Pierce was named Empire 8 Swimmer of the Meet at the 2023 Allegheny Empire Swimming and Diving Championships, held at the Webster Aquatic Center last week. Pierce won the 100-yard breaststroke by just 11 one-hundredths of a second in a time of 1:06.30 on Friday and took the 200-yard breaststroke on Saturday evening, hitting the wall first in 2:26.37. In addition, she was third in the 200-yard individual medley and helped Hartwick to second place finishes in the 200- and 400-yard medley relay events and 400-yard freestyle relay. It is Pierce’s second E8 weekly accolade of the season.