EAST STROUDSBURG – The East Stroudsburg University women's swimming team returned to Koehler Fieldhouse on Saturday to host Cedar Crest in a dual meet as the Warriors recorded a 158-78 victory against the Falcons.
The Warriors finished first in 12 of the 13 contested events between the two teams. Cedar Crest's Zaria Berry was the lone entry in the 100-yard butterfly.
ESU finished first and second in both relay events on the afternoon as the Warriors won the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle. Freshman
Emily Librandi, junior
Julia Harnish, sophomore
Sarah Luigard, and senior
Olivia Lukshides finished first in the 200-yard medley with a time of 1:59.11. Lukshides, Librandi, sophomore
Emma Billings, and junior
Taylor Howery finished the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:43.66.
Lukshides would be the top finisher in the 200-yard freestyle as her time of 2:03.77 bested Billings' time of 2:10.19. She also recorded a season-best time of 25.70 for the Warriors in the 50-yard freestyle. Young placed second in the event with a time of 27.83 for ESU.
Howery paced the field in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.62, while Librandi finished second for the Warriors with a time of 1:05.17. Howery was also the fastest swimmer in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:23.84.
The 100-yard breaststroke would be won by Harnish with a time of 1:17.11. Harnish also finished first for ESU in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:50.22.
Luigard won the 200-yard butterfly for the Warriors with a time of 2:26.87 and finished first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:23.63.
The Warriors return to the pool next Saturday as ESU travels to Lock Haven for a 1 p.m. dual against the Bald Eagles. ESU will then head to Ewing, N.J. for the TCNJ Invitational on Dec. 6-8.