BURLINGTON, VT - Senior captain
Hannah Seward, senior
Erin Murphy, and freshman
Delaney Alonso each picked up two individual wins to lead the Northeastern swim and dive team (1-0) to its first victory of the 2024-25 season over the Vermont Catamounts (0-1) at Forbush Natatorium Saturday afternoon by a score of 176-124.
- Murphy kicked off the afternoon with a victory in the 1M Dive, posting a score of 258.83 to grab nine points for the Huskies. Freshman Maddie Wong impressed with a second-place finish and score of 228.00 in her first collegiate meet, and senior captain Isabelle Chambers rounded out the top three with a score of 216.68.
- Graduate student Emily Gjertsen followed with a first-place finish in the 1000 yard freestyle, clocking in a time of 10:34.21.
- Alonso put the swimming community on notice with a victory in her first college race. She took the victory in the 50 yard backstroke, touching the wall at 27.08.
- Northeastern rolled its momentum into the next event, collecting the top three sports in the 50 yard breaststroke. Junior Elisabeth Bendall came in first with a 31.09 mark, followed by sophomore Joyce Wu in second with a time of 31.40 and senior Stella Urness in third with a 31.55 mark.
- In the next event, Seward grabbed the first of her two victories of the afternoon, earning a win in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 56.09.
- Back on the diving boards, Murphy picked up her second win of the day in the 3M Dive, collecting a score of 260.85.
- Alonso followed suit with her second victory of the afternoon, this time in the 100 yard backstroke after touching the wall at 58.38. Her fellow Husky, junior Teagan Osga, finished .20 seconds behind to take second place in the event.
- Seward rounded out the individual wins for the Huskies, championing the 50 yard butterfly with a time of 25.74.
- Northeastern concluded the meet by taking home the win in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay with a group that consisted of sophomore May Bradburn, sophomore Mary Nordmann, graduate student Caroline Mahoney, and junior Kotoko Blair. They finished the relay with a 1:37.84 mark.
Next, the Huskies return to Barletta Natatorium to host Rhode Island for Friends & Family Day on Saturday, Oct.19, beginning at 1 p.m.
