Men's Swimming 10/9/2021 7:50:00 PM

Niagara Women Defeat Binghamton and Siena, Men Fall to Bearcats

BINGHAMTON, NY – The Niagara women's swimming and diving program picked up team wins over Binghamton (160-140), and Siena (227-73) and the men had strong performances but fell in their dual meet with the Bearcats (219-79).

Women's Recap
• Sydney Sarkis set a program record in the 1-meter dive with a score of 251.55.
• The Purple Eagles 400 free relay sealed the win over the Bearcats for Niagara. Nianna Thomas, Yvonne Schere, Moana Houde-Camirand, and Katrina Wardner defeated the Binghamton quartet by less than two seconds, with a time of 3:36.20.
• Avery Sanquist finished first in the women's 1000 free, with a time of 10:41.30. The senior would later win the 500 free in 5:15.44.
• Paige South and Megan Smith finished one-two in the 100 back, with times of 59.28 and 1:00.83, respectively. Smith went on to win the 200 back with a time of 2:09.28.
• Zoe Gavin placed first in the 200 fly with a mark of 2:12.24, followed by teammate Maggie Marody in third with a time of 2:15.02. Gavin would also win the 100 fly with a time of 59.48.
• Wardner edged out Binghamton's Molly Greeley in the 50 free, finishing in 24.52. The graduate student also won the 100 free with a time of 53.33. The Orchard Park, NY, native won her third individual event of the afternoon, the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.90.

Men's Recap
• The Niagara men's day was highlighted by wins in the 200 free and 200 fly. Reid Tichy won the free in 1:45.33, while Dalton Stier won the fly with a time of 1:57.34.
• Niagara placed third in the 200 medley relay as Gio Germano, Tanner Isaacs, Kevin Vu, and Levi Morgan finished the event in 1:36.28.
• Vu went on to place second in the 50 free, finishing the event in 21.48 and the 100 fly with a time of 51.72.
• In his collegiate debut Nathan Dragon placed third in the 1000 free with a time of 10:02.92.
• Germano finished second in the 100 back with a time of 54.24, followed by teammate Sean Finley in fourth with a time of 56.04.
• Benjamin Brkanovic finished third in the 200 breast with a time of 1:59.98, less than a second back of the leader.
• In the 200 IM, Finley placed third with a mark of 2:02.05.
• John Furner was the Purple Eagles' top diver, scoring 245.63 in the 1-meter and 236.63 in the 3-meter.

Head Coach Eric Bugby's Post-Meet Comments
• "The women were spectacular today, chipping away at Binghamton's lead event by event culminating in a 400 free relay win to seal the meet", said Bugby. "The energy was on point from the start. Everyone contributed, including a new team record from Sydney Sarkis on 1-meter."

"But they couldn't have done it without the men's team. They fought hard with a Binghamton team that won their conference last year, put up some solid victories in the 200 free and 200 fly, and drowned out the crowd before the women's last event. It was a team win in every sense."

Up Next
The Purple and White will host their annual Alumni Meet on Oct. 23 before returning to competition on Oct. 30 with a home meet against Nazareth.

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Players Mentioned

Zoe Gavin: Fly/IM; Senior

Moana Houde-Camirand: Fly/Free; Senior

Avery Sanquist: Free; Senior

Sydney Sarkis: Diving; Senior

Yvonne Schere: Free; Graduate Student

Maggie Marody: Freshman

Megan Smith: Freshman

Paige South: Freshman

Nia Thomas: Free; Freshman

Katrina Wardner: Free/IM; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Zoe Gavin
: Senior
: Fly/IM

Moana Houde-Camirand
: Senior
: Fly/Free

Avery Sanquist
: Senior
: Free

Sydney Sarkis
: Senior
: Diving

Yvonne Schere
: Graduate Student
: Free

Maggie Marody
: Freshman

Megan Smith
: Freshman

Paige South
: Freshman

Nia Thomas
: Freshman
: Free

Katrina Wardner
: Graduate Student
: Free/IM