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KINGSTON, R.I. – Northeastern's swimming and diving team got off to a hot start against Rhode Island on Saturday, taking the first five events of the afternoon, en route to a solid 162.50-110.50 win over the Rams to conclude the regular season. In total, the Huskies claimed 10 event wins, including two season-best performances on the boards by junior
Candace Young. Freshman
Sophie Browne grabbed her first-ever collegiate win, taking home the 200 backstroke for NU.
The Huskies got off to their quick start, thanks to a 400 medley relay victory by NU quartet
Dana Schleif,
Julia Alvarez, Alli Gielowski and
Kelley Becherer, who put together a 3:58.91 first-place time. Senior co-captains
Nicole Colucci and
Cassandra Cesaro, along with classmates
Keary McClernan and
Chelsea Lim, swam a 4:08.07 to claim third for Northeastern.
As she has been prone to do all season, sophomore
Anna Schegoleva captured another victory, this time in the meet's second event, the 200 free. Schegoleva swam a 1:55.58, just missing a season-high time, to claim first, while sophomore
Megan Foran (1:58.16) took third and
Jenny Doolin (2:03.76) took fifth.
Schleif earned another win on the day in the 100 backstroke, swimming the event in 1:00.46, just ahead of freshman
Sophie Browne who came in second for Northeastern. Seniors
Allison Walker and Cesaro finished fourth and fifth, respectively in the tight race. Junior
Julia Alvarez stole yet another win for the Red and Black, taking first place in the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.84.
Amanda Liew finished right behind Alvarez in second, and
Taylor Brew behind her in fifth.
The Huskies kept up the winning pace in the 200 butterfly as
Julia Sepulveda and Alli Gielowski finished one-two for Northeastern, swimming a 2:08.67 and 2:10.18, respectively.
Adriana Sepulveda made it three of four with her fourth-place finish, three-tenths of a second off third place. In the 50 yard freestyle dash, Northeastern claimed third though sixth with Lim (25.36), Becherer (25.41), N. Colucci (25.56) and
Erica DeMunbrun (25.71) finished in order.
On to the 1-meter dive,
Candace Young made a splash with her season-best 256.81, earning nine points for the Huskies. Junior
DeAnna Vecchiarello was solid off the boards as well, posting a 201.45 for second place and four team points towards Northeastern's cause.
NU took another one-two finish, this time in the 100 free as Liew and Schegoleva finished a second apart to vault the Huskies. Brew claimed fourth for Northeastern, while
Jessica Colucci finished in seventh.
Sophie Browne took her first-ever victory in the 200 backstroke, beating out the field by more than three seconds with her 2:08.49. Schleif captured third, swimming a 2:11.05 cut.
In the 200 breaststroke, McClernan grabbed yet another victory for NU, swimming the event in 2:26.01, just ahead of teammate
Julia Sepulveda who came in third place.
Adriana Sepulveda gave the Huskies another boost with her second-place showing inthe 500 free.
Colleen McCormack and
Jenny Doolin finished right behind her in third and fourth, respectively, grabbing NU a total of nine more points.
Schegoleva won yet another bout in the 100 butterfly in 58.30 and Alli Gielowski took third in the event, swimming 59.71. Just after, Young and Vecchiarello were on the boards and took first and third, both in season-high fashion. Young notched a 271.72 while Vecchiarello totaled 213.30 in the 3-meter dive.
Rhode Island swept both the 200 IM and the 200 freestyle relay, but it was too little, too late for the Rams as the Huskies had claimed their 162.50-110.50 victory to close out the season on a high note.
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