MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The Nittany Lions swim to their third victory in a row with a 179-121 win against the West Virginia Mountaineers Saturday morning in Morgantown.
The women's team had a decisive win over West Virginia taking nine swimming events and also winning both the one-meter and the three-meter dive.
Top Swims
Penn State swept the 200 freestyle with sophomore Julia Meisner placing first, and sophomore Morgan Moore and senior Cat Stanford coming in second and third.
Molly Carson won the 100 backstroke for the second consecutive week, with a time of 56.34. Ellie Brandbergh came in right behind her for second place posting a time of 57.63. Both Carson and Brandbergh have placed in the top three in this event for all three meets this season.
The sophomore Meisner sisters both had big wins with Julia Meisner placing first in the 200 free and a first-place finish in the 400 IM. Catherine Meisner placed first in the 500 free with a time of (5:03.37) right before teammate Morgan Rinn who tapped second (4:29.55).
Relays
The 200 freestyle relay team of Marly Lough, Brandbergh, Maura Fluehr, and Stanford won the event by two seconds with a time of 1:40.98. They were followed by the team of Carson, Nya Robinson, Carly Sebing, and Catherine Meisner who placed third.
Top Dives
Freshman Abigail Ekstrom took first-place in the one-meter dive with a score of 273.75, placing in the top three for the third time this season. The Nittany Lions had two of the top three spots with freshman Kailey Koval coming in third.
Both Ekstrom and Koval placed in the three-meter dive as well with Ekstrom in first (317.33) and Koval in second (285.68).
Winners
200 Free: Julia Meisner (1:53.74)
100 Back - Molly Carson (56.34)
200 Fly - Morgan Rinn (2:04.32)
1 Meter Dive - Abigail Ekstrom (273.75)
100 Free - Cat Stanford (51.30)
200 Back - Molly Carson (2:04.91)
500 Free - Catherine Meisner (5:03.37)
100 Fly - Maura Fluehr (56.65)
3 Meter Dive - Abigail Ekstrom (317.33)
400 IM - Julia Meisner (4:26.91)
200 Free Relay - Lough, Brandbergh, Fluehr, Stanford (1:40.98)
Next week, Penn State will take on Notre Dame and Pitt at a two-day meet in South Bend, Indiana.
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