Women's Swimming and Diving Travels to Altoona Saturday

Women's Swimming and Diving Travels to Altoona Saturday

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team will travel to Altoona, Pa. to battle the Penn State Altoona Lions in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) meet on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Penn State Behrend News & Notes

* The Behrend Lions finished seventh out of 13 teams at the Oberlin Invitational two weeks ago
* The Lions posted a team score of 479 points over 21 events in the three-day event
* Barbie Cessar (Slippery Rock, PA/Slippery Rock) had the best finish of the weekend, placing fifth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.35
* Marcella Puglia (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) had her season-best time in the 200 freestyle, claiming seventh overall with a time of 2:00.78. Her time is also good for fifth in the program's Top 10 times

Penn State Altoona News & Notes

* The Altoona Lions also competed at the Oberlin Invitational on Nov. 22-24
* Grace Dangelo was named the AMCC Swimmer of the Week for her performance at Oberlin
* She accounted for all 79 of the team's points and set two new program records
* The Lions finished 13th out of 13 at the Oberlin Invite