WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes women's swimming and diving team beat Moravian University in their first Landmark Conference and home meet of the season.

Full Results

The Colonels defeated the Greyhounds 122-91. This win improves Wilkes to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in conference.

The team of Izzy Sparaco (Macungie, PA/), Brynn Ullerich (Omaha, NE/Marian), Emma Burlew (Effort, PA/Pleasant Valley), and Emma Miller (Wyoming, PA/Dallas) opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley, recording a time of 2:08.55. 

Wilkes dominated the freestyle event with multiple Colonels claiming four of the five top spots. Burlew finished first in the 200-yard (2:13.84), 200 IM (2:31.28) and the 500-yard (6:02.22). Lea McCormick (Northumberland, PA/Shiekellamy) claimed the 50-yard with a time of 28.36, and Ullerich took home the 100-yard finishing with a 1:04.02. 

Sparaco finished first in the 100-yard backstroke (1:08.18) while Miller also scored 239.40 points in the one-meter dive. 

In the final event of the meet, the team of Grace Cobb (Athens, PA/Athens Area), Miller, Sparaco, and McCormick took first in the 200-yard freestyle relay, posting a time of 1:55.89. 

The Colonels return to action on Saturday, November 8 as they travel to Maryland for a tri-meet against Stevenson University and King's College (Pa.) at 1:00p.m.