WESTMINSTER, Md. – The Wilkes University women's swimming and diving team found all treats and no tricks this Halloween, as they improved to 6-1 on the year with a sweep of hosts McDaniel College and Penn State Altoona Saturday afternoon.

Emma Burlew (Effort, PA/Pleasant Valley) picked up three wins on the day, taking the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:09.69. She didn't stop there, winning the 100-yard freestyle with a 59.13. and 100-yard breaststroke in 1:19.11.

Elizabeth Hritz (Lisle, IL/Lisle) also found the top step of the podium in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:06.20, also picking up a second-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle (12:42.70) and 100-yard backstroke (1:10.84).

Although she didn't find the top step, Lea McCormick (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) had a very successful day in the pool. finishing second in the 500-yard freestyle (6:03.89) and 400-yard IM (5:29.59). Grace Cobb (Athens, PA/Athens Area) also grabbed a podium in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing behind McCormick in third with a time of 6:14.96.

Wilkes returns to the pool on Saturday, November 14^th when the Colonels host Goucher College and Stevenson University for a tri-meet at the Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center starting at 1:00 p.m.

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