HANOVER, N.H. – Despite a pair of individual event wins from Sophia Cherkez and Demetra Williams, the Big Red women's swimming and diving team were unable to overcome Dartmouth and Harvard, falling to the Big Green, 169-131, and the Crimson, 201-94, on Friday afternoon at the Karl Michael Pool in Hanover, N.H.

Cherkez has gotten her junior campaign off to a strong start thus far, as she emerged victorious in the 200-yard IM with a winning time of 2:10.70. Allison Chang was Cherkez's partner in crime in the race, finishing second in 2:11.41 to help Cornell go 1-2 in the event.

Cherkez also notched a top-three finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle, placing third with a time of 10:29.70. As if that wasn't enough, she anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay, which included Melissa Parker, Maegan Rudolph, and Claire Liu, helping the Big Red touch the wall in 3:36.28 to finish second.

In the diving events, Demetra Williams came through for Cornell, winning the 3-meter (249.20) and finishing second in the 1-meter (278.95). Freshman Elise Jendritz also had a solid day, placing third in the 1-meter (251.90) and fourth in the 3-meter (230.60).

Back in the pool, Chang picked up her second top-three finish of the day, placing third in the 200-yard breaststroke with a mark of 2:23.61. Lexi Schaaf recorded a top-three placement of her own in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing the race in 57.53.

The freshmen pair of Aviva Munoz (2:07.54) and Alexandra Handlin (2:08.02) found success in the 200-yard backstroke, placing third and fourth, respectively, in the event.

Senior tri-captain Cape Murch Elliot swam her way to a fourth place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.60), while also teaming up with Chang, Schaaf, and Parker to put together a fourth place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (1:47.48).

The Cornell women's swimming and diving team will return to the pool next week when it competes against Penn and Princeton on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 12 p.m. in Princeton, N.J.