Phillipsburg girls swimming team won a state tournament meet for the first time in program history on Tuesday.
The Stateliners posted a 97-73 home win over Columbia in a NJSIAA North 2 Group A first-round meet.
It comes after the girls team combined with the boys to sweep Easton on Saturday for the first time ever. Last year, the Stateliners girls beat the Red Rovers for the first time and made the state tournament for the first time in program history.
Olivia Powers won the 50 freestyle in 25.25 and the 100 breaststroke in 1:15.03 on Tuesday. Her breaststroke time broke the 21-year-old record at Phillipsburg.
The seventh-seeded Stateliners will face No. 3 North Hunterdon in the quarterfinals at 3 p.m. Friday at Raritan Valley Community College.
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