Women's Swimming and Diving Stays in Fifth at Oberlin Invite

Women's Swimming and Diving Stays in Fifth at Oberlin Invite

GAMBIER, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend women's swimming and diving team stayed in fifth place out of nine teams after day two of the Oberlin Invitational on Friday.

Key Moments:

* The Lions more than doubled their first day score to collect 455  after 24 events
* Emma Webster (Bradford, PA/Bradford), Aliya Webster (Bradford, PA/Bradford), Barbie Cessar (Slippery Rock, PA/Slippery Rock), Marcella Puglia (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) began the finals with a fifth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:54.10)
* A. Webster and Puglia managed third-place individual finishes after the relay
* Webster came in third in the 400 IM with a time of 4:58.76, while Puglia led with a time of 1:58.67 for third in the 200 freestyle
* Cessar and E. Webster tallied fourth-place finishes for Behrend
* Cessar was fourth in the 100 breaststroke  (1:10.66) and E. Webster clocked in at 1:00.97 in the 100 backstroke
* Pugla, E. Webster, A. Webster and Alexa Brown (Cooperstown, PA/Rocky Grove) collectively swam to fourth place with a time of 8:24.64 in the 800 free relay

Next Up

* Behrend returns to action tomorrow for the final day of the Oberlin Invitational. Prelims are at 9 a.m. and finals are at 5 p.m.