Nov. 2, 2008

Final Stats

(CLARION, PA): Clarion's Women's Swimming and Diving team started the dual meet season with a 173-122 win over Shippensburg on Saturday at Tippin Natatorium.

In individual events, Gina Mattucci (So. Jeannette/Penn Trafford) was a double winner taking the 100 backstroke (1:01.60) and the 200 back (2:13.78).

Other individual event winners were Megan Burrows (Fr. Canton, Oh.) in the 200 free (2:01.23), Kelly Connolly (So. Cranberry Twp. Seneca Valley) in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.74), Paige Quigley (Fr. Highlands Ranch, Co.) in the 200 butterfly (2:17.91), Teresa Hillsten (Fr. Denver, Co.) in the 50 free (24.88), Jamie Maloney (Jr. York) in the 100 free (55.25) and Kaitlyn Johnson (So. Uniontown) in the 100 butterfly (59.79).

In diving, Kim Ogden (So. Canton, Oh.) won the 1 meter with 257.18 points, while Jena Gardone (Jr. Apollo) took the 3 meter competition (264.98).

The win puts Clarion at 1-0 on the season under 9th year head coach Mark VanDyke. The Golden Eagles will visit Carnegie Mellon University next Saturday.