LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Lock Haven beat Marywood, 88-51, on Saturday and finished second to Saint Francis in a day that included two meets at home for the women's swimming team at Zimmerli Pool.
The Bald Eagles won five individual events and the 400-yard freestyle relay against Marywood before swimming exhibition races after securing the victory over the Pacers.
In the opening action of the day, Saint Francis scored 335 points, Lock Haven 255 and Marywood 155 in a tri-meet format. Lock Haven's 200-yard free relay swam 1:45.97 and placed second behind Saint Francis' A team, which went 1:41.50. The time is the best by a Lock Haven relay this season, ahead of the 1:47.05 the Bald Eagles swam against California (Pa.) on Oct. 30. In the medley relay, Lock Haven's A team finished second in 1:56.61.
The dual meet with Marywood was decided early. Lock Haven opened with a win in the 400-yard freestyle relay, where
Veronica Karboski,
Nora Craig,
Jadyn Oswalt and
Kate Jaskiewicz touched the pad in a time of 4:07.70.
Elsa Lucas won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:28.70, and
Gianna Gruska was second in 2:32.17, 0.36 seconds ahead of Marywood's Kylee Koratich. Karboski won the 100-yard freestyle in 57.35 seconds and
Hannah Turner took second, touching the pad in a time of 58.59 seconds.
Kate MacAlister was third in 1:00.17 as the Bald Eagles took the top three scoring places in the event.
MacAlister then won the 100-yard butterfly in 1:04.73, with Lucas finishing second in 1:07.77. Craig won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:07.49, more than six seconds clear of Marywood's Molly Englehardt, who swam 1:13.87. Gruska added a win in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:14.31 and Turner was second in a time of 1:15.45.
With the dual meet victory secured, Lock Haven swam exhibition races the rest of the way. The Bald Eagles posted the top three times in the 200 yard freestyle event as Oswalt went 2:09.36,
Madison Bortner finished in 2:13.56 and Craig touched the pad in a time of 2:15.76.
Lock Haven's A team of MacAlister, Gruska, Lucas and Karboski swam 4:30.73 in exhibition to finish with the top time in the 400 yard medley relay to round out the day.
Up Next:
The Bald Eagles are back in action on Friday when they head to Altoona, Pa. for a dual meet with Penn State Altoona. Start time against the Lions is set for 4 p.m.
