ITHACA, N.Y. – In a full weekend that saw the Big Red compete against Yale and Columbia in back-to-back days, the Cornell women's swimming and diving team (2-5, 1-5) was defeated in both contests, falling to Yale (7-0, 5-0), 211.5-88.5, on Saturday at the Kiphuth Exhibition Pool in New Haven, Conn. and Columbia (3-3, 2-3), 172-108, on Sunday at the Percy Uris Natatorium in New York, N.Y.

The Big Red put up a fight against a strong Yale team, who advanced to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in Ivy League action with the victory, as Cornell won four individual events and tallied 14 top-three finishes on the day. Junior diver Elise Jendritz was a double-winner on Saturday, winning both the 1-meter (276.90) and 3-meter (318.23) diving competitions. Teammate Demetra Williams added a third-place finish in the 1-meter with 269.10 points.

Freshman Allie Danko and junior Melissa Parker also picked up victories in their individual events, as Danko won the 1,000 freestyle (10:25.67) and Parker touched the wall first in the 50 freestyle (24.03). Danko didn't stop there, however, adding a runner-up finish in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:07.51.

Sophomore Priscilla Wongso notched a pair of top-three finishes in her freestyle sprinting events, joining Parker in the top-three of the 50 freestyle with a third-place finish in 24.39 while also placing third in the 100 freestyle (52.68).

Junior Aviva Muñoz and senior Allison Chang each secured two top-three showings on the day as well. Muñoz's top finish of the weekend came in the 200 backstroke where she placed second in 2:07.14. She added a third-place finish in the 100-backstroke (58.39). Chang placed third in both the 100 breaststroke (1:08.23) and 200 breaststroke (2:24.81).

Sophomore Anna Gruvberger notched a third-place finish of her own, clocking in at 58.95 in the 100 butterfly.

It was two familiar faces in Danko and Muñoz that posted Cornell's top performances against Columbia on Sunday, as Danko placed third in the 1,000 freestyle (10:42.00) and Muñoz finished third in the 200 backstroke (2:06.12), cutting a second off her time from a day before.

The Cornell women's swimming and diving team will host Brown for its final Ivy League dual of the season on Friday, Jan. 21 at noon in Ithaca, N.Y.