LAKELAND, Fla. --- The no. 19 Florida Southern women's swim team defeated Florida Tech by a 149-109 in their first home meet of the 2026-27 season (Oct. 17).

FSc opened the day by winning the 200 Medley relay, as the team of Sophia Kogelschatz, Mallory Baker, Piper Jemison and Ellison DeGhetto swam a 1:46.49. Gabrielle Goodwin took the 1000 Free victory with her 10:31.12 in a three-swimmer heat before Baker dominated in the 100 Breast winning by over two seconds with a 1:05.72. 

Josie Strobl won her first event of the season, taking first in the 200 Fly with a 2:13.06, followed by Charlotte Bell just over a second later. It was all Mocs in the 100 Free as Sam Hunter, Rania Khallouqi and DeGhetto swept the podium in the event, with Hunter 53.25 as the winning time. In the 500 Free, Goodwin won a competitive race, beating a Panther by .07 of a second with her 5:07.36.

Another Mocs to win multiple events was Baker, whose 57.75 was good to win the 100 Fly title. To close out the afternoon, the squad of Khallouqi, DeGhetto, Hunter and Baker won the 400 Free Relay with a 3:30.60 to give the Mocs their second straight dual meet win over the Panthers.

The Mocs stay in Lakeland for their next meet as no. 2 Tampa visits for a highly competitive dual meet on Saturday (Oct. 24). The meet is set to begin at 10 AM on Alumni Day at the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center Pool.