ERIE, Pa. – For the second straight dual meet, the Gannon University women's swimming and diving team put up a fantastic fight and kept it close with Indiana (Pa.) all meet long before eventually falling 154-139 in the team score.
 
The women were once again propelled by event wins from Sterre van de Goor (Oss, Netherlands/Sint-Joriscollege) (in the 500 and 1000 freestyle) as well as Hannah Jacobs (Johannesburg, South Africa) in the 100 individual medley. The team also added a win in the 200 freestyle relay (1:40.14) from Gabriela McAllister (Waterford, Pa.), Irati Arzalluz (Lasarte-Oria, Spain/Santo Tomas Lizeoa), Alex Pannemann (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley), and Lily Cunningham (Lavista, Neb./Papillion-La Vista).
 
In the diving portion of the meet, contested only on the one-meter boards, Kyla Miller (Wilbraham, Mass./Minnechaug Regional) had an incredible day—finishing second in the six-dive portion to IUP's Allison Brownlee with 207.15 and in first place in the five-dive session with a score of 184.13 to best Brownlee's 176.10. Miller ended up .2 away in degree of difficulty from NCAA qualification.
 
Other Gannon divers competing in the first one-meter session included Alexandra Briggs (Newark, N.Y./Newark Senior High) (third place with a total of 162.45), Nicole Spiegel (East Amherst, N.Y./Clarence) (fourth, 146.65), and Madeline Kless (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) (a non-team score tallying 148.35.)
 
The Golden Knights' depth once again proved to be a strength, as the team finished 1-2 in the 1000 free (van de Goor in 10:48.39 and Chenay Date Line (Johannesburg, South Africa/Crawford College Sandton) in second with a 10:56.98, both PSAC qualifying times) and 1-2-3 in the 500 freestyle (van de Goor's 5:15.88 followed by Madalyn Myers' (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) 5:19.55 and Hailey Yurkovich's (Elizabeth, Pa.) 5:27.50, also all PSAC cuts.) The freshman pair of Jacobs and Isabella Dietz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) also finished 1-2 in the 100 IM, with Jacobs' 1:01.72 edging out Dietz' 1:01.97.
 
Three pool records were set in the dual by IUP swimmers: 1:47.71 in the 200 medley relay, Paige Mikesell's 56.78 in the 100 butterfly, and Rachel Johnson's 1:04.92 in the 100 breaststroke.
 
View a complete list of Gannon's top times in each event below.
 
The Golden Knights have earned the rest of the year off and return to the pool in 2023 with a home dual meet on Friday, Jan. 20 versus Edinboro.

Gannon Women's Swimming Top Times
Women's 200 Medley Relay – Beck, Dietz, Jacobs, Arzalluz (2nd place – 1:50.97)
Women's 1000 Free – van de Goor (1^st place – 10:48.39) (PSAC Qualifying Time)
Women's 200 Free – Myers (2^nd place – 1:58.29) (PSAC Qualifying Time)
Women's 50 Backstroke – Beck (2^nd place – 28.18)
Women's 50 Breaststroke – Dietz (2^nd place – 31.87)
Women's 100 Butterfly – Jacobs (2^nd place – 59.04) (PSAC Qualifying Time)
Women's 50 Free –  Pannemann (2^nd place – 25.04) (PSAC Qualifying Time)
Women's 100 Free – Arzalluz (2^nd place – 54.20) (PSAC Qualifying Time)
Women's 100 Backstroke – Beck (2^nd place – 1:01.83) (PSAC Qualifying Time)
Women's 100 Breaststroke – Dietz (2^nd place – 1:09.93) (PSAC Qualifying Time)
Women's 500 Freestyle – van de Goor (1^st place – 5:15.88) (PSAC Qualifying Time)
Women's 50 Butterfly – Jacobs (2^nd place – 27:03)
Women's 100 IM – Jacobs (1^st place – 1:01.72)
Women's 200 Freestyle Relay –McAllister, Arzalluz, Pannemann, Cunningham (1^st place – 1:40.14)