FROSTBURG, Md. – The Frostburg State Women's Swimming Team took a 156-48 Homecoming Weekend win against Davis & Elkins on Saturday afternoon in the team's home opener. 

FSU kicked off the meet with the support of a huge spectator crowd, earning a 1-2 finish in the 200-meter relay, with freshmen Messina Barbe and Morgan Nagy, along with seniors Alexis Ramsey and Jayme Meadows, taking the top spot at 2:09.46, while freshman Symantha White, sophomore Riley DeNard, senior Morgan Greenle, and junior Kay Buhrman finished second at 2:12.94.

The Bobcats continued their success in the 800m freestyle with junior Genna Rippeon (9:36.82) finishing first and classmate Taylor Emrich (10:15.86) following in second. Meadows kept the first place streak going in the 200m free (2:19.32), with senior Reagan Chase getting a victory in the 50m freestyle at 29.07 and sophomore Jenna Handwerger following with a win in the 200m IM at 2:38.90. 

After the Senators earned their first win of the day in the 100m fly, FSU responded by taking the first three spots in the 100m freestyle, with Handwerger (1:03.09), Chase (1:04.10), and junior Ashley Ellsworth (1:05.49) sweeping the podium places. Freshman Zoe Jackson (1:10.84), Barbe (1:11.04), and White (1:12.29) then did the same in the 100m backstroke. 

In the 400m freestyle, Rippeon took first at 4:46.10 with Emrich (4:51.44) and freshman Addie Ciez (5:03) taking second and third, respectively. For the fourth straight event, Frostburg took all three spots on the podium in the 100m breaststroke, with Nagy finishing at 1:21.07, DeNard at 1:24.03, and sophomore Kallie Gyurisin just behind at 1:24.55. 

The meet ended the way it started, with the Bobcats on top in a relay as Chase, Handwerger, Meadows, and Rippeon finished the 200m freestyle in 1:55.41 to seal the final meet victory. 

With the win, FSU improves to 3-0 as D&E falls to 0-1 in their first competition meet of the season. Frostburg next hits the road on Friday, October 23, as they head to Fairmont State for a 5 p.m. meet For more information, please visit frostburgsports.com.