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Junior Jill Kearns set a new school record in the 100m IM, as the Northeastern women's swimming and diving team defeated the Minutewoman of UMass, 160-129, Saturday at Barletta Natatorium.

Kearns touched the wall in 1:01.62 to break Sarah Reddick's seven-year old record of 1:01.73. Reddick set the previous record on Jan. 19, 2003, also in a dual meet with UMass. Kearns also earned a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.82.

Then Huskies got off to a strong start with a victory in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Nicole Colucci Julia Alvarez, Sarah Martinn and Chelsea Lim won the race in 1:50.11, edging UMass' second-place team by more than a full second, as the top Minutewomen team clocked in at 1:51.93.

Northeastern claimed the top three spots in the 500 freestyle, with freshman Adriana Sepulveda touching the wall first in 5:07.43. Classmate Colleen McCormack came in behind her for second at 5:14.03 and junior Kearns claimed third in 5:14.87.

Senior co-captain Erica Smotrycz took first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.64 and sophomore Kelley Becherer was close behind for second place in 54.12. Smotrycz also claimed a victory in the 50 freestyle, clocking in at 24.63.

Rachel Mondello, the Huskies other co-captain, and Smotrycz paired to take first and second in the 25 yard freestyle, finishing in 12.20 and 12.37, respectively.

Northeastern took first place in both the 50 yard backstroke and the 50 yard breaststroke. Rookie Dana Schleif won the backstroke in 28.50 and classmate Alvarez took the breaststroke race in 30.83. Schleif followed-up with a first place finish in the 100 backstroke (1:00.16), eding Colucci, who took second in 1:01.33. Alvarez would also return to the pool for another victory, claiming the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.42.

The Sepulveda twins were the Huskies top finishers in the 200 freestyle, as Adriana won the race in 1:55.39 and sister Julia took third in 1:56.31. Senior Sarah Martin returned to the pool to win the 50 yard butterfly in 26.59.

Northeastern claimed the second-fourth place in the 1-meter dive. Rachael Peterson took second with a score of 243.15 and was followed by Jennyfer Roberts (228.22) and Candace Young (224.02). The 3-meter dive served as an exhibition event for the Huskies, and Peterson earned the top score (257.47).

With the Huskies' victory already decided, Northeastern used the 100 IM and the 200 freestyle relay as exhibition events.

The Huskies have completed the 2010 portion of their schedule and will return to competition on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pa. to face CAA-foe Drexel. Northeastern will spend a week over winter break in Puerto Rico for a team training trip.