Women's Swimming & Diving Downs Alfred State

ALFRED, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team posted a 175-90 victory over Alfred State in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Saturday.

Score: Penn State Behrend 175, Alfred State 90
Location: Alfred, NY | Orvis Pool

Key Moments:

* Marcella Puglia (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) led the Lions with three individual wins and one relay for four overall
* Barbie Cessar (Slippery Rock, PA/Slippery Rock) posted two individual wins and one relay on the day
* Cessar, Lauren Barmore (Ashville, NY/Panama Central), Valerie Grimes (Farmington, PA/Uniontown) and Trulee Stainbrook (DuBois, PA/DuBois) started the meet with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (2:05.66)
* The Behrend Lions tallied 12 first-place finishes on the day

First-Place Finishers:

* Puglia – 1000 freestyle (11:42.43), 200 butterfly (2:38.20), 500 freestyle (5:41.90)
* Lacey Grinnen (Warren, PA/Warren) – 200 freestyle (2:16.87)
* Darlene Westie (Great Falls, MT/Charles M. Russell) – 100 backstroke (1:09.43), 100 butterfly (1:12.06)  
* Cessar – 100 breaststroke (1:16.37), 200 breaststroke (2:46.17)
* Stainbrook – 50 freestyle (27.93)
* Barmore – 100 freestyle (1:01.73)
* Olivia Webster – 200 backstroke (2:32.18)

Next Up

* The Lions return to action on Saturday against Washington & Jefferson 1 p.m. at the Junker Center.