PHILADELPHIA – The Cornell women's swimming and diving team may have fallen to Penn and Princeton, but it certainly didn't go down without a fight, tallying numerous strong showings on Saturday afternoon at Penn's Sheerr Pool in Philadelphia.

In the swimming events, junior Melissa Parker and sophomore Priscilla Wongso paced the Big Red, as the pair made Cornell's presence known in the freestyle events. The duo teamed up in both the 50 and 100 freestyle races, finishing among the top-five of both events. In the 50 freestyle, it was Wongso who notched the top finish, placing third in 23.69 with Parker following in fifth (23.74). The roles were reversed in the 100 freestyle, as Parker was the top finisher in third place (51.59) and Wongso followed in fourth (51.79). As if that wasn't already enough, Parker also added a sixth-place showing in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52.51.

In the diving events, senior Demetra Williams secured a top-five placement in both disciplines, finishing as the runner-up in the 3-meter with 251.85 points. Williams posted a fourth-place finish in the 1-meter, amassing 242.85 points. Junior Elise Jendritz notched a fourth-place finish of her own, as her 245.05 points in the 3-meter was good for fourth.

Back in the swimming events, senior Gillian Caverly finished fifth in both the 100 backstroke (57.00) and 200 backstroke (2:02.86). Senior Allison Chang swam well in the breaststroke races, placing sixth in both the 100 breaststroke (1:05.34) and 200 breaststroke (2:23.17).

Other notable performances on the day included Ashley Altera in the 200 butterfly and Allie Danko in the 1,000 freestyle. Altera clocked in at 2:05.47 in the 200 butterfly to place sixth, while Danko recorded the sixth-fastest time in the 1,000 freestyle (10:24.00).

At the end of the day, Penn emerged victorious over the Big Red by a score of 208.5-91.5, while Princeton defeated Cornell by a score of 221-78. With the losses, Cornell falls to 2-3 on the season and 1-3 in conference action.

The Cornell women's swimming and diving team will be back in action when it competes at the Zippy Invitational, hosted by Akron, on Dec. 3-5 in Akron, Ohio.