JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida women's swimming wrapped up the home portion of its competition season, dropping a close contest to seasoned opponents Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon. 

Prior to the start of the meet, seniors McKenna Fiore, Bella Giresi, Hannah Gnatt, Allie Larrimore, Gabriella Reeves and Marcia Shaw were all honored for their contributions in and out of the pool. 

Despite the loss, the Ospreys tallied five first-place finishes, with sophomore Kayla Daley sweeping both butterfly races and helping her team take first in the 200-yard medley relay. 

FINAL SCORES 
Georgia Southern 153, North Florida 109 

CLIPBOARD NOTES

• The group of Katie Carlos, Victoria Torres, Kayla Daley and Ashley Kirby opened the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, finishing with a combined time of 1:48.73
• Daley swept both butterfly races, finishing first in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly touching the wall in 56.99 and 2:07.15. 
• Torres won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.90
• Reeves Showfety took first in the 100-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 59.74, and placed second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:10.66. 

COFFEY TALK 
"Tough day today, it was a very competitive meet all day. A few races we got touched out on, Georgia Southern came to race today. We're going to focus this week and look forward to facing them again on Saturday." -- head coach Ian Coffey 

UP NEXT 
The Ospreys head back on the road, making the short trip up to Statesboro, Ga. for a rematch with Georgia Southern Saturday, Jan. 25 at 12 p.m.