Women Fall to Princeton and Virginia Tech at Home
Women Fall to Princeton and Virginia Tech at HomeWomen Fall to Princeton and Virginia Tech at Home

Women Fall to Princeton and Virginia Tech at Home

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa - The Nittany Lions welcomed the Princeton Tigers and  Virginia Tech Hokies to McCoy Natatorium on Saturday. Following a hard fought battle,  Penn State lost each of its matchups, falling 176.50-121.50 to Princeton and 216-84 against Virginia Tech. 

Penn State falls to 4-10 all-time against the Hokies, and 14-5 to the Tigers. The Blue and White are now 2-5 on the season. 

Top Swims

Junior Morgan Moore put the Nittany Lions on the board with a second place finish in the 1000 Free, posting a 9:59.06 in her first event of the day. 

Junior Catherine Meisner got the first gold of the day with a first place finish in the 200 Free with a final time of 1:46.57. Meisner added a third place finish in the 100 Free with a 50.12. 

Senior Margaret Markvardt touched first in the 200 IM with a 1:59.76 finish, and recorded a third place finish in the 100 Fly with a final time of 53.26. The Estonia native added a second place finish in the 200 Fly with a 53.29. 

Freshman Audrey Cohen added a third place finish in the 100 Breast with a 1:03.64. 

Relays

The Blue and White started off the day in the 200 Medley relay, with strong contributions from Ellie Brandbergh, Margaret Markvardt, Maura Fluehr and Catherine Meisner, the relay tallied a tight third place finish. 

Diving

Sophomore Abbey Ekstrom finished second in the three meter competition with a 291.10, a slim .15 margin behind the first place finisher. 

Grace Brammer added a silver finish in the one meter with a 280.90.

Event Winners

200 Free - Catherine Meisner (1:46.57)

200 IM - Margaret Markvardt (1:59.76)

Penn State returns to competition with another home meet weekend Friday, Jan. 31 against Army, and Saturday Feb. 1 against West Virginia. 

 

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