VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova Swimming and Diving look towards a busy week with three meets on the schedule. The women's team will face off against Penn on Wednesday, Nov. 4, both squads will compete against Penn State on Friday, Nov. 6, and the men's team will host Providence on Saturday, Nov. 7.
The women's swimming and diving team will welcome Penn to the Villanova Swim Complex on Nov. 4. The divers will jump into competition at 5:00 PM, and swimming with follow upon completion of diving. The Wildcats were defeated by the Quakers in last year's competition 179-115.
Anna Farley is the lone individual event winner returning, winning last year's 400 IM in 4:29.29. The 'Cats look to repeat in the 200 Free Relay as well, as Villanova won the event with a 1:35.69 finish.
Both the Men's and Women's teams will head to Penn State to face off with the Nittany Lions. The competition will kick off at 4:30 PM at McCoy Natatorium. The two teams last battled during the 2023-24 season, when Penn State won against both the men's and women's teams. There are a few current seniors who had standout performances against the Nittany Lions during their freshman year.
Brady Tierney and
Marlene Blanke both reached the podium in the 1000 Free. Tierney rounded out a sweep on the men's side in third place (9:56.98), and Blanke was the runner up (10:35.22) for the women.
Justin Nowicki took third in the Men's 200 Fly at 1:53.22, and
Kathryn Montefusco posted a third-place time of 2:26.66 in the 200 Breast.
Martina Lonati and
Meghan Tiernan were second (5:07.55) and third (5:09.43) respectively in the 500 Free, and
Michelle Kasulka scored 250.50 in the women's one-meter dive to place second.
The men's swimming and diving team will conclude the eventful week against Providence at home. Competition will start with diving at 11:00 AM at the Villanova Swim Complex, followed by swimming. The Wildcats have never lost to Providence, winning all 14 matchups since the first meeting in the 2009-10 season. Villanova won last year's meet 187-73, winning 13 events. Then freshmen and
Max Kunisaki and
Hugh Boris earned a pair of victories. Boris won both the100 (1:05.79) and 200 (2:22.98) Breast, and Kunisaki claimed first in the 50 Free (23.81) and 100 Fly (56.55). Other Villanova victories came from
Justin Nowicki in the 200 Fly (2:09.09),
Brian Farrell in the 200 Back (2:07.99), and
Max Christensen in the 100 Back (59.87).
A livestream of the Penn meet can be found
here. A livestream of swimming against Penn State can be found
here and the diving competition found
here. Live results for all three events can be found on MeetMobile.
