Release Date: 1/31/04

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MANSFIELD FALLS TO EAST STROUDSBURG 176-62

MANSFIELD-Mansfield University dropped their final home swim meet 176-62 against East Stroudsburg University Saturday afternoon at the Pool at Decker Gymnasium.

Sophomore Andrea Popovic (Novi Sad,Yugoslavia) had another strong performance in the 1000-yard freestyle event finishing with a time of 11:33.83.  She also finished in second place in the 200 yard IM, three seconds behind East Stroudsburg’s Marlo Smurda with a time of 2:28.84

Freshmen Abbe Tipton (Elmira,Ny), Daniella Borrelli (Vestal, Ny) and Eileen Spellman (Wilkes-Barre) stepped up for the Mountaineers.  Tipton had two second place finishes in the 100-yard backstroke event (1:04.97) and in the 200-yard backstroke event (2:20.54). 

Borrelli had a second place finish as well in the 100-yard butterfly event with a time of 1:06.71 and Tipton finished the 500-yard freestyle event in second with a time of 5:38.62.

Both schools will meet up next week at Mansfield’s next swim meet, which is 1 p.m. Sat. at East Stroudsburg University for the East Stroudsburg B-Invitational.