Behrend Swimming and Diving Edged by Chatham

Behrend Swimming and Diving Edged by Chatham

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team dropped a close meet to Chatham, falling 126-105 non-conference action on Friday night.

Score: Chatham 126, Penn State Behrend 105
Location: Pittsburgh, PA | Sigo Falk Natatorium

Key Moments:


* Marcella Puglia (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) and Emma Webster (Bradford, PA/Bradford) paced Behrend with two individual wins
* Puglia was first in the 200 free (2:04.34) and then again in the 500 free (5:36.69)
* Webster tallied her wins in the 200 IM (2:25.52) and the 100 butterfly (1:06.84)
* Barbie Cessar (Slippery Rock, PA/Slippery Rock) earned the final first-place finish for Behrend
* Cessar touched first in the 100 breasstroke in 1:16.84
* It is the second straight week the Lions won five events
* In the diving events, sophomore Julia Sank (North East, PA/North East) was second on the one-meter (147.70) and on the three-meter board with 155.45

Next Up

* The Lions return to action tomorrow against Alfred State. Meet begins at 1 p.m.