Results

NORFOLK, Va. – Northeastern swimming and diving took to the pool against CAA foes Old Dominion, Towson and George Mason on Friday and Saturday, and came away with a victory over the Patriots, assisted by individual wins from senior Keary McClernan (200 breaststroke) and Candace Young (3-meter diving).

Over the two-day event on the campus of Old Dominion, the Huskies found points from their usual cast of characters. On day one, NU finished the first event, the 200 freestyle relay with a fifth- and sixth-place finish with the quartet of Chelsea Lim, Kelley Becherer, Dana Schleif and Nicole Colucci finishing with a 1:39.56, just ahead of their swim mates, Julia Sepulveda, Jessica Colucci, Amanda Liew and Taylor Brew (1:40.69).

Sophomore Anna Schegoleva, one of the most consistent swimmers for the Black and Red, placed third in the 200 IM with a 2:09.34, just ahead of Erica DeMunbrun (2:09.99) in fifth and J. Sepulveda (2:10.21) in sixth.

Though the Huskies have a strong corps of freestyle swimmers, Towson dominated much of the action, especially in the 50 free. The Tigers accounted for four of the top five finishers in the event, including the top three spots. Lim, Becherer and A. Sepulveda finished seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively.

In the lengthy 1650 freestyle, junior Colleen McCormack pulled in a seventh-place finish with her 18:08.11 time. Jenny Doolin took home 10th in the same event with her 18:20.65 time.

NU got back into the points race after a fourth- and fifth-place finish in the 400 medley relay. Schegoleva, Alvarez, Alli Gielowski and A. Sepulveda captured third with a respectable 3:54.02, while Schleif, McClernan, DeMunbrun and Megan Foran finished just behind in fourth with a 3:55.39.

In the 11th event of the first day, 1-meter diving, Young finished behind two divers from Towson in third with a combined 196.45 total. Young would eventually have the best score amongst 3-meter divers with her 213.35.

The first event of the second day featured the best finish for the Huskies in the meet up until that point. Schegoleva, Alvarez, DeMunbrun and N. Colucci strutted their stuff with a second-place, 1:48.26 finish. In fourth came Schleif, McClernan, Gielowski and Lim with their total 1:50.07 heat.

In 15th event of the two-day marathon, J. Sepulveda (4:35.22), Brew (4:45.22) and Browne (4:48.64) finished fifth, ninth and 12th, respectively in the competitive 400 IM. Shortly after, Gielowski earned a seventh-place finish in the 100 butterfly with a 58.07 time, just ahead of teammates DeMunbrun (58.80 - ninth) Cassandra Cesaro (1:01.37 - 12th) and Browne (1:02.14 - 15th).

Not too long after, Alvarez earned a stellar second-place finish for the Huskies in the 100 breaststroke, and was backed by a third-place finish from McClernan and a fourth-place finish from freshman Taylor Brew.

Schegoleva kept up that momentum with a second-place time of 57.47 in the 100 backstroke, and then had the same result in the 200 backstroke, this time with a time of 2:05.42.

After Becherer earned a top-five finish in the 100 free, McClernan picked up the Huskies only win in the lanes over the two days with a 2:20.78 time in the 200 breaststroke. Alvarez flew into a third place finish, while Brew finished in fifth for the Huskies.

In the final event for the women in the meet, Northeastern ended on a high note, taking third in the 400 freestyle relay, as Foran, J. Sepulveda, Becherer and A. Sepulveda finished with a time of 2:38.06.

Northeastern defeated Mason, 254.00-97.00, but lost to ODU, 186-161, and Towson, 255-96.

The Huskies return to the pool on Nov. 15 as they head to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the prestigious Nike Cup, hosted by North Carolina.