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Bucknell Women's Swimming & Diving Opens Second Half at Princeton with James Madison
1/6/2007 7:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Jan. 6, 2007
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Bucknell women's swimming and diving team began the second half of its schedule on Saturday with a non-scored meet at Princeton with James Madison. In the individual events, the Bison took home two first-place finishes and three runner-up showings.
Freshman Courtney Warren (Montour Falls, N.Y./Watkins Glen) and junior Kirsten Skroski (North Haven, Conn./Hopkins) both collected wins for the Orange and Blue as Warren was the first to touch the wall in the 50 back with a time of 27.77 seconds and Skroski posted the top time of 53.97 in the 100 free.
Senior Rebecca Scheffter (Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore) finished second in the 150 free with a time of 1:26.16 and classmate Katherine Munson (New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield) was the runner-up in the 50 fly (27.43). Sophomore Kelly Morris (Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen) collected a second-place finish as well, completing the 50 breast in 31.95.
Senior Nikki Woodward (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow) led a two-three-four Bucknell sweep in the 200 IM as she posted a time of 2:14.43 in the event, followed by freshman Megan Mongan (Malvern, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) who finished in 2:14.59. Senior Laura Goeller (Wilmington, Del./Tower Hill), rounded out the group with a time of 2:14.74.
Woodward was also the runner-up in the 150 IM with a time of 1:39.18, Mongan placed third in the 50 free with a time of 24.96 and junior Lauren Butrie (Orefield, Pa./Parkland) took third in the 25 free (12.44).
In the relay events, the team of Warren, Morris, Munson and Scheffter came in second in the 200 medley relay in 1:50.74 and Scheffter, sophomore Susan Horstmann (Havertown, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara), Mongan, Warren, Munson and Butrie posted a runner-up time of 3:04.75 in the 350 free relay.
On the boards, freshman Eliza Massie (Rochester, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) was the top finisher for the Bison as she scored 246.52 points to take fourth in the one-meter, while her mark of 257.54 was good for fifth in the three-meter.
Bucknell returns home next Saturday, Jan. 13, when the team will play host to Patriot League foes Army and Colgate at 2 p.m. in Kinney Natatorium.
