WILMINGTON, N.C. - UNC Wilmington returns to the pool this weekend when the Seahawks host Emory and Houston in non-conference action on Saturday at the Seahawk Natatorium.

The Seahawks picked up their first two wins of the season last weekend with sweeps of Gardner-Webb and Colonial Athletic Association foe Old Dominion. Both the men's and women's programs are 2-1 with their losses coming against Duke in their season openers.

Last weekend the Seahawks were impressive, setting three pool records. The women's 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle relay marks fell and senior Caitlin Kirsteier broke her own pool mark in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 55.61. That time ranks 20th nationally entering the weekend.

Joining Kirsteier in the national rankings is a pair of Seahawk men's relays. The 200 Freestyle Relay is fifth with a time of 1:23.18 while the 200 Medley Relay is just outside the top-20, ranking 21st with a time of 1:43.76.

Kirsteier and sophomore Gavin Spake were named CAA Swimmers-of-the-Week for the efforts against GWU and ODU. Spake helped the Seahawks to a win over the Monarchs by winning the men's 500 and 1000 Freestyles. It was the second consecutive weekend that Kirsteier earned the award on the women's side.

Houston, who is making a swing through the Old North State this weekend, visits Wilmington for the first time. The Cougars, who have women's swimming only, will open their trip on Oct. 30 at Duke with a tri-meet that also includes Georgia Tech. UH opened its season with wins over Rice and Florida International on Oct. 9-10. A pair of Cougars qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Meet already this season. Anastasia Pozdniakova and Jessalyn Almond finished first and second, respectively, in both the 1- and 3-meter dives in the season opener.

Emory is a NCAA Division III power that swims primarily against Division I opponents. The Eagles opened their season with a pair of wins over Davidson on Oct. 24. EU features distance swimmer Liz Horvat, the Division III swimmer-of-the-year.