Swimming & Diving Back in Action This Weekend

1/22/2015 5:48:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

By: TBD

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell swimming and diving teams return from a weekend without competition with a home meet against Lehigh on Saturday at Kinney Natatorium. The Bison will be on the move right after the meet as the squad travels to New York City on Sunday. The men will take on Columbia while the women face Wagner for a dual meet at 1 p.m. This will be the last dual meet of the season.

The last time Bucknell competed was back on Jan. 10 and 11, as the squads went up against Army and Binghamton that weekend. The women earned victories over both opponents, a 180-120 win over the Black Knights and a 170-125 triumph against the Bearcats. The men also gained a 168-127 win against Binghamton, but fell to Patriot League opponent Army 167-133.

Bucknell's women are 5-4 overall this season and 3-3 against Patriot League opponents. The squad has been able to win against four of its previous six opponents as well as earn a first-place finish at the Bucknell Invitational.

The Bucknell men are 6-3 on the year, including 4-2 against Patriot League competition. The men have been able to top 200 points on four different occasions this season.

Lehigh will prove to be a difficult foe to go up against, but a team that Bucknell has had success against in the past as the Bison have a 63-26 combined record against the Mountain Hawks. The Lehigh men enter the weekend at 5-4, and the women sit at 5-3. The men have won four of their last five, while the women are coming off of a 186-108 victory over Loyola.

Columbia's men stand at 4-2 overall and are currently 10-0 all-time against Bucknell. This will be the 11th consecutive season that these two teams meet. Meanwhile, Wagner's women rank in at an impressive 8-1-1 overall and 5-0 in the NEC, as the two teams go up against each other for the first time.

Following this weekend's meets, Bucknell will host the Bison Invite on Jan. 31 at Kinney Natatorium. This will be the final meet of the year before Patriot League Championships in February.

Prior the Saturday's meet against Lehigh, 13 seniors will be honored for Senior Day. These seniors include Tara Boyle, Gina Gautieri, Collin Greene, Erik Heinemann, Katie Hetherington, Jon Jones, Stephanie Koziol, Meg Lattimer, Tori Molchany, Tim Perley, Lauren Perry, Ben Seketa, and Jackie Shroyer.

Bucknell Men vs. Weekend Opponents:
Lehigh: Bucknell is 35-18 all-time against Lehigh. The Bison last defeated the Mountain Hawks last year 179-119. The Bison are currently on a four-meet winning streak against Lehigh.
Columbia: Bucknell is 0-10 in the series, with all meets coming in the past 10 seasons. Columbia defeated the squad 172-127 last season in Kinney Natatorium.

Bucknell Women vs. Weekend Opponents:
Lehigh: Bucknell is 28-8 all-time against Lehigh and has won the last 14 meetings, including a 172-122 decision one year ago.
Wagner: This will be the first time that Bucknell will compete against Wagner.

Bucknell's Weekly Awards in 2014-15:
Patriot League Male Swimmer of the Week: Louis Behnen (Oct. 20), Chris Devlin (Nov. 10)
Patriot League Female Swimmer of the Week: Emma Levendoski (Nov. 24, Dec. 8)
Patriot League Male Diver of the Week: Jon Jones (Dec. 8), Tyler Wenzel (Oct. 20, Oct. 27, Jan. 12)
Patriot League Female Diver of the Week: Tara Boyle (Dec. 8, Jan. 12)
Bison Athlete of the Week: Emma Levendoski (Nov. 24)