Penn State Travels to West Virginia
Penn State Travels to West VirginiaPenn State Travels to West Virginia

Penn State Travels to West Virginia

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.