Score: Bloomsburg 139, at Gannon 123
Location: Carneval Athletic Pavilion Pool | Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: The Gannon women's swimming team fell to Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent Bloomsburg, 139-123, Friday evening at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion Pool. The Lady Knights claimed six first-place finishes along with 21 conference-qualifying times. The meet marked the first home dual for the Lady Knights since the 2012-13 season after spending the past season on the road due to renovations to the Recreation and Wellness Center.
 
TOP FINISHES
- Freshman Michelle Franzen (Soderkoping, Sweden / Ebersteinska Gymnasiet) claimed first place (1:57.82) in the 200-yard freestyle with a PSAC-qualifying time.
- Junior Madeline Summers (Lake Stevens, Wash. / Lake Stevens) claimed her first top-finish in the 200-yard butterfly (2:11.21). Summers also earned first (1:00.86) in the 100-yard butterfly, claiming another conference qualifier.
- In the 200-yard IM, senior Amanda Knapp (Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg) took home top-honors (2:15.34) off a conference-qualifying time.
- Junior Morgan Lydic (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio / Cuyahoga Falls) secured two first-place performances off PSAC-qualifying times. Lydic placed first in the 50-yard freestyle (24.93) and the 100-yard freestyle (53.82).
 
OTHER QUALIFYING TIMES:
- Katie Joseph | 1000-yard freestyle
- Shanen Lazenby | 200-yard freestyle
- Michelle Fischl | 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM
- Samantha Favret | 100-yard backstroke, 50-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke
- Gabrielle Borza | 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke
- Amanda Knapp | 200-yard butterfly
- Meghan Terwilliger | 200-yard butterfly
- Emily Nottingham | 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle
- Madeline Summers | 200-yard backstroke
- Michelle Franzen | 500-yard freestyle

QUOTABLES | HEAD COACH NATE WALTERS
"Both teams displayed some classic early season emotions.  Across the board we were solid, but certainly have some work to do.  We knew we had a very tough opponent tonight, but I was very pleased in our efforts.  We raced every race, were very high energy, and because of that learned a lot on what to do next!"
 
NEXT UP
Gannon will hit the road with a dual at Tiffin Nov. 15. The meet will begin at 1 p.m.