Women's Swimming and Diving Defeat Washington & Jefferson

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team recorded their first dual-meet victory of the season with a 118-61 decision over Washington & Jefferson on Saturday afternoon.  

Score: Penn State Behrend 118, Washington & Jefferson 61
Location: Erie, Pa. | Junker Center Pool

Key Moments:

* The Lions won 10 out of the 15 events
* Barbie Cessar (Slippery Rock, PA/Slippery Rock), Abigail Witmer (Herndon, VA/Herndon) and Jessica Wyckoff (Elma, NY/Iroquois) each won three events, two individual and one relay
* Marcella Puglia (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk), Cessar, Witmer and Wyckoff led Behrend in the winning 200 medley relay with a time of 2:02.96.

First-Place Finishers:

* Lacey Grinnen (Warren, PA/Warren) – 1000 freestyle (12:30.97)
* Puglia – 200 freestyle (2:03.68),
* Wyckoff – 100 backstroke (1:06.47), 50 freestyle (25.66)
* Cessar – 100 breaststroke (1:14.33), 200 breaststroke (2:44.73)
* Witmer – 200 butterfly (2:31.64), 200 backstroke (2:25.90)
* Paola Maldonado (San Juan, Puerto Rico) – 100 freestyle (59.83)

Next Up

* The Lions return to action on Saturday at Pitt-Bradford in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action beginning at 1 p.m.