Jan. 20, 2006

Penguins Split Double Dual Against Radford, Saint Francis

    Youngstown -- Cortney Harless swept the diving events and four other Penguins were overall top finishers as Youngstown State topped Radford in a double dual Saturday at the Beeghly Natatorium.
    The Penguins won 11 of 13 events against Radford en route to a 155-72 victory but fell 116-107 to Saint Francis. Saint Francis topped Radford 145-77.
    Harless posted a season-best score of 198.00 to win the 1-meter and scored 165.74 in the 3-meter. Those victories were the second and third of her career.
    Three of YSU's other overall victories came in the freestyle as Jessica Front won the 200 free with a time of 1:59.96. Leigh Bareman was the top finisher in the 50 free with a time of 25.12 while Natasha Bray won the 500 free with a time of 5:20.48.
    Front teamed up with Becky Bertuzzi, Brittany Senn and Olivia Arnold to win the 800 free relay with a season-best time of 8:08.60.
    YSU will travel to Chicago to take on UIC on Friday at 5 p.m.