WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Freshman Elisa DiNicola (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) contributed to a winning relay while also picking up individual wins in the 200- and 500-yard freestyles to lead the Lycoming College women's swimming team to an 88-59 win over Hood College on Friday evening, April 2, at Lamade Gym Natatorium. Freshman Carter Branigan (Lansdowne, Pa./Commonwealth Charter) and junior Jake Booth (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) each won two individual events on the men's side, but Lycoming fell just short, 94-73, as Hood won the last three events to take the dual.
 
DiNicola happened to be on the 200-yard medley relay team along with junior Devon Kaiser (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson), sophomore Katherine Brown (Glenside, Pa./Abington) and freshman Courtney Chapman (Warminster, Pa./William Tennent), all of whom didn't lose to a Hood swimmer on Friday night, as they started the night with a time of 1:59.77.
 
Kaiser took the 200-yard individual medley (2:26.38) and Chapman won the 200-yard butterfly (2:10.41) before both teamed with freshmen Sarah Loucks (Branchport, N.Y./Penn Yan) and Ruth Kauffman (Sunrise, Fla./Homeschooled) to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:55.74.
 
DiNicola posted a time of 6:07.04 to take the 500-yard freestyle and she edged out Brown (2:11.45) in the 200-yard freestyle (2:10.41).
 
Kauffman earned a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:59.63) and Loucks won the 100-yard freestyle in 1:13.65, holding off Kaila Tom, who had edged Loucks in the 50-yard freestyle.
 
On the men's side, Branigan won back-to-back events to highlight the night, taking the 200-yard individual medley in 2:07.01 and the 200-yard butterfly in 2:08.37. Booth posted wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.97) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:09.86). Freshman Brennan Warner (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) also won the 50-yard freestyle in 23.96.
 
The Warriors held a 62-59 lead after Booth's win in the 200-yard backstroke, but Hood won each of the last three events to comeback for the win against Lycoming's six-swimmer side.
 
The Warriors get back in the pool on Friday, April 16, when they start the three-day virtual MAC Championships at 6 p.m. in Lamade Gym Natatorium.
 
Women's Results
Lycoming 88, Hood 59
200 Medley Relay: Lycoming 'A', 1:59.77; 1000 Free: Ruth Kauffman (LC), 12:59.63; 200 Free: Elisa DiNicola (LC), 2:10.41; 50 Free: Kaila Tom (HC), 31.16; 200 IM: Devon Kaiser (LC), 2:26.38; 200 Fly: Courtney Chapman (LC), 2:43.16; 100 Free: Sarah Loucks (LC), 1:13.65; 200 Back: Molly Cronin (HC), 2:31.45; 500 Free: Elisa DiNicola (LC), 6:07.04; 200 Breast: Grace Winpigler (HC), 3:00.48; 200 Free Relay: Lycoming 'A', 1:55.74.
 
Men's Results
Hood 94, Lycoming 73
200 Medley Relay: Hood 'A', 1:49.46; 1000 Free: Hazen Stowell (HC), 10:32.83; 200 Free: Jake Booth (LC), 1:50.97; 50 Free: Brennan Warner (LC), 23.96; 200 IM: Carter Branigan (LC), 2:07.01; 200 Fly: Carter Branigan (LC), 2:08.37; 100 Free: Brooks Anderson (HC), 52.51; 200 Back: Jake Booth (LC), 2:09.86; 500 Free: Hazen Stowell (HC), 5:06.47; 200 Breast: Andrew Bezman (HC), 2:25.87; 200 Free Relay: Hood 'A', 1:33.94.