Northeastern vs UConn (Women)
- November 2, 2024
- Boston, Mass.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: NU Athletics
BOSTON, Mass. — The Northeastern Huskies swim and dive team (3-1) displayed its talent and lasting determination as they earned a 151-149 come-from-behind victory over the UConn Huskies (2-2) on Saturday afternoon’s Mental Health Awareness Meet.
- Northeastern’s A Relay team, comprised of freshman Delaney Alonso, junior Elisabeth Bendall, senior captain Hannah Seward, and sophomore May Bradburn, grabbed the first team victory of the meet in the 200 Yard Medley Relay, recording a time of 1:44.56. Graduate student Emily Gjertsen followed that up with her fourth victory of the season in the 1000 Yard Freestyle, setting a mark of 10:16.72.
- Bradburn was the next Husky to take the top spot, recording the first of her two individual wins on the day in the 50 Yard Freestyle.
- Senior Erin Murphy championed the 1M Dive on the diving boards after recording a 292.95 score. Senior captain Isabelle Chambers earned two valuable points with a fourth-place finish and score of 254.70.
- Northeastern continued the winning ways, as graduate student Caroline Mahoney recorded a time of 52.30 in the 1000 Yard Free to earn first place, while junior Anna Verlander won the 200 Yard Backstroke with a 2:02.52 mark.
- With just four events left and down by several points, the Huskies showed what they’re made of. Gjertsen started with her second individual win of the meet, championing the 500 Yard Freestyle at 5:03.45 before Bradburn picked up another victory, recording a 56.09 time in the 200 Yard Butterfly. Seward extended the wins to three straight after a first-place finish in the 200 Yard IM, touching the wall at 2:06.88.
- Down seven points going into the final race, the Huskies relay teams found their gear. The A-Team, comprised of Mahoney, Bradburn, sophomore Mary Nordmann, and junior Kotoko Blair, won the event with a time of 3:29.67, while the B team, which included Gjertsen, Verlander, freshman Kate Kerber, and senior Emily Cooley took third with a 3:34.60 mark, earning two valuable points that proved to be the difference and gave Northeastern a 151-149 edge.
The Northeastern women’s swim and dive team now sets its sights on the Terrier Invitational, hosted by Boston University from Nov. 22 to Nov. 24.
Courtesy: UConn Athletics
BOSTON, Mass. – The UConn women’s swimming and diving team fell to Northeastern Saturday afternoon by a final of 151-149. In a back-and-forth meet, Northeastern was able to close the meet and win the final event to secure the win.
“Tough one to let slip away like we did,” said head coach Chris Maiello. “We need to close the meet and our swims better. We did some good things, but overall, we fell just short. I am looking for the team to use this loss and fuel our training for the remainder of the season. Credit to NU for finishing the meet and earning the win. On to next week.”
The Huskies got off to a strong start, as Julia Pioso took home first place in 3-meter diving, followed by first place finishes by Jessica Sheng in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:53.85 and Maggie Donlevy in the 100 back with a time of 56.60. UConn picked up first place finishes in six of the 16 events over the course of the meet. Despite picking up points, and having strong finishes, Northeastern was able to overcome the UConn swims and close the meet strong, finishing first in the 200 IM and 400 free relay to secure the victory.
UP NEXT: The Huskies will return to Storrs and welcome University of Rhode Island to Wolff-Zackin Natatorium for a dual meet on Saturday November 9. The meet is set to begin at 1pm.
