WEBSTER, NY: The SUNY Geneseo women's swimming & diving team competed in their first competition of the season this evening, earning first place at their quad meet against Grove City College, Nazareth and Penn State Behrend with 1,462.5 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The 200-yard medley relay kicked off the meet with a dominant performance from Molly McGourty, Emily Thomas, Sibby Lowe and Alex Sotek, who claimed first with a time of 1:45.35, finishing seven seconds ahead of the second-place team. Chloe Marcyan powered through the 1,000-yard freestyle, taking first with a time of 11:17.18, followed by Maura Sheehan in second at 11:26.87. The Knights swept the top three spots in the 200-yard freestyle, led by Sibby Lowe at 1:58.79, with Maura O'Donnell and Alex Sotek rounding out the podium.

Emily Thomas continued Geneseo's strong showing with first-place finishes in both the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.02) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.89). Erin Zagrobelny topped the field in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.25, while Sotek added another win in the 100-yard freestyle, touching at 54.61. Sotek followed up with a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at 59.18, with teammate Marina Muldner close behind in second at 1:00.85.

Maura O'Donnell led the Knights in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing first at 5:21.94, followed by Olivia Savage at 5:28.28. Maeve Wright claimed the top spot in the 200-yard butterfly at 2:14.29. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Lowe, Thomas, Zagrobelny and Courtney Sorbello capped off the swimming events with a first-place finish at 1:39.97.

Morgan Davey led the way on the diving boards, capturing first in the 1-meter dive with 285.70 points before earning second in the 3-meter dive with a score of 261.20.

WHAT'S NEXT:

The Knights will compete against Canisius College next Saturday, October 24, at ECC.