STOCKTON, Calif. – Five Pacific swimmers were double winners, but it was not enough as the men's and women's swimming teams each dropped its dual meet to California Baptist on Saturday at the Douglass M. Eberhardt Aquatics Center. The men (2-2) won eight individual events plus captured the 200 free relay, but lost the close decision, 138-123. The women's team (2-4) had a pair of double individual winners plus won the medley relay, but fell 147-118 to the Lancers.
 
On the men's side, Pacific seniors Aidan Scott, Alex Kurotori and sophomore Ethan Cole were double winners. Kurotori was the top finisher in the 100 and 200 back. Cole captured the 100 and 200 breast. Scott won the 200 fly and 200 individual medley.
 
Senior Dylan Parente won the 200 free and finished second in the 50 free, behind junior Mitchell Hopper, helping the Tigers to a 1-2 finish in that event. Pacific captured the last event of the meet, the 200 free relay with Hopper, Leland Baltazar, Kurotori and Cole racing to first.
 
In the women's competition, junior Paige Sondgeroth and senior Caitlin Tan were both double winners. Sondgeroth won both breast events, plus helped the Tigers capture the 200 medley relay. The Tigers also scored well in the two fly events with senior Caitlin Tan sweeping first place in both races, and junior Noemi Melendez finishing right behind in both for 1-2 finishes. The first-place medley relay team included Diana Chan, Sondgeroth, Melendez and Alexia Ferguson.

"I was pleased with how well we raced today," said head coach Katelyne Herrington. "We focused on starts and exchanges in today's meet, so I was happy to see us win a couple of relays."

"We wanted to close the scoring gap from last season, and we were successful in that regard," Herrington observed. Last year, the Lancer men had a 50-point win when the two teams competed in Riverside. This year, the margin was just 15 points. On the women's side, Pacific cut the California Baptist edge from 33 to 29 points. 
 
Pacific closes out the fall semester portion of the schedule at the UNLV Invitational on December 17-19.

"We are in a good spot as we get ready for our second mid-season invitational at UNLV," Herrington said.