EAST STROUDSBURG -- The East Stroudsburg University swimming team cruised to a dual meet victory over Lock Haven, earning wins in 13 of 14 events to claim a 166-57 win over the Bald Eagles on Saturday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.

The Warriors improve to 4-3 with the win, while Lock Haven falls to 0-4 on the season.

Notables

• Julia Harnish became the third Warrior to qualify for the PSAC Championships this season, posting a time of 1:11.12 in the 100-yd breaststroke. She joins fellow Warriors Sarah Luigard (400 IM) and Avery Fohring (200 Fly) as PSAC qualifiers.
• Emma Billings won a pair of individual events along with serving as legs of the two winning relay teams for ESU. She neared PSAC qualifying times in both the 50 free and 100 free. 

• ESU opened the dual meet strong with a victory in the 200-yd medley relay. Jenna Johnson, Julia Harnish, Sarah Luigard and Emma Billings tallied a time of 1:56.95 to give ESU an early 11-4 advantage in team scoring.
• Ellie Parido and Madison Tafe were the lone competitors in the 1650-yd freestyle. Tafe posted a time of 19:50.32 while Parido followed with a time of 21:07.98.
• In the 200-yd freestyle, Gabby Ciesla bested Alexis Rennix from Lock Haven with a time of 2:14.58 to award the Warriors nine points.
• Lock Haven won its lone event in the 100-yd backstroke, with Madison Griffin earning a victory with a time of 1:04.35. ESU was able to take nine team points in the event, with Jenna Johnson (1:05.87), Veronica Ruoff (1:08.85) and Sarah Bansky (1:09.05) taking second through fourth in the event.
• Harnish followed with her impressive PSAC qualifying time in the 100-yd breaststroke, with Avery Fohring taking second and Erin Brandeburg earning a fourth-place finish.
• The lone competitor in the 200-yd butterfly, Luigard clocked a time of 2:29.10.
• Emma Billings won the 50-yd freestyle, posting a 26.11, nearing the PSAC qualifying mark of 25.89. Nina Marchese followed for runner-up honors with a time of 1:00.05. Gabby Ciesla earned fourth-place with a time of 1:03.77.
• Billings earned another victory in the 100-yd freestyle with a time of 56.81, once again nearing the conference qualifying standard of 56.35. 
• Johnson earned a victory next for ESU in the 200-yd backstroke, earning the Warriors nine points with a time of 2:22.24, just topping LHU's Griffin, who hit the touch pad at 2:22.77.
• The 200-yd breaststroke was next, with Harnish earning her second win of the day, posting a time of 2:37.99. Brandeburg and Sarah Banksy followed in third and fourth place, respectively.   
• Tafe bested her Bald Eagle foe in the 500-yd freestyle, clocking a mark of 5:50.11.
• Marchese earned a win in the 100-yd butterfly, with a time of 1:05.02.
• Luigard was the first to hit the touchpad in the 400-yd individual medley, besting teammate Fohring with a time of 5:00.87. Fohring finished with a time of 5:05.19 for second place.
• The Warriors swept the relays with a mark of 1:46.68 in the 200-yd freestyle relay, with Billings, Tafe, Marchese and Johnson earning the win for ESU.

Up Next: The Warriors close the first half of its season at Division I Lafayette on Dec. 4 and 5 in Easton.