HAMILTON, N.Y. (11/19/10) – The women's swimming and diving team will be split up this weekend as the swimmers head to Duquesne and the divers travel to the Frank Elm Invite at Rutgers.

GUYETT AND PILKA SWEEP WEEKLY AWARDS
Senior captain Caren Guyett (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) was named Patriot League Female Swimmer of the Week, while sophomore Kim Pilka (Great Falls, Va.) earned her third PL Diver of the Week on Monday. Guyett helped Colgate to its first conference win of the season over Bucknell with first-place finishes in two individual events and a win in the 400-yard medley relay. Pilka won her third diver of the week honor and second in as many weeks. She once again swept the diving portion of the meet against Bucknell. She has swept both events in three-of-four meets this year.

COLGATE SINKS BISON
The Colgate women's swimming and diving team opened the Patriot League season with a dismantling of Bucknell by a 156-87 margin on Saturday afternoon. Guyett and Erin McGraw (Penfield, N.Y.) led the way with a pair of individual wins and a victory in the 400-yard medley relay. Pilka continued to dominate opponents on the board and the Bison felt it today. She won the 1-meter dive with 244.65 points and the closest finisher was at 207.23 points. Pilka then went out and did the same in the 3-meter dive with a score of 272.70 and the second-place finisher ended up with 239.63.

THE FRANK ELM INVITE
Rutgers will be hosting the Frank Elm Invite throughout the weekend, beginning on Friday morning and continuing until Sunday. The Scarlet Knights welcome 15 squads to their aquatic center. Pittsburgh, Central Connecticut, Columbia, Delaware, Fordham, LaSalle, Sacred Heart, Wagner, TCNJ, Bucknell, and Saint Francis are bringing both teams. Yale, Colgate, Boston University and Drexel will bring their diving squads to the competition.

SCOUTING THE DUKES
The Raiders swim team will be headed to Pittsburgh for a meet at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Duquesne has struggled this season with only one win, which came against Canisius with a 78-27 victory. The Dukes have dropped their last four meets and started the season with a six-meet losing streak.