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Oct. 31, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Continuing its undefeated dual meet record this season, the No. 14 Penn State women's swimming and diving team picked up a convincing 156-101 victory against Villanova at McCoy Natatorium on Friday afternoon.
The Nittany Lions finished first in 10 of the 16 events.
Penn State improved to a perfect 7-0 on the season, while Villanova moved to 2-2. The squad improved to 21-1 all-time against the Wildcats. The team's 7-0 start is its best since the 2007-08 squad finished the season 11-0.
Seniors Megan Siverling (Chester Springs, Pa.) and Caitlyn Karr (Reading, Pa.) each picked up multiple individual victories in the meet. Siverling touched the wall in 10:02.52 to top the field in the 1000-yard freestyle before winning the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.08. Karr touched the wall first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.76) and also took first place in the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 4:57.35.
The Nittany Lions started off the meet by taking the first two spots in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of junior Casey Fazio (Washington Township, Pa.), junior Melissa Rodriguez (Chihuahua, Mexico), senior Carolyn Fittin (Sea Girt, N.J.) and junior Alyson Ackman (Montreal, Quebec) clocked in at 3:46.78.
Later, sophomore Anna Farnsworth (State College, Pa.) came out on top in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.18. Senior Katelyn Miller (Hershey, Pa.) swam to a time of 23.63, a season-best, in the 50-yard freestyle, while sophomore Megan Wujciak (Livingston, N.J.) won the 100 free (51.42).
Ackman touched the wall first in the 200-yard backstroke with a mark of 2:02.43, before Haley Sinatro rounded out the Penn State victories with a mark of 2:24.78 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
The Nittany Lions are back in action at home, hosting Virginia and Michigan on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8. Friday's action starts at 6 p.m. and Saturday's competition begins at 11 a.m.