ROCHESTER, NY – The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team remains in first place with a 10-point lead after day two of the 2020 Allegheny Empire Championships hosted by Hartwick College at the Webster Aquatic Center on Thursday night.  

AMCC Women's Scores: 1. Penn State Behrend (281), 2. Alfred State (271), 3. Penn State Altoona (149), 4. Franciscan (147) 5. SUNY Delhi (107) 6. Pitt-Bradford (9)

Combined Women's Scores: 1. Nazareth (942) 2. Hartwick (702.5) 3. Alfred University (452.5) 4. Penn State Behrend (403) 5. Alfred State (382) 6. Penn State Altoona (258) 7. Utica (256) 8. Franciscan (240) 9. SUNY Delhi (164) 10. Pitt-Bradford (6)

Noteworthy:

* Marcella Puglia (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) earned her second individual championship on day two
* Puglia won the 200 freestyle by nearly eight seconds with a time of 1:58.46 and edging teammate Madi Buckley (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon), who clocked in at 2:06.74 for second place
* The 200 free relay team of Puglia, Trulee Stainbrook (DuBois, PA/DuBois Area), Lauren Barmore (Ashville, NY/Panama Central) and Alison McClure (Loveland, OH/Milford)e placed second in the AMCC and fifth overall with a time of 1:44.36
* Valerie Grimes (Farmington, PA/Uniontown) took home the bronze medal in the 400 IM among AMCC competitors, while placing 10^th overall with a time of 5:12.10
* Lacey Grinnen (Warren, PA/Warren) led the Lions in the 100 butterfly. She touched in 1:05.63 for fourth in the AMCC and 13^th overall
* The Lions were edged by Alfred State in the final event, the 400 medley relay
* Behrend took second by just a second with a time of 4:19.53

Top Finishers:

400 IM

3^rd – Grimes – 5:12.10

100 Butterfly

4^th – Grinnen – 1:05.63

200 Freestyle

1^st – Puglia – 1:58.46
2^nd – Buckle – 2:06.74
4^th – McClure – 2:06.97
5^th – Stainbrook – 2:09.20

Next Up:

* The Behrend Lions are back in action tomorrow for day three of the AMCC-Empire 8 Championships. Prelims begin at 10 a.m.