November 7, 2009
Gettysburg Dunks Shorewomen, 132-73
Glasser Wins Pair of Individual Events

GETTYSBURG, PA - Host Gettysburg College topped visiting Washington College, 132-73, in Centennial Conference women's swimming action this afternoon in Gettysburg, PA. The Bullets improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in conference meets with the win, while the Shorewomen, who got a pair of individual first-place finishes from junior Rachel Glasser (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook), fell to 1-1 and 1-1.

Glasser won the 200 freestyle in a personal-best time of 1:57.71 and captured the 200 butterfly in 2:10.93. She also led off the 400 freestyle relay with a 55.75 leg to become the Shorewomen's seventh-fastest swimmer ever in the 100 freestyle.

Senior Kathy Gerhart (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville Area) won the 100 freestyle in 55.23 and was second in the 50 freestyle in 25.56 for the Shorewomen. She also swam the butterfly leg of the Shorewomen's first-place 400 medley relay team, which won its race in 4:12.50. Senior Amy Smith (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville Area) swam the backstroke leg, sophomore Jenna Moore (Catonsville, MD/Mount de Sales) the breaststroke leg, and sophomore Morgan Phillips (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle) the freestyle leg.

Freshman Sarah Sykes (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley-Demarest) placed second in the 1000 freestyle in 11:09.76 to become the Shorewomen's eighth-fastest swimmer ever in that event.

The Shorewomen return to action Wednesday with their home opener, a 6:00 p.m. home meet against Salisbury.

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