Boston University
George Mason
BU Heads to George Mason on Saturday
January 18, 2018 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
| Swimming & Diving vs. George Mason // American // Army West Point | |
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| Date & Time | Saturday, Jan. 20 | 12 p.m. |
| Venue | Jim McKay Natatorium | Fairfax, Va. |
| Teams | BU, American, Army West Point, George Mason |
| @BUGameDay | @TerrierSwimDive | |
The men's team is coming off a 2-6-63 thrashing of Colgate to improve to 3-0 in Patriot League dual meets and 4-2 overall. With the win, BU has won at least three conference dual meets in each of the past four seasons.
The Terriers swept nine events on the day, taking the 100 back, 100 breast, 200 free, 400 IM, 200 fly, 200 back, 500 free, 200 breast and the 200 free relay.
Garrett Chin won a trio of events, the 400 IM, 200 back and the 200 breast. Matt Traub, Stuary Vickery and Trevor Winans also recorded multiple victories on the day. Traub started the meet off by winning the 100 back before securing the top finish in the 50 free, while Winans won the 200 and 500 free and Vickery took the 100 and 200 fly.
The women's team also cruised past Colgate, securing a 182-99 victory for its most convincing win of the season to move to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in conference dual meets.
BU earned the top spot in 12 events on the day. Grace Anderson, Julimar Avila, and Carly Soares each took home a pair of victories, while Hannah Katz, Marie Alameida, Nikki Bjontegard and Nikko Bookwalter also topped the podium. Lizzie Tillo paced BU on the diving boards, winning the one-meter dive and placed second in the three-meter.
Up Next
BU will head to Chestnut Hill on Saturday, Jan. 27 against Boston College for its final dual meet of the season.
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