Wilkes Women's Swimming and Diving Falls to Misericordia
 

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The Wilkes women's swimming and diving went up against Misericordia University on Saturday afternoon, failing to the Cougars 120-154.

Maria-Lucia Priore (Dallas, PA/Dallas) was a standout swimmer on Saturday afternoon as she posted two new school records in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 yard backstroke, finishing with times of 1:00.18 and 2:16.61 respectively. She also placed second in the 200 yard medley relay along with Emma Burlew (Effort, PA/Pleasant Valley), Elizabeth Hritz (Lisle, IL/Lisle), and Brynn Ullerich (Omaha, NE/Marian) with a time of 1:59.33. 

Burlew also recorded another second place finish in the 200 yard freestyle (2:06.50) as well as a first place finish in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:49.09). Hritz earned a first place spot in the 500 yard freestyle (6:02.59), and she finished second in the 200 yard butterfly (2:34.36). Lea McCormick (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) also placed second in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:28.43. 

Emma Miller (Wyoming, PA/Dallas) had an outstanding performance in the 1 meter dive and 3 meter dive, receiving scores of 257.55 and 220.28 respectively. In the 1 meter dive, Miller posted her first NCAA qualifying score of the season, only needing one more to qualify for the NCAA regionals. 

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

The Colonels head on the road to McDaniel College for a tri-match on Saturday, October 31 in a tri-match against the host and Penn State Altoona. The meet will begin at 1 p.m.