The Rockhurst women's swimming and diving team fell to NCAA Division I Saint Louis University, 164-54, on Saturday (Oct. 17) in St. Louis, Missouri. Despite the team loss, the Hawks collected two individual event victories and several strong performances throughout the afternoon.

Paige Sheridan highlighted the distance freestyle events, capturing first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:36.21. Sheridan finished more than 12 seconds ahead of Saint Louis' Kira Hunter, who placed second in 10:48.24. Sheridan also added a runner-up finish in the 500-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 5:13.67.

Addy Moore delivered Rockhurst's other individual victory, winning the 200-yard butterfly in 2:09.87. Moore edged Saint Louis' Faith McAdam, who finished second in 2:11.02. Moore also placed third in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:59.66.

Ava Hughbanks recorded a pair of strong individual performances, placing third in the 200-yard backstroke (2:14.77) and fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (2:00.57). Reese Moore added a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.72 and placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle (25.04).

Halle McCullough finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:28.65), while Trista Neukom placed fourth in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:03.67) and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle (5:23.70).

In relay competition, Rockhurst's 200-yard medley relay team of Hughbanks, McCullough, Liza Engelbrecht and Reese Moore finished fourth overall with a time of 1:51.02. The Hawks' 400-yard freestyle relay team of Engelbrecht, Sheridan, June Schmidt and Addy Moore placed third in 3:47.27.