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Women’s Swimming Improves to 4–0 After Sweep Of Moravian and Immaculata

10/17/2026 5:30:00 PM

Women's Swimming Improves to 4–0 After Sweep Of Moravian and Immaculata

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Wilkes University women's swimming and diving team swept Moravian and Immaculata to improve to 4–0 on the season Saturday.

The Colonels defeated Moravian 152–94 in their Landmark Conference opener and won 137–114 over Immaculata.

The Colonels began the day with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay, with Maria Lucia-Priore, Lea McCormick (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy), Elizabeth Hritz (Lisle, IL/Lisle), and Emma Burlew (Effort, PA/Pleasant Valley) clocking in just under two minutes (1:59.85). Hritz earned her second victory in as many events in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:39.04), and McCormick did the same in the 50-yard breaststroke (35.74). Lucia-Priore added two more victories in the 100-yard butterfly (1:05.08) and 100-yard freestyle (57.86). Burlew added wins in the 500-yard freestyle (5:46.54) and the 200-yard IM (2:27.29).

Wilkes also had several second-place finishes. Burlew recorded 2:08.53 in the 200-yard freestyle, and Brynn Ullerich (Omaha, NE/Marian) placed second in the 50-yard (32.23) and 100-yard backstroke (1:10.03). Emily Pironti (Lansdale, PA) clocked a 1:19.74 in the 100-yard breaststroke, while McCormick posted a 30.21 in the 50-yard butterfly. Lucia-Priore finished behind Burlew in the 200-yard IM (2:28.09). The Colonels finished the day with a second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:57.54) by Ullerich, Grace Cobb (Athens, PA/Athens Area), Emma Miller (Wyoming, PA/Dallas), and Pearl Hunter (York, PA/Northeastern).

Click here to view the full results of the men's and women's meet.

The Colonels return to the Wyoming Valley CYC on Oct. 24 to face Misericordia at 1:00 p.m.

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