Eagles, Royals Keep Gophers from First 2011-12 Win

TOWSON, Md. — Goucher's initial 2011-12 victory will have to come another day as head coach Thomas Till's squad came up short this afternoon against two Landmark Conference opponents in the von Borries Aquatic Center. The Gophers (0-5, 0-4 Landmark) were beaten by Juniata, 86-35, and Scranton, 103-19.

Victoria Adinolfi (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) and Nicole Craver (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove Area) were the third swimmers to finish in a pair of individual events.

Scranton's Carolyn Gillespie (:59.52) and Juniata's Falon Snyder (1:07.26) both touched ahead of Adinolfi in the 100-yard butterfly; in the 200 butterfly, Kaitlyn Maloney (2:28.87) and Chloe Scobee (2:33.14) of the Royals finished 1-2 with Adinolfi coming in third. Adinolfi's times in the two events were 1:07.87 in the 100 and 2:37.24 in the 200.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Juniata's Kathryn Viola was first (1:11.34), Scranton's Jenny Fitzmaurice was second (1:12.89) and Craver was third (1:15.45). Scranton's Paige Agnello was clocked at 2:20.56 to take top honors in the 200 individual medley, with Viola finishing second (2:22.16) and Craver third (2:26.37).

The Royals (6-0, 2-0 Landmark) emerged with a pair of wins as they also defeated the Eagles (5-2, 1-1 Landmark), 84-37.