Women’s Swimming & Diving Beats Bentley for First Time Since 1999 in Season Opener, 172-116

WALTHAM, Mass. — Babson College got victories from six different swimmers and finished first in 12 events en route to a 172-116 win over Bentley University in its season-opening meet on Friday inside the Dana Center Pool. Babson, which has opened the season with a victory in its first dual meet every year since 2018, defeated the Falcons for the first time since 1999. Bentley dropped to 1-1 overall with the loss. Junior Julia Netishen (Exeter, N.H.) and first-year Ryan Vender (Winnetka, Ill.) both won a pair of individual events in addition to contributing to two relay victories. Netishen captured…