Team Results |
Individual Results
BOSTON – The Northeastern women's swimming and diving team put on a show during its last meet in front of the home crowd when it topped Rhode Island, 163-109, at Barletta Natatorium Saturday afternoon.
The Huskies (9-7) won each of the meet's first 10 events, including five events in which they claimed the top three spots.Â
Before the start of the meet, the Huskies honored their senior student-athletes: co-captains
Julia Alvarez and
Allison Gielowski,
Jenny Doolin, graduate student
Addison Koelle,
Colleen McCormack,
Dana Schleif,
Adriana Sepulveda,
Julia Sepulveda,
DeAnna Vecchiarello, and
Candace Young.
Senior diver
Candace Young opened the meet for the Huskies by winning the 3-meter dive with a score of 286.20. NU teammate
Megan Rutter took second place in the event with a 246.90 score.
The Husky diving duo also placed first and second in the 1-meter dive when Young won the event with a score of 277.05, and Rutter finished with a score of 238.20.
Northeastern claimed both first and third place in the 400-yard medley relay. Koelle, Alvarez, Gielowski and
Adriana Sepulveda won the event when they timed in at 3:56.35, while
Anna Schegoleva,
Deirdre Esposito,
Erica DeMunbrun and
Jessica Colucci finished in 3:59.01, good for third.
Jordan Domeier and
Megan Foran finished first and second, respectively, in the 200 freestyle. Domeier touched the wall in 1:54.94, and Foran finished with a time of 1:56.97. NU also took first and second place in the 100 backstroke as
Julia Sepulveda won the event in 1:02.27 and
Svetlana Snegour finished just behind her teammate with a time of 1:02.77.
A trio of Huskies took the top three spots in the 100 breaststroke, led by Schegoleva's time of 1:07.01. Esposito placed second (1:07.49) and
Amanda Liew finished third (1:09.72).
Northeastern continued its torrid performance by taking the top three spots in both the 200 butterfly and 50 freestyle.
Delaney Lanker won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:07.83, and
Rachel Green won the 50 freestyle when she touched the wall at 24.89.
Colucci won the 100 freestyle by timing in at 55.26 and was followed closely by Liew, who took second place at 55.97. McCormack rounded out the scoring for Northeastern when she won the 500 freestyle by touching the wall in 5:06.45.
The Huskies conclude their regular season at the Connecticut Open on Saturday, Feb. 8, beginning at 10 a.m. The CAA Championships begin Wednesday, Feb. 26 in College Park, Md.
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