Newburgh, N.Y. - Hunter College women's swimming fell in a close meet on Saturday afternoon to Mount Saint Mary College with a score of 103-98.

The Hawks are now 4-1 this season, earning their first loss of the year to the undefeated Knights.

The Purple and Gold started the day with a strong showing in the 200 yard medley relay as Gabrielle Oczos, Virginia Anne Dundon, Hanaa Lacchab and Ariel Tsai took first in the race with a time of 2:00.99 for 11 points.

The 200 yard backstroke was another dominant event for the Hawks with Oczos coming in first (2:23.42), Julia Mamone taking second (2:31.50) and Alice Tsai recording a third-place finish for Hunter (2:32.22).

Sera Knobler took second in two events on the day, recording a time of 11:47.24 in the 1000 yard freestyle and posting a time of 5:44.96 in the 500 yard freestyle for eight points.

Dundon was the last Hawk to win an event, taking the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:47.70, but it was not enough for the Purple and Gold to overcome the Knights, dropping the meet, 103-98.

The team returns to the pool on Friday, December 7 when they host John Jay College at 6 p.m. at the North Pool.