Women's Swimming and Diving Travels to Seton Hall on Sunday

10/29/2016 2:03:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving

By: TBD

Setting the Scene
What: Bucknell (0-2 0-1 PL) at Seton Hall (4-2, 1-1 Big East)
When: Sunday, Oct. 30 – 1 p.m.
Where: Imperatore Natatorium (South Orange, N.J.)

About the Bison
* Julianna Foss posted three runner-up finishes , but Bucknell fell to Boston University and Richmond in the team's first scored meet of the season. The Bison have had a two-week break from competition.
* Foss's second-place finishes came in both butterfly events and the 200 IM.
* Emma Hadley (100 back), Libby O'Hare (100 breast), and Katherine O'Shea (50 free) added runner-up finishes last meet.
* Abigail Rosenberg, Bishop, Rachel Perry, and O'Shea teamed up for a second-place finish in the 400 free relay.
* Hadley, a freshman, has finished in the top three in the first five races of her career.

Weekly Awards Won by the Bison
* Patriot League Swimmer of the Week – Julie Byrne (10/4)
* Patriot League Diver of the Week – Christine Kehrli (10/4)

Scouting Seton Hall
* Seton Hall is 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the Big East
* Clara Capone (100 free, 200 free), Sara Ouellette (100 fly, 200 fly), and Gabrielle Van Tassell (500 free, 1,000 free) all won two events for the Pirates.
* Sydney Simpson is the defending Big East champion in the 100 breast.

Series History
* Bucknell leads the all-time series 3-0.
* The Bison won in 1987, 1995 and 1996.

Up Next
* The Bison will travel to Annapolis, Maryland on Saturday, Nov. 5 for a quad meet against Navy, American, and Lafayette.