STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The No. 18 ranked Penn State women's swimming team (7-3) beat Rutgers (6-2) 133-103 to win their third straight meet. On a day in which the seniors were honored, it was the underclassmen that led the way in the pool.

Divers Maggie O'Brien (So. Minnetonka, Minn.) and Corey Pagnotta (Fr. Westport, Conn.) combined to finish one-two in both the 1-meter springboard and the 3-meter springboard. O'Brien won the 1-meter with a total of 257.55, which was a NCAA zone qualifying mark, while Pagnotta won the 3-meter springboard in a NCAA score of 285.37.

Two Penn State swimmers earned NCAA consideration times. Big Ten Swimmer of the Week Erin Mulshenock (Fr. New Castle, Del.) swam a provisional time and a Penn State season best in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.68. Kate Bruzda (Jr. Latrobe, Pa.) swam a season best and a NCAA time in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.22.

The 400-yard medley relay team of Susan Janoski (Exeter, Pa.) Courtney Stanchck (Bloomsburg, Pa.), Meredith Holman (Inman, S.C.) and Mulshenock started the meet off on the right note by winning in a time of 3:51.32.

The Nittany Lions won eight of the 13 contested events and placed one-two in five of those events. In the events they did not win they finished two-three twice.

Quotes:

Penn State Head Coach Bill Dorenkott:

Impressions of the meet ? It was a solid day of racing and a good opportunity to gauge progress. We were able to see what we need to tune-up for the post-season.

On Senior Day ? It was hard because the number seniors we have is rarely unheard of in our sport due the amount of work the sport requires. There is a lot of attrition. They have given us the beginning of an outstanding tradition. They are the types of people you like to be around on a daily basis. They're special people.

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