PISCATAWAY, NJ -- University of Delaware sophomore Matt Abbruzzese (at right) closed out the 2006-07 Blue Hen swimming and diving season with a 27th place finish in the three-meter diving event at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships Saturday afternoon at Rutgers University’s Sonny Werblin Pool.

Abbruzzese (Bellmore/Merrick, NY), who placed 25th in the one-meter event Friday, came back with a 27th place finish Saturday as he posted a score of 210.60. No other Delaware athletes competed at the meet, which serves as a qualifier for the NCAA Championships.

Penn State’s Mike Alderman won his second individual title of the meet as he captured the three-meter event with a score of 687.70. He also won the one-meter event on Friday. Pittsburgh’s Alex Volovetski was second with a score of 634.10 and Panther teammate Jermey Stultz was third with a score of 627.50.

On the women’s side, Drexel’s Kate Haynes won the one-meter event with a score of 527.60 points, edging runner-up Samantha Papadakis of Harvard with 514.70 points. Kimberlee Peifer of Penn State was third with a score of 509.75. Haynes was second in the three-meter event on Friday.

Earlier this season, Abbruzzese placed fourth in the three-meter and sixth in the one-meter event at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships Feb. 14-17 at George Mason. He is the current UD record-holder in the three-meter event with a score of 335.20.