MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Although the Allegheny College women's swimming and diving team earned wins in eight of the 14 events against Saint Vincent College on Friday night, the Bearcats pulled out a 140-117 victory over the Gators at the Mellon Pool.

Allegheny (1-2, 1-2 PAC) won four consecutive events - the 100-yard breaststroke, the 200-yard butterfly, and the 50- and 100-yard freestyle - to jump out to a 79-69 lead through the first eight races of the night. However, the Bearcats (3-0, 2-0 PAC) regained the lead for good during the 200-yard backstroke. Three Saint Vincent swimmers earned points in the event, as the 15-3 advantage put the Bearcats ahead by two, 84-82. 

Down by only four, 104-100, the Gators were once again outscored in the 100-yard butterfly by a 14-3 margin, which put the dual meet out of Allegheny's reach.

The reigning Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Rookie of the Week, Josephine Reiter (Pittsburgh, Pa./CAPA), and junior Olivia Kraus (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) led Allegheny with a pair of individual first-place finishes, in addition to swimming in the first-place 200-yard medley relay.

Allegheny Winners and Runners-Up
200 Medley Relay
1. Ariana Clark/Josephine Reiter/Maggie Baham/Olivia Kraus - 1:52.59

1,000 Freestyle
2. Katya Pryshchenko - 11:56.24

200 Freestyle
1. Jenna Halenda - 2:06.44

100 Backstroke
2. Ariana Clark - 1:04.32

100 Breaststroke
1. Josephine Reiter - 1:09.99

200 Butterfly
1. Maggie Baham - 2:23.39

50 Freestyle
1. Olivia Kraus - 24.85

100 Freestyle
1. Olivia Kraus - 54.85

200 Breaststroke
1. Josephine Reiter - 2:35.84

500 Freestyle
2. Jenna Halenda - 5:45.13

100 Butterfly
2. Maggie Baham - 1:02.60

400 Individual Medley
1. Ariana Clark - 5:07.55

200 Freestyle Relay
2. Katya Pryshchenko/Maggie Baham/Jenna Halenda/Olivia Kraus - 1:42.57

Up Next
The Gators have a short turnaround, as Allegheny will host Clarion University at the Mellon Pool on Saturday, October 29, at 12:00 p.m.