Men's Swim and Dive to Celebrate Senior Day Saturday Against Lehigh

1/20/2017 11:56:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving

By: TBD

Setting the Scene
What: Lehigh (4-3, 2-2 PL) at Bucknell (3-5, 3-3 PL)
When: Saturday, Jan. 21 -- 1 p.m.
Where: Kinney Natatorium (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Live Results: BucknellBison.com

About the Bison
• Bucknell is 3-5 overall and 3-3 in the Patriot League following a 165-117 win over Loyola and a 166-117 loss to Army West Point last weekend.
• Junior Chris Devlin and senior Louis Behnen combined for seven individual first-place finishes in the two meets. Devlin won the 200 back and 200 medley relay against Loyola and the 100 back, 200 back, and the 200 IM against Army West Point. Behnen won the 200 free against Loyola and the 500 free and 1000 free against Army West Point.
• Devlin has won 12 straight races in the 200 back. He has taken first in all seven races this season.
• Five seniors -- Behnen, Denver Freeman, Sean Lyons, Sam Mackie, and Jack Robinson -- will be honored for Senior Day during Saturday's meet.
• Including Saturday's meet, the Bison have three competitions left before hosting the Patriot League Championships at Kinney Natatorium on Feb. 15-18. They will host West Virginia on Friday, Jan. 27, and the Bison Invite on Saturday, Jan. 28.
• It will be the first time since 1964 that the Bison will go head-to-head against West Virginia.

Scouting Lehigh
• Lehigh is 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Patriot League after a 111-86 win over NJIT. The Mountain Hawks have league wins over Loyola (171-129) and Lafayette (170-92) and losses to Boston University (173.5-123.5) and Army West Point (182-100).
• The Mountain Hawks won eight of 11 events against NJIT. Jack Moyar, Zach Tieke, and Walker Wilson all won two individual events.

Series History with Lehigh
• Bucknell leads the all-time series 36-18. The teams first met in 1960.
• The teams had competed against each other in 20 straight seasons before last year's meet was canceled due to inclement weather.
• The Bison have won five straight meets over Lehigh. Their last loss came in 2010.
• Louis Behnen won the 1,650 free and the 200 back in Bucknell's win over Lehigh in 2015.

Up Next
• Bucknell hosts West Virginia on Friday, Jan. 27, and the Bison Invite on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Weekly Awards Won by the Bison
• Patriot League Swimmer of the Week – Chadd Cummings (10/4), Chris Devlin (11/1)