Results

The Basics
• Scores: Bucknell-182, Johns Hopkins-112
• Records: JHU (0-6) • BU (3-0)
• Location: Lewisburg, PA • Kinney Natatorium
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's swim team picked up six wins in a tough loss at Bucknell Saturday afternoon.
 
Quoting Coach Armstrong
• "The coaching staff is proud of the consistent effort and positive approach the team took to a tough weekend of racing. The men's team took control in dominant fashion and never looked back. We saw big wins from every class on the team as well as both relays. It was a close meet today on the women's side with several pivotal races going down to the touch. We can't wait to see what we can do in two weeks at Loyola."
 
Top Finishers
• Hopkins opened the day with a win in the 200 Medley Relay. Freshman Sydney Okubo, junior Sonia Lin ad freshmen Rebecca Ssengonzi and Kristen Alicea-Jorgensen combined for a time of 1:46.44. Seniors Natalia Rincon and Phi Nguyen and juniors Michelle Wang and Alison Shapiro finished in fourth place with a time of 1:50.38.
• Sophomore Emma McElrath then grabbed a win in the 1000 Free as she beat the field with a time of 10:29.07. Her time is the sixth fastest time in program history. Freshman Elaine Lipkin claimed second place with a time of 10:39.07.
• Freshman Sophia Girgenti led a contingent of Blue Jays that claimed fourth through sixth in the 200 Free with her time of 1:58.86. Senior Emily Cheng finished in 1:59.60 and junior Claire State touched in 2:00.36.
• Okubo claimed the top spot in the 100 Back as she touched the wall in 57.15. Sophomore Carmela Irato followed in fourth place with a time of 1:00.11
• Lin then won the 100 Breast, beating the field by 1.32 seconds as she clocked in at 1:06.24. Nguyen finished I fourth place as she touched in 1:09.83.
• The string of wins continued when Wang grabbed the top spot in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:06.60, winning by nearly two seconds.
• The Blue Jays then went one-two in the 50 Free, led by junior Kiki Petersen and her time of 24.16. Alicea-Jorgensen touched second with a time of 24.42.
• Alicea-Jorgensen grabbed her second straight second-place finish in the next event as she went 53.99 in the 100 Free. Girgenti (54.53) and Cheng (54.64) followed in third and fourth place, respectively.
• Okubo then took third place in the 200 Back as she finished in 2:03.68.
• Lin followed with a second-place finish in the 200 Breast with her time of 2:23.86.
• McElrath earned another top-two finish as she touched in 5:04.57 in the 500 Free.
• Ssengonzi clocked in at 58.02 to place third in the 100 Fly.
• Okubo then wrapped up the individual events with another top-three finish. She placed second in the 400 IM with an NCAA B cut of 4:30.49. Lipkin followed in third place with her time of 4:36.01.
• The Blue Jays ended the meet with second and fourth-place finishes in the 200 Free Relay. Wang, Alicea-Jorgensen, sophomore Mikayla Bisignani and Shapiro combined for a time of 1:38.63 to take second. Finishing fourth were Lin, McElrath, Cheng and Girgenti with a time of 1:40.19.  
 
Up Next
•  Hopkins returns to action at the annual Thomas Murphy Invitational at nearby Loyola on November 2. The two-day meet is slated to begin at 5:00 pm at the Mangione Pool at the Fitness & Aquatics Center.