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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Northeastern swimming and diving team split a pair of conference meets this afternoon at Drexel Pool in Philadelphia. The Huskies dominated against Delaware, with the final tally 200-98, while the Drexel Dragons defeated the Huskies for the first time in program history by a score of 179-121.
 
The Red and Black now stand at 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the CAA. Drexel improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in conference while Delaware dropped to 3-7 overall and have yet to secure a victory in four conference match ups.
 
First place finishes proved to be a deciding factor in the contests, with the Dragons edging out the Huskies in 12 of 16 races and the Huskies besting the Blue Hens in all but one race (200 butterfly).
 
Against Drexel, the meet hosts held at least a seven-point advantage in every stroke except the butterfly (where they led by two) and diving (where Northeastern racked up 22 points to the Dragon's 16). In the same pool against Delaware, Northeastern registered, at minimum, an eight-point lead in every stroke except butterfly, including a 66-29 advantage in freestyle races. The Huskies also outscored the Blue Hens 32-4 in diving events.
 
Carly Schnabel led the Huskies with 49 individual points and five first place finishes. Schnabel placed first overall in both the 200 and 500-yard freestyle races with times of 1:53.40 and 5:02.99 respectively.
 
Senior Taylor Ellis also made a splash on the score sheet, contributing 31 points to the Husky effort. Ellis notched second overall in both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke behind Drexel standout Rachel Bernhardt. Ellis stopped the clock at 1:06.36 in the 100 and 2:24.65 in the 200.
 
Sara Touchette-McGowan chipped in 19 individual points and set a new Drexel Pool record, clocking 56.72 in the 100-yard butterfly.
 
On the diving boards, Alyssa Seales grabbed 25 individual points with a first place overall finish on the three-meter board and third overall on the one-meter board with scores of 266.25 and 238.45 respectively. Junior Caroline Gonsalves claimed second overall on the one-meter board, posting a score of 249.00. Gonsalves finished fourth overall in the three-meter, adding a total of 18 points to the team score.
 
 
Top Finishes Overall at the Drexel Tri Meet
200 Medley Relay | 2^nd, Leong, Ellis, Touchette-McGowan, Clark (1:45.14)
1000 Freestyle | 2^nd, Kerry Treusdell (10:32.83)
200 Freestyle | 1^st, Carly Schnabel (1:53.40)
100 Backstroke | 2^nd, Christine Leong (58.05)
100 Breaststroke | 2^nd, Taylor Ellis (1:06.36)
200 Butterfly | 4^th, Delaney Lanker (2:07.61)
50 Freestyle | 2^nd, Megan Clark (24.05)
3-Meter Diving | 1^st, Alyssa Seales (266.25)
100 Freestyle | 2^nd, Carly Schnabel (52.99)
200 Backstroke | 3^rd, Christine Leong (2:07.10)
200 Breaststroke | 2^nd, Taylor Ellis (2:24.65)
500 Freestyle | 1^st, Carly Schnabel (5:02.99)
100 Butterfly | 1^st, Sara Touchette-McGowan (56.72) *new pool record
1-Meter Diving | 2^nd, Caroline Gonsalves (249.00)
200 Individual Medley | 3^rd, Christine Leong (2:11.39)
400 Freestyle Relay | 2^nd, Clark, Spear, Schnabel, Touchette-McGowan (3:34.96)
 
Next Up
Northeastern returns to Barletta Natatorium on January 14 for a dual meet against Vermont. The Huskies will celebrate Senior Day prior to the 1 p.m. start time.