LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Behind six individual event victories and a win in the 200 yard freestyle relay to wrap up the meet, the Lock Haven women's swimming team was victorious on Friday afternoon in dual meet action against California (Pa.) by a 118-87 score in Zimmerli Pool.

The Bald Eagles hit a pair of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying times in the win and were led by the efforts of Veronica Karboski and Jadyn Oswalt with each swimmer picking up two individual event victories.

Oswalt opened the individual portion of the meet with a nearly 10-second victory in the 1,000 yard freestyle. The sophomore touched the pad in a time of 11:46.99 as the Bald Eagles went 1-2 in the event. Junior Madison Bortner finished second in a time of 11:56.82.



Following a 2-3-4 finish in the 200 yard freestyle, Karboski's impressive afternoon got started in the sprint events with a victory in the 50 yard freestyle. Karboski hit a PSAC qualifying mark in the win, touching the pad in a time of 25.35 seconds.

The Bald Eagles finished 1-2 in the 200 yard individual medley behind the efforts of Elsa Lucas and Hannah Turner. Lucas finished in 2:22.76 with Turner following close behind in a time of 2:23.14 as the Bald Eagles took an early advantage into the first intermission.

Out of the break, sophomore Kate MacAlister hit the second PSAC qualifying mark of the evening with her victory in the 200 yard butterfly. The sophomore ran away from the field for the victory in a finishing time of 2:20.79.

Karboski polished off her afternoon in the individual events with a triumph in the 100 yard freestyle. The sophomore sprint standout touched the pad in a time of 56.41 seconds for her second individual event win of the day.

Lock Haven went 2-3-4 in the 200 yard backstroke before putting some additional distance between it and the visiting Vulcans in the 500 yard freestyle. Oswalt stormed back in the final laps of the event to pick up her second win of the day in a time of 5:43.86.

The Bald Eagles wrapped up the victory with a stellar effort in the 200 yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Naomi Lee, AnnaLee Protasiewicz, Kate Jaskiewicz and Karboski touched in a time of 1:47.05 to put the finishing touches on the win.

Lock Haven's victory over Cal (Pa.) marks only its second conference win at home since 2019.

Up Next:
The Bald Eagles are back in action on Nov. 7 when they host a tri-meet at Zimmerli Pool. Action against Saint Francis and Marywood is set for 11 a.m.