Meet Results | Post-meet Interview

BOSTON – The Northeastern women's swimming and diving team opened its season in convincing fashion as the Huskies topped Boston College, 186-109, at Barletta Natatorium Sunday afternoon.

Northeastern came away with 13 first-place finishes for the meet, and added seven second-place finishes in the winning effort.

Senior diver Candace Young set the tone early for the Huskies when she opened the meet by placing first in the 3-meter dive with a score of 271.45. Megan Rutter claimed second place for NU with a score of 235.75.

Young and Rutter also placed one-two, respectively, in the 1-meter dive. Young scored 236.75, and Rutter followed with a score of 222.40.

The Northeastern 200-yard medley relay team of Anna Schegoleva, Taylor Brew, Caroline O'Brien and Jessica Colucci finished in 1:51.34 to claim first place.

Colleen McCormack (10:36.44) and Adriana Supelveda (10:36.98) finished fist and second, respectively, in the 1000-yard freestyle, accounting for 13 team points in the early going.

Megan Foran (1:55.08), Julia Supelveda (1:55.09), and Rachael Geiger (1:58.00) swept the top three spots of the 200 freestyle, respectively, adding 16 points to Northeastern's team score.

Graduate student Addison Koelle won the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.58 for NU, and she was immediately followed by freshman teammate Delaney Lanker, who finished in 59.71.

Koelle added two more victories to her afternoon, winning the 200 butterfly (2:04.78) and 100 butterfly (55.82).

Senior captain Julia Alvarez won the 100 breaststroke in dominant style, as her 1:05.43 finish was more than four seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. The Eagles' Melissa Merwin placed second with a time of 1:09.87.

In the afternoon's eighth event, Schegoleva won the 50 freestyle with a time 24.58.

Through the first eight events, the Huskies held a commanding 108-42 lead by claiming first-place finishes in each event. 

Boston College earned a first-place finish when Maureen Barron timed in at 53.98 in the 100 free, but it didn't take long for NU to get on the winning track.

Schegoleva finished first in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:08.06, and Alvarez placed first in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:26.37.

Foran continued Northeastern's dominant performance by finishing the 500 freestyle in 5:10.40. Adriana Sepulveda (5:11.60) and Rachael Geiger (5:14.12) followed Foran to claim second and third place, respectively, for the Huskies.

"I'm extremely happy with the way we kicked off the season," said Northeastern head coach Roy Coates. "The team was ready to go and performed above my expectations. Moving forward we want to continue to progress and build off what we established today."

The Huskies compete next when they travel to New Hampshire on Saturday, Oct. 26 for a 12 p.m. meet with the Wildcats.



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