Men's Swimming & Diving Takes on Three Patriot League Rivals Saturday

11/2/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving

By: TBD

This Weekend's Meet:

Bucknell (0-2, 0-1 PL) hosts American (1-1, 0-1 PL), Lafayette (0-1, 0-1 PL) and Navy (4-0, 0-0 PL)

When: Saturday, Nov. 4 at 12 p.m.

Where: Kinney Natatorium, Lewisburg, Pa.

A Look Back at Bucknell's Last Meets

The Bison fell to Bryant (199-89) and Boston University (184-102) on the road.
Against the Bulldogs, three freshmen scored their first collegiate victories: Mitch Gavars (500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle), Kevin Adams-Mardi (50 freestyle) and Nico Pagni (200 IM).
Matt McGoey paced the Bison against the Terriers, winning the 200 IM and taking second in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke.
Garrett Sommer's performance over the weekend was a highlight. Against Boston University, he won the 3-meter dive with a score of 253.30, the eighth best in school history. At Bryant, he posted a score of 249.08 in the 3-meter dive to move up a spot to eighth in program history. He previously cracked Bucknell's top-10 by taking the ninth spot with a score of 233.63 against UMBC on Sept. 30.

New Additions to Bucknell's Top 10

Moving Up in Bucknell's Top 10

Bucknell at a Glance

In 2016-17, the Bison finished 4-6 overall (4-3 in the Patriot League). They placed fourth (429 points) at the 10-team Patriot League Championship and 10th (134 points) at the 21-team ECAC Championship.
Louis Behnen (1st), Chris Devlin (1st) and Jack Robinson (2nd) were Bucknell's 2017 All-Patriot League honorees.
Devlin was also named the Male Swimmer of the Meet for the second-straight season after leading all swimmers with 58 points. Of Bucknell's 2017 All-Patriot League picks, only Devlin returns in 2017-18.
The Bison have never finished lower than fourth at the Patriot League Championship.

American at a Glance/Series History

The Eagles are 1-1 on the season, with a Patriot League loss to Loyola (Md.) and a non-conference win over Howard.
In the victory over Howard, Scott Callander and Liam Riebling each won a pair of events. Callander took the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle while Riebling won the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly.
The Eagles finished ninth at the 2017 Patriot League Championships.
Bucknell leads the all-time series with American, 10-2, and rides a 10-meet winning streak over the Eagles into Saturday.

Lafayette at a Glance/Series History

Lafayette lost its season opener to Loyola (Md.), 154-144, on Oct. 21.
Tanner McFarland led the way against the Greyhounds, taking first in the 1,000 freestyle (10:15.51), 500 freestyle (4:53.55) and 200 butterfly (1:59.33).
The Leopards took 10th at the Patriot League Championships
Bucknell leads the all-time series with Lafayette, 53-4. The Bison have won the past 22 meetings dating back to 1995.

Navy at a Glance/Series History

The Midshipmen are off to a 4-0 start behind commanding wins over East Carolina, UMBC, Johns Hopkins and Towson.
Navy won its 14th-straight Patriot League title in 2017 and went on to take first at the 21-team ECAC Championships.
The Midshipmen return Patriot League Diver of the Meet Bradley Buchter, who won both boards at the championship meet.
Navy leads the all-time series against Bucknell, 14-1. The Bison's lone victory came in 2014.

Next Up

The Bison host the Bucknell Invitational from Nov. 17-19 at Kinney Natatorium. Preliminaries will begin at 10 a.m. each day with the finals following at 6 p.m.