Jan. 16, 2016
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| YALE/RUTGERS | |
196-157 | 242-111 |
Kiphuth Exhibition Pool | New Haven, Conn. | |
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The No. 20 Penn State women's swimming and diving team started the New Year on a winning note, defeating both Yale (196-157) and Rutgers (242-111) in a double dual meet that concluded Saturday afternoon at the Kiphuth Exhibition Pool.
Penn State (6-2) had its best finishes in the 500 freestyle, as Katelyn Sowinski (Severna Park, Md.) touched in 4:52.89 and Casey Francis (East Meadow, N.Y.) touched in 4:53.97 to finish 1-2.
It was Yale's (6-1) first dual meet defeat this season, while Rutgers fell to 5-2.
"It was a real challenging weekend in reference to coming off our training trip the first week of school and going on the road," said head coach Tim Murphy. "Today I feel like we had a lot more energy than Friday night's session. I thought we did a good job racing and did the kind of things we need to do as a team to move forward."
Melissa Rodriguez (Chihuahua, Mexico) claimed gold in the 200 breaststroke in 2:16.10, while Taylor Cameron (Burlington, Ontario) was third in 2:19.26. Monika Gonzalez Hermosillo (Mexico City, Mexico) won her second event of the weekend by claiming the 400 individual medley in 4:22.84.
Claiming silver for the Lions were Niki Price (Manchester, Pa.) in the 200 backstroke (2:01.12) and Alyson Ackman (Montreal, Quebec) in the 100 freestyle in 50.80.
Ackman was also a member of Penn State's victorious 200 medley relay performance, which finished in 1:42.96. She was joined by Allie Pennetti (Wexford, Pa.), Haley Sinatro (West Hartford, Conn.) and Katie Saloky (Bloomsburg, Pa.).
Sinatro posted the top performance Friday, winning the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.49 to best the provisional NCAA standard.
Sinatro was also a part of Penn State's victorious 400 medley relay effort (3:44.14), as she was joined by Ackman, Rodriguez and Kaitlin Jones (Midlothian, Va.)
Jones reached the top four in a pair of events individually, winning the 200 freestyle in 1:49.64, followed by fellow Lions Gonzalez-Hermosillo (1:51.00) and Megan Wujciak (Livingston, N.J.) (1:51.43) in third and fourth, respectively.
Gonzalez-Hermosillo earned her second podium finish of the day by touching first in the 200 individual medley in 2:03.61. Wujciak was third again in 2:05.47, while Katie Rowe (Glenville, N.Y.) was fourth (2:06.53). Rowe reached the podium in the 200 butterfly with a third-place finish 2:01.25, while Sowinski was first in 2:00.45.
Additionally, Francis won the 1000 free in 9:56.86.
Penn State travels to Navy for a dual meet in Annapolis, Md. Saturday, Jan. 23 starting at 11 a.m.