LORETTO, Pa. - Saint Francis (Pa.) defeated Mount St. Mary's 115-79 in women's swimming action on Saturday. Freshman Cat Coppler (Enfield, Conn./Enrico Fermi) paced the Mount with two victories on the afternoon.

Coppler won the 50 free (25:73) and 100 free (55.47) to continue her impressive start to her freshman year. The freshman and sophomore teammate Courtney Griffith (Westminster, Md./Westminster) became the first Mount swimmers to earn Northeast Conference Swimmers of the Week honors in program history for the first week of the season after leading the Mountaineers to five victories at the Bloomsburg Relays on Oct. 9.

Griffith also produced a nice afternoon after placing third in the 1000 free (11:19.58) before winning the 100 fly (59:53). Freshman Mollie Walsh (Haverton, Pa./Archbishop John Carroll) posted third-place finishes in the 400 IM (5:04.02) and the 100 back (1:04.95). Walsh (1:19.17), Molly Kristiniak (Oreland, Pa./Gwynedd Mercy Academy) (1:20.26) and Jess Boegner (White Hall, Md./North Harford) (1:27.88) also finished 1-2-3 in the 100 breast while Patricia Yam (Plancenta, Calif./Rosary) was third in the 100 fly (1:01.71).

Coppler, Courtney Gaddi (Silver Spring, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel), Griffith and Yam wrapped up the meet with a win in the 800 free (8:19.85).

Mount St. Mary's returns to action when the squad opens up its home slate on Friday against Manhattan, Saint Peter's and VMI. Events start at 6 p.m.