STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific swimming program put together a spirited effort with strong individual performances but ultimately fell short to UC Davis Saturday afternoon at the Eberhardt Aquatics Center.
 
The Tigers' women's squad (5-4) notched eight first-place victories in the 150-110 defeat to the Aggies. Senior Jordyn Gonzales and senior Kelly Kermoian carried the torch for Pacific throughout the meet as standout swimmers. 
 
"UC Davis is a great team, so we knew it was going to be a hard competition for us, but I thought we raced well today," head coach Katelyne Herrington said. "We had a couple of girls who suited up and got some opportunities to be in some last races that maybe weren't going to swim at conferences. Kelly had some outstanding swims in what was a big day for her. She's definitely been really strong over the past couple weeks." 
 
Kermoian finished first in the women's 100 yard backstroke (56.74) and 500 freestyle (5:01.70), giving her team nine points each during those heats. Kermoian also collected a top three finish in women's 200 yard IM with a time of 2:07.80.
 
Gonzales also played a pivotal role for Pacific during the afternoon, landing the top spot in the women's 200 yard backstroke (2:02.83) and 100 yard butterfly (56.05). Gonzales set personal bests in both of those competitions.
 
In the longest event of the day, freshman Christina Agiomamitou put together a strong performance in the women's 1000 freestyle, outpacing the Aggies by two seconds for a first place with a time of 10:32.21. It is Agiomamitou's second time this season earning first place in the event after winning previously in the home opener against Cal State East Bay and Fresno Pacific.
 
Senior Paige Sondgeroth swam in four events, featuring a first-place finish in the women's 100 yard backstroke (1:03.58), 100 yard freestyle (51.69) and 200 yard IM (2:05.45). Sondgeroth was also a key contributor during the women's 200 yard medley relay where the Tigers finished second in the meet's opening event.
 
Pacific looks ahead to Senior Day tomorrow, facing off against Simon Fraser at 11 a.m. at the Eberhardt Aquatics Center. The Tigers will be honoring 15 seniors throughout the meet.
 
"Tomorrow is going to be the true test for us, going into our fourth meet in two weeks," Herrington said. "Simon Fraser has some fast swimmers, so we got to be ready."
 
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