| PENN STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | |
| Thursday, Oct. 23 - 5 p.m. ET | |
| WVU Natatorium | Morgantown, W. Va. | |
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Oct. 22, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State swimming and diving teams head to West Virginia to take on the Mountaineers in a dual meet on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. The women's program is coming off a 4-0 outing and the men's team finished 1-1 at the Virginia Tech Challenge on Oct. 18.
The Opponent
The Penn State women's team is a perfect 22-0 all-time against West Virginia, while the men's team has a 15-16 record. Including this season, the Nittany Lions and the Mountaineers have met each of the last 11 seasons, with nine of them being season-openers. Last season, the women's team picked up a 152-102 victory and the men's team won, 153-128.
This marks the first dual meet of the season for West Virginia. So far, the Mountaineers have competed in the West Virginia State Games (Oct. 10-11), taking first place.
Vic Riggs is in his eighth season as the head coach.
Last Time Out
The women's swimming and diving team is coming off a perfect 4-0 sweep of the Virginia Tech Challenge (Oct. 18), downing Virginia Tech (197-156), Old Dominion (285-68), Liberty (270-74) and James Madison (274-79).
Junior Alyson Ackman (Montreal, Quebec), senior Carolyn Fittin (Sea Girt, N.J.) and senior Megan Siverling (Chester Springs, Pa.) each won multiple individual events.
Ackman finished first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.54) and the 100-yard freestyle (50.61). Fittin topped the field in the 50 free (23.37) and the 50-yard butterfly (24.78), her first time competing in the 50 fly. Siverling, who also won two events in the season opener, took gold in the 1000 free (9:53.47) and the 500 free (4:51.72). Her 1000 free performance is a personal best.
The men's swimming and diving team went 1-1 at the Virginia Tech Challenge on Saturday. The Nittany Lions defeated Old Dominion, 241-110, but fell to the host Hokies, 233-120.
Senior captain Nate Savoy (Reading, Pa.) was the top performer, winning two individual events and swimming on two first-place relay teams. Savoy won the 50-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 22.16. Later, the senior posted the top time in the 200 backstroke, clocking in at 1:45.94.
Freshman David Gross (Perryville, Md.) also won an individual event for Penn State, his second win in two competitions this season. Gross topped the field in the 400-yard IM, posting a time of 4:01.88.
Next Up
Next, Penn State hosts Villanova on Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. at McCoy Natatorium.