MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Millersville University women's swimming squad opened their season with a dual meet against Saint Francis University, falling by a final score of 155-107. Despite the loss, the Marauders delivered an impressive performance, earning 10 PSAC Championship qualifying times and adding four new marks to Millersville's all-time top 10 records. The 2025-26 relay team now ranks 10th in program history for the 200-medley relay, while Hannah Baumgardner claimed the ninth spot in the 1,000 freestyle, Abigail Lowman tied for sixth in the 100 back, and Violet Pizzillo is ninth in the 200 fly.
 
The 200-medley relay team of Claire Weaver, Leah Eckert, Pizzillo, and Lowman posted a time of 1:50.35 to secure a second-place finish. In the distance events, Baumgardner clocked an 11:02.98 in the 1,000 freestyle, finishing behind Millersville's Jane McClelland, who holds the No. 2 time in program history. Lowman earned runner-up finish with a 59.72 in the 100 backstroke, while Pizzillo added another second-place showing in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:17.68. Baumgardner, Pizzillo, and Lowman qualified for the PSAC Championships.
 
In addition, McClelland, Christiana Snavely, Weaver, Eckert, Izabella Wreski, and Anna Sassaman qualified for the PSAC Championships. McClelland led the way with a winning time of 10:59.26 in the 1000-yard freestyle, followed by Snavely at 11:09.42 and Baumgardner to give Millersville a sweep of the top three spots. Weaver captured first place in the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:58.18, while Eckert added a second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:08.53, just ahead of Wreski at 1:11.22. Sassaman rounded out the standout performances with times of 25.45 in the 50-yard freestyle and 55.98 in the 100-yard freestyle.
 
"Our team was very excited heading into the first meet of the year," said 'Ville coach Evan Anthony. "It had been a long stretch of training leading into this meet, but they were confident in their ability to get up and race through the tough training. Watching them in practice, I knew there would be great swims today and it was exciting to see them happen. There are a few areas we will continue to fine tune in practice to help us in our races. This team has continued to buy-in and bring the energy each day which has made it a really fun year so far."
 
The Marauders are back in the water Saturday, Nov.  1 when they travel to East Stroudsburg.