Warriors Drop a Pair to Albright

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The Lycoming College swimming squads welcomed the defending Middle Atlantic Conference champion Albright College Lions to Williamsport on Saturday as an early season test of the Warriors mettle. Both the men’s and women’s squads performed quite well, but neither could scratch out a victory as the women fell 116-127 and the men 94-146.

On the women’s side, the Warriors claimed the top three positions in a pair of events. Senior Kelly Sykes (Willimantic, Conn./Windham), freshman Jessie Gallagher (Cheltenham, Pa./Cheltenham), and senior Ashley Klappholz (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) pulled the trick in the 50-yard butterfly. Sykes was joined by freshmen Milvana Ban (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) and Nichole Zoller (Colonia, N.J./Upper Catholic Regional) as the top three finishers in the 50-yard backstroke. Sykes and Zoller also nabbed first and second place in the 100-yard backstroke.

Freshman Julie Harahush (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area) won the women’s 50-yard free style, and swam the anchor leg on Lycoming’s first place 200-yard free relay squad with freshman Sarah Hartshorne (Alburtis, Pa./Emmaus), junior Amanda Scholwinski (Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Basil Acad.), and sophomore Holly Miller (Lykens, Pa./Upper Dauphin).

For the men, senior Steven Hawley (New Cumberland, Pa./Trinity) claimed the only Warrior individual victories in the 50-yard and 100-yard backstrokes. He swam the lead leg in helping the Warriors sweep the top two spots in the 200-yard free relay. He partnered with sophomore Seth Urffer (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) and freshmen Brian Fausel (Burdett, N.Y./Watkins Glen) and Brandon Good (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) to grab first place. Seniors Kyle Drake (Tannersville, Pa./Pocono Mountain), Chris Mungo (Boonton, N.J./Montville Township), Brett Bausinger (Berwick, Pa./Berwick), and Dustin Kimble (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) finished second.

Lycoming is next in action on Saturday, November 12, as the Warriors welcome Washington and Jefferson College and Elizabethtown College to Williamsport. The tri-meet is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.