EDINBORO, Pa. (November 5, 2016) – The Edinboro University women's swimming team posted six wins on Saturday in their home opener against Bloomsburg. Despite Breanna Purnell and Katelyn Kopacko each earning a team-high three victories, the Fighting Scots ultimately fell to the Huskies by a 113-91 score to drop to 1-2. Bloomsburg improved to 2-1.
 
Purnell posted solo wins in the 200 yard IM (2:14.87) and the 100 yard freestyle (55.40), earning PSAC qualifications in both contests. She and Kopacko teamed up with Morgan Joseph and Yana Miletska to win the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:53.11. Kopacko earned a solo victory in the 50 yard freestyle with a league-qualifying time of 25.16, and grouped with Anastasiia Semkiv, Casey Tokarski and Kaitlyn Daiger for a win in the 200 yard freestyle relay at a mark of 1:40.24.
 
Miletska finished first in the 100 yard butterfly with a PSAC-qualifying time of 1:00.65. She earned another PSAC qualification with a second-place finish in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:09.34. Mary Rosati earned a pair of league qualifiers in the in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:58.56) and 500 yard freestyle (5:24.65), placing third in both contests. Kaitlyn Daiger earned PSAC qualifications in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 25.53.
 
The Fighting Scots hit the water again on Friday, November 11, when they trek down to Allegheny College for a tri-meet between the Gators and Gannon, starting at 6:00 p.m.
 
200 Yard Medley Relay
1. Morgan Joseph, Yana Miletska, Breanna Purnell, Katelyn Kopacko – 1:53.11
 
1000 Yard Freestyle
3. Mary Rosati – 10:58.56*
4. Melia Andrulonis – 11:31.67
 
200 Yard Freestyle
4. Emily Kling – 2:07.20
5. Casey Tokarski – 2:07.52
6. Anastasiia Semkiv – 2:08.56
 
50 Yard Freestyle
1. Katelyn Kopacko – 25.16*
3. Kaitlyn Daiger – 25.53*
6. Morgan Joseph – 26.69
 
200 Yard IM
1. Breanna Purnell – 2:14.87*
5. Jessie Bliss – 2:24.56
 
100 Yard Butterfly
1. Yana Miletska – 1:00.65*
4. Anastasiia Semkiv – 1:04.10
 
100 Yard Freestyle
1. Breanna Purnell – 55.40*
4. Kaitlyn Daiger – 56.69
5. Jessie Bliss – 56.84
 
100 Yard Backstroke
3. Casey Tokarski – 1:04.61
4. Morgan Joseph – 1:04.69
 
500 Yard Freestyle
3. Mary Rosati – 5:24.65*
4. Melia Andrulonis – 5:40.36
 
100 Yard Backstroke
2. Yana Miletska – 1:09.34*
4. Emily Kling – 1:13.54
 
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Katelyn Kopacko, Anastasiia Semkiv, Casey Tokarski, Kaitlyn Daiger – 1:40.24
4. Jessie Bliss, Mary Rosati, Melia Andrulonis, Emily Kling – 1:46.86
 
*PSAC Qualifiers