ITHACA, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania women's swimming and diving team cruised to a dominant 206.5-93.5 victory over host Cornell on Saturday at Teagle Pool to improve to 5-0, but saw its winning streak snapped by No. 25 Princeton, 183-117.
Kayla Fu once again led the way with her two event victories in the 100 free and 100 fly, while
Brianna Cong topped Princeton standout Eleanor Sun in the 200 back.
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*Fu was all alone in the 100 free, clocking a 48.90 to finish in first place. She also edged out Princeton's Savannah Skow (54.07) in the 100 fly with a winning time of 52.89. In addition, Fu placed second in the 50 free, finishing in 22.81.
*Cong picked up a crucial win in the 200 back with a fast time of 1:55.17, beating out the Tigers' Eleanor Sun (1:57.52). Though not in this particular event, Sun is a five-time Ivy League champion and NCAA All-American in the 400 IM.
*In the 1000 free, Penn placed two in the top three, with
Sydney Bergstrom finishing second in 9:46.47 and
Anna Moehn close behind in 9:49.71 for third.
*The pair excelled in the 500 free as well, with Moehn taking second in 4:48.41 and Bergstrom placing third in 4:51.54.
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Katya Eruslanova earned a runner-up finish in the 200 free, clocking a 1:49.13. She added a third-place finish in the 200 IM, swimming a 2:02.15.
*Penn went 2–3 in the 100 back, as Cong took second in 53.58 and
Kate Levensten placed third in 53.63.
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Kate Handley secured second place in the 100 breast, touching in 1:02.77.
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Maggie Hu finished second in the 200 fly, posting a 1:59.29.
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Meredith Holcomb placed second in the 200 breast, recording a time of 2:16.68.
*On the diving boards beginning with three meters,
Sadie Howard scored a 249.90 to finish fifth, followed by
Rachel Yang in sixth (248.20).
Caroline Holcomb's score of 244.15 was good for fifth on the one meter.
*The meet began with a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay for
Amy Qin, Handley,
Amber Smith, and Fu (1:41.00).
*The afternoon closed with a second-place showing in the 400 free relay as
Connie Wang, Smith, Qin, and Cong timed in at 3:22.31.
Up Next
Penn takes a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to action Dec. 4 through Dec. 6 at Princeton University's Big Al Invitational, hoping to defend its title from a year ago.
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