WILLIMANTIC, CONN. 1/17/09 - The Keene State women's swim team captured 11 of 14 races to post a 156-106 Little East Conference dual meet victory over Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Conn. on Saturday.

The Owls (5-4) move on the .500 mark while the Warriors (5-1) dropped its first meet of the season.  

Junior Alea Paddock (Newbury. N.H.), and freshmen Maureen O'Leary (Nashua, N.H.) and Jillian Whitaker (Gilford, N.H.) were triple winners for the Owls. Paddock won the 400 I.M. (4:48.06), the 100 breast (1:08.19), and the 500 free (5:30.72).  O'Leary won the 100 fly (1:03.98), the 200 fly (2:25.35), and the 200 I.M. (2:24.95). Whitaker won the 50 free (26.23), the 100 free (55.29), and the 200 breast (2:30.76).

Paddock set the first team record of 2009 in her 100 breaststroke race.  Alea reclaimed the record from her teammate Whitaker . Her time of 1:08.19 broke Jill's record set at the LEC meet. Whitaker, Paddock, and Megan Wilson (Torrington, Conn.) all have their sights set on breaking several KSC breastroke records this season.  In the same event, the 100 breaststroke, Wilson beat her older sister Jessica Wilson from Eastern by one tenth of a second!

Junior Jackie Foster (Bedford, N.H.) also posted a victory in the 200 free (2:03.31).

Wilson also teamed up with Whitaker, O'Leary, and Foster to win the 200 medley relay (1:59.03).

Keene State men's and women's swim teams host Bridgewater State on Wednesday (6 p.m.).