West Chester Women Sweep Tri-Meet At Home

Full Meet Results

WEST CHESTER, Pa. –West Chester picked up four individual wins from four different swimmers, and added a win in the 200-yard medley relay, as the host Golden Rams swept a tri-meet with guests Shippensburg and Southern Connecticut State on Saturday morning.
 
West Chester (3-0) remained unbeaten on the season with another strong showing. West Chester downed Shippensburg, 222-115 and Southern Connecticut State, 222-129.
 
Nadia Mulder won both diving board competitions in a dual against LaSalle inside Hollinger Field House. Meanwhile, Georgia Wright won the 1650 freestyle, Sydney Wareham won the 50 free and Megan Burns won the 200 backstroke to pace the Golden Rams' effort.
 
How It Happened

• West Chester claimed the top two spots in four different events Saturday morning. Wright and teammate Jenna Fox went 1-2 in the mile while Wareham and Morgan Haines did the same in the 50 free, and Burns and Liz Miller turned the trick in the 200 back. The 200 medley relay also saw West Chester take the top two places as well.
• Miller and Wareham were part of the first-place 200 medley relay while Burns led off the second-place 200 medley relay.

 
Up Next

• West Chester travels to Lehigh next Friday for a non-league dual meet with Division I Mountain Hawks.

NOTES:
The three teams took a combined photo after the meet, in lieu of the traditional handshake, to show support for Penn State swimmer Niki Nolte, who was recently diagnosed with high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Across the country, schools have been rallying behind Miss Nolte, showing their support by posting photos and videos with #NIKISTRONG in the caption. This weekend's meet was dedicated to the Penn State swimming & diving team member.