It was not enough that two of his swimmers had exceptional performances.

Penn State's swimming and diving coach Bill Dorenkott wanted more from his Nittany Lions in their first home meet of the year.

The squad lost 176-117 to Texas A&M at the McCoy Natatorium on Friday afternoon.

"I'm not one of those guys that believes in moral victories," Dorenkott said.

No. 15 Texas A&M, who went on to defeat Pittsburgh on Saturday morning to complete its road trip, moves to 3-0 while the Lions fall to 0-3.

"We just have to keep our chins up and keep fighting," Dorenkott said.

Sophomore Willie Gordon and junior Dustin Thompson each placed first in two separate events, but this was not enough to overcome the combination of Texas A&M seniors Josh Hill and Scott Mueller who also won two events each.

Willie Gordon won the 1000-yard freestyle for the Lions convincingly with a time of 9:18.69.

The Aggies Mark Solomon was a distant second, clocking in at 9:32.00.

Gordon also went on to win the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:34.10.

One of the highlights of the afternoon and one that gained the loudest applause came when the Lions finished 1-2-3 in the 400-yard individual medley.

Thompson came in first (4:05.07), Gordon came in second (4:05.26) and Richard Kornacki finished in third place.

Following the eighth event and with the Lions trailing 57-91, Dorenkott held a team meeting to motivate his squad.

The Lions, however, were unable to get back on track, but Dorenkott gave the players some advice.

"He (Dorkenkott) told us not to be ashamed that we lost and that we couldn't complain," Northrop said.

Although Dorenkott does not believe in moral victories, he is realistic about what he hopes his team will accomplish this season.

"Some of our victories will be when we swim faster than ever, when we come together as a team or when we increase our commitment," Dorenkott said.