Score: Franciscan 137, Chatham 139
            Franciscan 95, Juniata 160

Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. - Sigo Falk Natatorium

Results

How It Happened
    Franciscan Women's Swimming & Diving made the trip to Chatham on Friday afternoon for their final regular season meet of the 2024-25 season. Chatham took an early lead over Franciscan and Juniata with the lone two divers in the one-meter diving. The Barons responded with a second-place finish in the 200 yard medley relay. Jessica Stiles, Katarina Antonov, Bridget Bartosik, and Kate Kinst combined to swim a time of 2:06.46.

    Antonov earned the Barons first win of the night. She won the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:11.02. The Barons hauled in several points in the 100 yard backstroke with Kate Kinst, Jessica Stiles, and Avery Schmitz placing second through fourth. Bridget Bartosik kept up the good swimming with a second-place finish in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:20.33.

    Sophia Gellner then had her best individual finish of the night. She placed second in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 27.77 seconds. Then, three Barons placed in the 200 yard backstroke. Kate Kinst led the way in second, Jessica Stiles placed third, and Avery Schmitz was in fourth. In a very close endurance event, Katarina Antonv placed second in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:42.51. In the final event, the 200 yard freestyle relay, the Barons placed second. Faith Vande Hey, Bridget Bartosik, Katarina Antonov, and Sophia Gellner combined to swim a time of 1:52.83 just two seconds behind the winning team from Juniata.

The Barons lost to Chatham for the first time in three seasons by just two points. Juniata beat the Barons for the second time this season.

Up Next
Franciscan Women's Swimming & Diving will now focus on the PAC Championships which are less than a month away. They will take place on February 19th-22nd at Grove City. Last season, the Barons finished 4th out of eight teams in the four-day championship, and they hope to improve upon that placement in 2025. 

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