Women cruise past Marywood, Pacer men defeat Knights

GLENSIDE, PA: (Dec. 4, 2010) - [Results] Arcadia University Women's Swimming posted a 128-76 victory over Marywood University Saturday afternoon capturing 8 of a possible 11 first place times against the Pacers. For Arcadia's men, the Knights were able to win 6 events but the Pacers tallied the most points for the 97-93 win in the first meeting between the two teams.

Arcadia took both women's relays with record setting times. The winning 200 Medley (2:10.58) team featured, Rebecca Wenner, Stephanie Bartolotta, Teresa Geib and Lindsay Mills while the winning 200 Free Relay (1:50.30) team included Mills, Bartolotta, Wenner and Jessica Parker. Catey Nunnari won second in the 1000 Free (12:16.05), a personal best. Parker picked up her first of two individual golds of the afternoon in the 50 Free (27.22) with Geib taking second (28.95). In the 200 IM, Danielle DiSanto won gold (2:32.78), Mills a personal best silver (2:37.38) and Caitlin Culhane fouth (2:54.78), also a personal best. The Knights then swept the top three slots in the 100 Fly, with Geib in first (1:10.23), Gina Ruppert second (1:10.44) and Kayla Kroll in third (1:13.65). Parker took her second individual first place in the 100 Free (59.88) while Wenner (1:11.16) and DiSanto (1:11.75, personal best) placed one-two in the 100 Backstroke. DiSanto, also taking two individual golds on the day, earned her second in the 100 Breaststroke (1:22.73), a personal best with Culhane placing second (1:25.15).

Despite a 7 point loss to the Pacers, Arcadia's men notched 11 new personal best times on Saturday. Oliver McCormick got things started when he shattered his old mark in the 1000 Free by :28 seconds (11:08.97). He would later add another top time and new personal best in the 500 Free (5:20.03). In the 200 Free, Jason Sharpe won first and set a new personal best (1:57.47). Aaron Knock won first in the 50 Free (23.90) with Patrick Ward's third place time (25.72) a new personal best. Sean Robinson took silver in the 200 IM (2:22.68), a new personal best and replicated with a silver and new personal best in the 100 Back (1:05.31). Ward finished third behind Robinson in the 100 Back (1:06.71) for a new personal best record. Sharpe added two silvers, first with a new personal best time in the 100 Fly (1:00.49) and then in the 100 Breaststroke (1:08.68). Also earning points in the 100 Fly was Joe Blake, with a bronze time of 1:05.82, a new personal best. Dillon Grady's third place time in the 100 Breaststroke (1:11.39). The Knights final individual gold of the day came from Knock in the 100 Free (55.27) with a new personal best from Peter Hamilton, who placed fourth (1:04.90). Finally, the Knights team of Ward, Blake, Hamilton and Grady swam to a first place win in the final 200 Free Relay (1:41.85).

The Knights travel next to non-conference opponent Ocean County College Saturday, Dec. 11 for an 11 AM meet.

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