ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell women's swimming and diving team found great success in its non-conference matchup against Binghamton on Tuesday afternoon, winning 10 of the possible 13 events and taking down the Bearcats, 154-84, at Ithaca College's Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium in Ithaca, N.Y.

The Big Red excelled across the board, feeding off of each other's energy and building momentum over the course of the meet. A large portion of the Cornell roster had its turn in the spotlight, as the Big Red had at least two people place in the top-three in eight of the 13 individual events.

Freshman Aviva Muñoz had a breakout day on Tuesday, winning the 200-yard IM (2:10.90) and finishing second in the 500-yard freestyle (5:11.17). She had company in both races, as Cape Murch Elliot placed second in the 200-yard IM (2:12.66) and the Big Red went 1-2-3 in the 500-yard freestyle.

It was Sophia Cherkez who paced Cornell in the 500-yard freestyle, picking up one of her two individual event wins of the day with a time of 5:09.75. Lavona Harper rounded out the all-Cornell top-three, touching the wall third in 5:16.23.

Cherkez recorded her second victory of the day in the 400-yard IM, once again leading a Big Red group that swept the top-three spots. Cherkez posted a winning time of 4:34.41, while Annaklara Doel (4:39.53) and Claire McNeary (4:49.61) finished second and third, respectively.

The Big Red was even more dominant in the diving events, as Cornell secured the top-three places in the 1-meter and the top-four finishes in the 3-meter. Demetra Williams got the win in both events, recording a point total of 267.30 in the 1-meter and 256.36 in the 3-meter. Elise Jendritz finished as the runner-up in both competitions, tallying 253.12 points in the 1-meter and 253.43 points in the 3-meter. Erika Lacasse recorded a pair of top-three finishes, placing third in both the 1-meter (240.82) and 3-meter (250.05). Jessica Leipman rounded out the top-four for Cornell in the 3-meter, finishing fourth with a point total of 234.90.

Back in the swimming events, Vanessa Ruiz, Melissa Parker, Gillian Caverly, and Chloe Mikles swam solid races in their respective freestyle events. Ruiz was the first to touch the wall in the 50-yard freestyle, winning the event in 24.39. Parker emerged victorious in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.79), while Caverly finished just behind in second (1:57.05). Parker also notched a second place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (54.05), but it was Mikles who stole the show, winning the race in 53.76.

Maegan Rudolph (57.43) and Allison Chang (58.65) represented the Big Red well in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing first and second, respectively.

The Cornell relays cannot be overlooked, as the Big Red posted the top time in both events. The 200-yard medley relay team of Muñoz, Murch Elliot, Rudolph, and Claire Liu notched the fastest time among the field, finishing the race in 1:47.90. The 200-yard freestyle relay composed of Ruiz, Cherkez, Mikles, and Liu posted a win of its own with a time of 1:38.00.

The Big Red women's swimming and diving team will return to the pool when it competes in Akron's Zippy Invitational from Friday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 8 in Akron, Ohio.