Swim and Dive Host Lehigh for Home Opener on Saturday in Lawrenceville

Rider Broncs v. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Lawrenceville, NJ | Richard A. Coppola Pool | 1:00 p.m.

During last weekend's away dual-meet in New Rochelle against Iona, the Broncs men's swimming and diving team fell by a score of 183-117 while the women's team fell by a score of 175-119.
Even with the sweep by the Gaels, the Broncs received two conference weekly awards as Steven Figueroa was named the Metro Conference Male Diver of the Week while Campbell Dopler was named the conference Female Diver of the Week. Figueroa notched a win in the men's 1-Meter competition with a score of 254.55 while Dopler swept both the women's 1-Meter and 3-Meter events with scores of 212.70 and 234.98.
On the men's side of the meet, Stavros Xantheas opened the meet with a first-place finish in the men's 3-Meter Diving competition, posting a score of 277.13. Figueroa placed first in the 1-meter with a score of 254.55. Filippo Sala recorded a first-place finish in the men's 1000 Free finals, notching a time of 10:00.26 against the Gaels. In the men's 200 Fly, Luke Mesco posted a time of 1:55.83, placing first in the race while also notching a personal best in the 100 Fly with a time of 50.19.
On the women's side of the meet against Iona, Dopler placed first in the women's 1-Meter diving competition with a score of 212.70 while also winning the 3-Meter competition with a score of 234.98. Lilly Becker finished first in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:06.59 while Lydia Smutny won the 200 Fly with a time of 2:13.37. Becker also won the 200 Breast with a time of 2:27.40.
In their previous dual-meet on Saturday, October 10, Lehigh's women's swimming and diving team fell at home against Loyola by a score of 169.5-130.5 in Bethlehem. Saturday's dual meet will play host to the first dual-meet of the season for the Mountain Hawks' men's team.
Since 2017, the men's team has accrued a record of 5-3 against Lehigh, with their last meeting on October 18, 2025 ending in a 190-104 win for Lehigh while the Bronc's last win came on October 21, 2023, winning 150.5-131.5 in Pennsylvania. The women's team has a record of 0-8 against Lehigh dating back to 2017, with last year's dual-meet ending in a 237-58 win for Lehigh.

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Players Mentioned

Steven Figueroa: Diving; Sophomore

Luke Mesco: Fly/Free; Sophomore

Filippo Sala: Free; Sophomore

Stavros Xantheas: Diving; Junior

Campbell Dopler: Diving; Freshman

Lilly Becker: Breast/IM; 5' 7"; Freshman

Lydia Smutny: Fly/Free; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Steven Figueroa
: Sophomore
: Diving

Luke Mesco
: Sophomore
: Fly/Free

Filippo Sala
: Sophomore
: Free

Stavros Xantheas
: Junior
: Diving

Campbell Dopler
: Freshman
: Diving

Lilly Becker
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: Breast/IM

Lydia Smutny
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: Fly/Free