Fierce Clash: Wildcats Triumph Over Spiders in Villanova Showdown

RICHMOND, Va – The Villanova women’s squad triumphed over Richmond with a score of 165-135.

Katie Vaughan concluded strongly in both the 1 meter and 3 meter dives. In the 1 meter event, she achieved a score of 250.50, setting a new personal record and securing first place. She garnered a score of 257.85 in the 3 meter, earning a second-place finish, trailing Alexa Fegley, who clinched first place with her score of 258.68,

Sophomore Peri Gaguzis claimed first in the 1000 free with a time of 10:29.34, while Marlene Blanke followed closely in second with her time of 10:31.72.

Gaguzis also secured third place in the 400 IM, finishing with a time of 4:31.18. Anna Farley managed to take first, swimming a time of 4:26.74.

Blanke additionally achieved second place in the 500 free with a time of 5:09.88. Meghan Tiernan earned first with a time of 5:04.47. She also placed first in the 200 fly, touching the wall at 2:04.56, with Farley closely following at 2:04.73, securing second.

In the 200 free, Riley Kudlac finished first, swimming a time of 1:53.37, with Martina Lonati finishing third at 1:54.10. Lonati then secured second in the 100 free, clocking in at 52.71, with Carlota Colomer following in third at 53.21.

In the 100 fly, Lonati swam a time of 56.98, earning her second place, just behind Arabella Lee, who clocked in at 56.86.

Lee also achieved third in the 100 back, finishing with a time of 57.92. Alana Leen secured first with her time of 56.788. She also took first in the 200 back, swimming a time of 2:00.04.

Lainey Quinones captured second place in the 50 free, touching the wall at 24.34. Annie Honkamp also earned second in the 200 breast, swimming a time of 2:20.26. Meanwhile, Winnie Jalet finished third in the 100 breast with a time of 1:05.96.

Concluding the day was the 200 free relay. Team A, consisting of Kudlac, Lonati, Quinones, and Colomer, finished second with a time of 1:36.11. Team B, featuring Amylia Higgins, Alyssa McHale, Leen, and Jalet, swam at 1:39.22, earning them third place.

The Wildcats will journey to West Virginia on January 25^th.