MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – Both Villanova men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to West Virginia, but the women picked up a win over Iowa State on Saturday at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park. The women split their day with a 180-119 win over the Cyclones and a 173.5-125.5 loss to the Mountaineers. The men fell 234-66.
 
All-told, Villanova left Morgantown with seven wins, six of those belonging to the women. Audrey Pastorek logged a Backstroke sweep with wins in the 100 Back (55.21) and the 200 Back (1:59.61). Molly Benson also had a two-win day, tying for first in the 200 Free in 1:50.11 with WVU's Gabriela Martin De La Torre before edging her for a 4:57.18 win in the 500 Free.
 
Marlene Blanke logged the first win of the day for Villanova with a 17:02.61 finish in the 1650 Free, boasting a five-second lead on the rest of the field. Charlie Hinckley was the victor in the men's 500 Free with a 4:31.12.
 
Mary Kate Farrell was over a second behind Benson and Martin De La Toree in the 200 Free, taking third in 1:51.51.
 
Two of the top three spots in the women's 100 Back belonged to the Blue and White with Pastorek and Arabella Lee finishing in second (56.05). On the men's side, Hinckley finished third in 50.70, just half a second out of second place.
 
Maggie Kleinsmith fell into a close battle for second in the 100 Breast but was bested by one hundredth of a second, touching third in 1:03.68. Katie White picked up a big win in the 200 Fly, finishing with nearly a two-second lead over the field in 1:59.86. Nolan Danus finished third in the men's 200 Fly that saw just 86-hundredths of a second between the top three finishers. He touched in 1:50.91.
 
The 50 Free saw a pair of top-three finishes for the 'Cats. Lainey Quinones touched second in the women's at 23.44 while Patrick Hemingway finish third in the men's at 21.47. The duo also had top-three showings in the 100 Free. Quinones was second in 50.83, a new personal best, while Hemingway was third in 46.92.
 
Nicholas Jubilee picked up a pair of third-place dives, scoring a 299.00 in the 1-meter and a 309.15 in the 3-meter.
 
Lee had a second-place finish in the women's 100 Fly (55.80). The Wildcats had a pair of top-three finishes in the 400 IM with Anna Farley touching second in the women's with a new personal best time of 4:23.45 and Justin Nowicki tapping third in the men's at 4:03.89.
 
The women had a pair of second-place relays on the day, finishing just behind West Virginia in both. For the 200 Medley, the team of Pastorek, Kleinsmith, Lee and Quinones pieced together a 1:42.39 finish. The 400 Free Relay team of Alyssa McHale, Lauryn Johnson, Benson and Quinones went 3:26.63, edging Iowa State's group by just over two-tenths of a second. In the men's 400 Free Relay, Gavin Jones, Mikey Thurk, Hinckley and Hemingway finished third in 3:06.97, just half a second out of second.
 
 
Villanova is back in action next week for back-to-back days of events. The 'Cats head to Penn State on Feb. 2 before coming back home on Saturday to honor eight seniors at Sprintfest.