Oct. 5, 2016
| PENN STATEVS. TOWSON | |
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Thursday, Oct. 6 - 5 p.m. | |
| McCoy Natatorium | University Park, Pa. | |
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ââ'¬" The Penn State men's and women's swimming and diving teams will open the 2016-17 season by hosting Towson in their Breast Cancer Awareness Meet Thursday at 5 p.m. in McCoy Natatorium.
This is the first of three home meets for Penn State this season. The next two will be in January 2017.
The dual meet will feature the men's and women's teams competing in 16 events each, including the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays.
The Series
It will be the third meeting between Penn State and Towson in the pool, with both Nittany Lion teams holding 2-0 records over the Tigers. The Penn State men defeated Towson 186-101 in 2012-13 and 183-114 in 2013-14, while the Penn State women won 186-109 in 2012-13 and 166-133 in 2013-14.
The Nittany Lions
The women's team is returning NCAA qualifiers Katelyn Sowinski, Casey Francis, Niki Price, Katie Saloky and Megan Wujciak, but will have a youthful lineup that includes 11 freshmen looking to replace the likes of record holders such Alyson Ackman and Melissa Rodriguez. Penn State placed 25th at last season's NCAA Championships.
The men's team returns the NCAA qualifying, sophomore diving duo of Hector Garcia and Jack Crow, while recent Olympian and former NCAA medalist Shane Ryan returns for his senior year after redshirting during the 2015-16 season. The Penn State men also boast an extremely young team with 19 underclassmen to seven underclassmen.
The Opponents
The meet will also be Towson's season opener. Last season, the Towson women placed third at the CAA Championships and sent one swimmer to the NCAA Championships. The Towson men also placed third at the CAA Championships.
Next Up
Penn State will travel to Virginia Tech for another dual meet Saturday, Oct. 15.