
Senior
Carlota Colomer Guasch

Carlota Colomer Guasch

Breast/Free
Junior
Anna Farley

Anna Farley

Fly/IM
Junior
Peri Gaguzis

Peri Gaguzis

IM/Free
Junior
Winnie Jalet

Winnie Jalet

Breast/IM
Senior
Michelle Kasulka

Michelle Kasulka

Diving
Junior
Justin Nowicki

Justin Nowicki

IM/Free
Junior
Zach Sutter

Zach Sutter

Fly/Back
Sophomore
Meghan Tiernan

Meghan Tiernan

IM/Fly
Junior
Kayla Bolster

Kayla Bolster

Free/Back
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Patrick Casey

Patrick Casey

Senior
Distance Freestyle
Carlota Colomer Guasch

Carlota Colomer Guasch

Junior
Breast/Free
Anna Farley

Anna Farley

Junior
Fly/IM
Peri Gaguzis

Peri Gaguzis

Junior
IM/Free
Winnie Jalet

Winnie Jalet

Senior
Breast/IM
Michelle Kasulka

Michelle Kasulka

Junior
Diving
Justin Nowicki

Justin Nowicki

Junior
IM/Free
Zach Sutter

Zach Sutter

Sophomore
Fly/Back
Meghan Tiernan

Meghan Tiernan

Junior
IM/Fly
Kayla Bolster

Kayla Bolster

Freshman
Free/Back