UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's swimming team earned a 180-134 team win against Buffalo after the second and final day of dual meet competition. The Nittany Lions swam for one event sweep and five event wins in their fifth win of the season.
Top Swims
Sophomore Marie Schobel came away with another backstroke win on day two in an event sweep for the Nittany Lions, finishing with a time of 1:58.39 in the 200 back. This victory marks her second of the season in this event, and her third victory in the 100 back (54.87), which she won on day one.
Junior Maddie Cooke showed her dominance in breaststroke in addition to freestyle with a win in the 100 breast (1:04.17). This is the second consecutive win in this event for Cooke.
Maddie Hart improved off of her day one swims, winning the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.31 on day two and placing second in the 200 back (2:00.57) behind Schobel.
Sophomore Brooke Matthias continued fast swims in butterfly with a win in the 100 fly (56.53).
Several Nittany Lions placed in the top three, including junior Camryn Barry finished second (5:03.51) in the 500 freestyle, with Madison Murtagh finishing right behind her in third (5:06.04), while Elizabeth Gaspari swam for third (24.34) in the 50 free. Shannon Meadway closed out the event sweep in the 200 back with a third-place finish (2:03.31).
Nittany Lion Relays
To open the meet, the Nittany Lions took first and second in the 200 medley relay. The winning team of Schobel, Olivia Jack, Carly Hart, and Cooke had a time of 1:41.65 while the second-place team of Emma Harvey, Carly Hart, Matthias and Gaspari with a time of 1:44.19.
The final event of the evening was the 400 free relay, and the Nittany Lions finished second (3:29.58) with a team of Barry, Gaspari, Madison Ledwith, and Cooke.
Event Winners
200 Back – Marie Schobel (1:58.39)
100 Back – Marie Schobel (54.87)
100 Breast – Maddie Cooke (1:04.17)
200 IM – Maddie Hart (2:07.31)
100 Fly – Brooke Matthias (56.53)
Next Up
The Penn State Divers will conclude their final day of competition in Buffalo on Sunday, January 11, and then travel to Maryland to face off against Navy from Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19. Men's and Women's Swimming will host Villanova in University Park on Friday, January 31.
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