The Youngstown State swimming and diving team picked up its first two dual meet wins of the season defeating Canisius, 172-67 and Malone 197-26 on Friday at the Beeghly Natatorium. The Penguins dropped a 139-102 decision to Cleveland State in the four-team meet.

Once again, headlining the winners for the Penguins included Casey Hill in the one-meter dive with a score of 250.90. Hill won by a total of .25 over Cleveland State's Kacey Cummings. Hill won the three-meter dive with a score of 244.45 with a little more breathing room over Cummings - almost four points.

Freshman Samantha Roberts took home the first individual event title of her young career winning the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:30.90. Fellow freshman Rachel Tano was third in the event. To end the night YSU's Alana Kane, Audy Grubbs, Kirstin Walker and Nishani Cicilson won the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:41.92 beating Cleveland State by a second-and-a-half.

In the 200-yard freestyle, Walker was second with a time of 1:57.71 and was followed Grubbs. Cicilson was second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.64 seconds.

Caitlin Cook placed second in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:14.77, Walker was narrowly touched out in the 100-yard free finishing second with a time of 54.15 seconds.

In the 400-yard medley relay, the YSU team of Amanda Ritzenthaler, Samantha Roberts, Cook and Cicilson placed second.

The Penguins return to action on Saturday when they play host to Marshall. The meet is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at the Beeghly Natatorium and will be carried live on the Horizon League Network.

Team Scores
YSU 172, Canisius 67
YSU 197, Malone 26
Cleveland State 139, YSU 102