MIAMI (Jan. 28, 2017) – In a tightly-contested dual meet, the FIU women's swimming and diving team (9-3) fell to the No. 34-ranked Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, 152-148, on Saturday afternoon from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center. The Panthers could not overcome a 15-point deficit heading into the meet's final event, falling to the Eagles by four points.
After FGCU jumped out to a 13-4 lead flowing the 200 Medley Relay, the Panthers took a 20-16 lead as Kyna Pereira (10:18.49), Rachel Whitaker (10:34.06) and Oceane Peretti (10:36.14) took the top three spots in the 1000 Free.