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Samantha Favret won four events Saturday in the win against Tiffin.

Women's Swimming Madeline Williams, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Women’s Swimming and Diving Opens Season with Convincing Victory Over Tiffin

THE RUNDOWN
  • The Score: Gannon 211, Tiffin 29
  • Location: Erie, Pa. – Gannon University | Carneval Athletic Pavilion
  • The Short Story: The Gannon women's swimming and diving team won all 15 events to capture its first victory of the season with a 211-29 defeat of Tiffin Saturday afternoon at the Carneval Athletic Pavilion.  
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
FIRST PLACE FINISHES
  • Silvija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 50-yard Freestyle – 24.41
  • Silvija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 100-yard Freestyle – 54.61
  • Samantha Favret (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) – 100-yard Backstroke – 1:00.56
  • Lilija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 100-yard Breaststroke – 1:09.82
  • Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) – 100-yard Butterfly – 58.23
  • Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) – 200-yard Freestyle – 1:59.95
  • Sammie Schmitz (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) – 200-yard Backstroke – 2:14.18
  • Marissa Scott (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) – 200-yard Breaststroke – 2:34.49
  • Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) – 200-yard Butterfly – 2:10.04
  • Brynn Driscoll (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) – 200-yard IM – 2:18.71
  • Makayla Williams (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) – 500-yard Freestyle – 5:43.34
  • Makayla Williams (Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville) – 1000-yard Freestyle – 11:44.30
  • 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (S. Taraska, Rega, Favret, Hubert) - 1:39.42
  • 400-yard Medley Relay (Favret, Driscoll, Terwilliger, S. Taraska) – 4:04.19
  • Lauren Clifford (Hamburg, N.Y./Frontier Central) - 1-meter Diving – 223.75
 
PSAC QUALIFYING TIMES
Name – Event – Time – Qualifying Time
  • Silvija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 50-yard Freestyle – 24.41 (25.89)
  • Ashley Rega (Independence, Ohio/Independence) – 50-yard Freestyle – 25.00 (25.89)
  • Courteney Hubert (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) – 50-yard Freestyle – 25.08 (25.89)
  • Silvija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 100-yard Freestyle – 54.61 (56.35)
  • Ashley Rega (Independence, Ohio/Independence) – 100-yard Freestyle – 55.92 (56.35)
  • Samantha Favret (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) – 100-yard Backstroke – 1:00.56 (1:02.77)
  • Lilija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 100-yard Breaststroke – 1:09.82 (1:11.84)
  • Brynn Driscoll (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) – 100-yard Breaststroke – 1:11.69 (1:11.84)
  • Marissa Scott (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) – 100-yard Breaststroke – 1:11.71 (1:11.84)
  • Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) – 100-yard Butterfly – 58.23 (1:02.13)
  • Jillian Pritchard (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) – 100-yard Butterfly – 1:00.10 (1:02.13)
  • Celia Kottakis (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence) – 200-yard Freestyle – 1:59.95 (2:02.08)
  • Jillian Pritchard (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) – 200-yard Freestyle – 2:01.23 (2:02.08)
  • Sammie Schmitz (Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central) – 200-yard Backstroke – 2:14.18 (2:16.86)
  • Samantha Favret (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) – 200-yard Backstroke – 2:15.78 (2:16.86)
  • Marissa Scott (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) – 200-yard Breaststroke – 2:34.49 (2:38.32)
  • Lilija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) – 200-yard Breaststroke – 2:35.11 (2:38.32)
  • Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) – 200-yard Butterfly – 2:10.04 (2:22.26)

EVENT NOTES
  • Silvija Taraska (Wickliffe, Ohio/Lake Catholic) was a four-event winner (50-yard Freestyle, 100-yard Freestyle, ­200-Yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay).
  • Samantha Favret (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) won three events (100-yard Backstroke, 200-Yard Freestyle Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay).
  • Meghan Terwilliger (Grove City, Pa./Grove City Area) won three events (100-yard Butterfly, 200-yard Butterfly, 400-yard Medley Relay).
  • Gannon won all 15 events to beat Tiffin for the third-straight year.
  • The Lady Knights recorded 18 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)-qualifying times.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon will welcome Clarion to the Carneval Athletic Pavilion on Friday, October 20. The first event is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
  • For the first time ever, the meet will be live streamed. 
  • The FREE live stream will be available here: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/gannon/

 
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Players Mentioned

Samantha Favret

Samantha Favret

Redshirt Senior
Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle
Courteney Hubert

Courteney Hubert

Junior
Freestyle
Jillian Pritchard

Jillian Pritchard

Sophomore
Mid/Distance Freestyle
Ashley Rega

Ashley Rega

Sophomore
Sprint Freestyle
Sammie Schmitz

Sammie Schmitz

Sophomore
Backstroke
Marissa Scott

Marissa Scott

Sophomore
Breaststroke
Meghan Terwilliger

Meghan Terwilliger

Senior
Butterfly/IM
Makayla Williams

Makayla Williams

Senior
Distance Freestyle
Lauren Clifford

Lauren Clifford

Freshman
Diving
Brynn Driscoll

Brynn Driscoll

Freshman
Breaststroke/IM/Sprint Freestyle

Players Mentioned

Samantha Favret

Samantha Favret

Redshirt Senior
Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle
Courteney Hubert

Courteney Hubert

Junior
Freestyle
Jillian Pritchard

Jillian Pritchard

Sophomore
Mid/Distance Freestyle
Ashley Rega

Ashley Rega

Sophomore
Sprint Freestyle
Sammie Schmitz

Sammie Schmitz

Sophomore
Backstroke
Marissa Scott

Marissa Scott

Sophomore
Breaststroke
Meghan Terwilliger

Meghan Terwilliger

Senior
Butterfly/IM
Makayla Williams

Makayla Williams

Senior
Distance Freestyle
Lauren Clifford

Lauren Clifford

Freshman
Diving
Brynn Driscoll

Brynn Driscoll

Freshman
Breaststroke/IM/Sprint Freestyle