The Shippensburg University women's swimming team won seven events Friday in a dual meet against fellow Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent Edinboro to claim its second victory in as many days, defeating the Fighting Scots 109-94 from McComb Fieldhouse.
 
"I really couldn't be happier with how tough our women came out and performed this weekend," head coach Tim Verge said. "Today's meet against a really good Edinboro team required some mental fortitude, and they really stepped up to the challenge."
 
Shippensburg was back in the pool Friday morning just 16 hours after completing a Thursday night dual meet at Gannon. The Raiders responded with a victory in the opening 200-yard medley relay and six individual event wins.
 
"We had to push through some things, and swim sometimes feeling uncomfortable, but we talked about racing hard, challenging ourselves mentally, and I thought we did a terrific job with that," Verge said.
 
After tying for the victory in the 200-yard medley relay on Thursday night, the quarter of junior Carly Alvarado, sophomore Gabriella Johnson, senior Rhyan Rodriguez and senior Jeanette Welch swam faster on Friday with a victory by more than two full seconds – setting the tone with a time of 1:52.18.
 
Alvarado and freshman Madeleine Verby each won two events on the day. Verby paced the Raiders in the 500-yard freestyle (5:35.79) and the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:20.79), while Alvarado touched the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:03.06 after a collegiate best in the event last evening, and later produced an excellent effort in the 200-yard backstroke of 2:12.41.
 
Junior Stephanie O'Toole aced the 200-yard IM in 2:10.13, while senior Erin Fife completed the 200-yard butterfly in 2:18.07 for Raider victories.
 
Additional conference cuts included sophomore Grace Tothero finishing second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:34.16 while Johnson was third in 2:37.01. Welch completed the 100-yard freestyle in 55.96 seconds.
 
The victory completes Shippensburg's dual-meet record at 7-2 -- marking its most dual-meet victories in a season in more than 12 years.
 
"To finish 7-2 in dual meets is very exciting for the group," Verge said. "If we can stay healthy, we should have a successful conference championship. I am very proud of this group of women."
 
Shippensburg returns to action Saturday, January 27 at Navy.
 
200 Medley Relay
1. Carly Alvarado, Gabriella Johnson, Rhyan Rodriguez, Jeanette Welch 1:52.18
Mari Reott, Gracee Tothero, Nollaig Noll, Kara Killion 2:01.65
Erika Rundquist, Sarah Strause, Nicole Smith, Jordan Cassatt 2:05.99
 
1000 Free
1. Madeleine Verby 11:20.79
Erika Rundquist 12:33.40
 
200 Free
1. Carly Alvarado 2:03.06
2. Gabriella Johnson 2:06.22
Sarah Strause 2:14.54
 
50 Free
2. Jeanette Welch 25.97
3. Erin Fife 26.00
Jordan Cassatt 30.11
 
200 IM
1. Stephanie O'Toole 2:10.13 (PSAC)
3. Gracee Tothero 2:22.00
Nollaig Noll 2:25.42
 
200 Fly
1. Erin Fife 2:18.07 (PSAC)
3. Rhyan Rodriguez 2:25.41
Nollaig Noll 2:27.66
 
100 Free
2. Stephanie O'Toole 55.25 (PSAC)
3. Jeanette Welch 55.96 (PSAC)
 
200 Back
1. Carly Alvarado 2:12.41 (PSAC)
2. Mari Reott 2:18.52
Erika Rundquist 2:26.53
 
500 Free
1. Madeleine Verby 5:35.79
Kara Killion 6:10.69
Jordan Cassatt 6:38.23
 
200 Breast
2. Gracee Tothero 2:34.16 (PSAC)
3. Gabriella Johnson 2:37.01 (PSAC)
 
200 Free Relay
3. Erin Fife, Madeleine Verby, Sarah Strause, Mari Reott 1:46.13
Rhyan Rodriguez, Nicole Smith, Kara Killion, Caitlyn Sellers 1:55.98