Nov. 11, 2006

Penguins Top Cleveland State to Earn Double Dual Split

    Cleveland, Ohio -- Julia Darling and Brittany Senn picked up overall victories and the Youngstown State swimming and diving team showed off its improved squad with a 157-74 victory over Cleveland State in a double dual Saturday.
    The Penguins split two contests with the Vikings last season, edging CSU for a 118-116 victory before falling 130-97 in February. The 83-point margin today came with the help of six freshman swimmers and an extra year of experience for the rest of the roster.
    YSU fell to perennial Horizon League power Wright State 163-80.
    Darling also earned a win against Cleveland State in the 200 IM, and Senn was part of two winning relays against the Vikings. Olivia Arnold, Jessica Front, Erin-Michelle Gordon and Kelly Reese also picked up individual wins against Cleveland State.
    Arnold added a personal-best time of 2:32.88 in the 200 breast to finish third overall, and Natasha Bray posted a personal-best mark of 2:21.47 in the 200 IM to finish seventh overall. It was Bray's sixth personal-best mark of the season.
    The Penguins will compete at the Radford Invitational on Nov. 17.