Northeastern vs UConn
- November 4, 2023
- Boston, Mass.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: NU Athletics
BOSTON — Senior Jamie Koo picked up two individual wins to lead the Northeastern swim and dive team (1-1) to a dual meet win over the UConn Huskies (2-2) Saturday afternoon at the Barletta Natatorium.
- The 200 Medley Relay group of sophomore Anna Verlander, sophomore Elisabeth Bendall, Koo and sophomore Kotoko Blair earned the first win of the day for the Huskies with a time of 1:44.84.
- Senior captain Grace Miller followed that with a win in the 200 Free, posting a time of 1:54.01.
- In the next event, it was Verlander’s turn for her own individual win, touching the wall at 56.18 in the 100 Back and earning a first-place finish.
- Koo then championed the 50 Free, sprinting to a time of 23.32 to earn the win.
- The next win came in the 1M Dive, as junior Erin Murphy posted a score of 262.13, tying with UConn’s Julia Pioso to win the event.
- Blair, after winning the 200 Medley Relay, picked up a win in the 100 Free with a time of 52.31 seconds.
- Koo had the last individual win for the Huskies, championing the 100 Fly with a time of 55.90 seconds, beating out Husky teammate May Bradburn by 1.77 seconds.
- Northeastern clinched the win by taking home the top three spots in the 200 Free Relay, with Koo, Bradburn, freshman Mary Nordmann and Blair finishing first with a time of 1:35.08, junior Stella Urness, Miller, junuor Angela Woronko and junior Emily Cooley taking second at 1:38.66 and sophomore Cambria Semmen, Verlander, junior Kate Cosgrove and senior Katherine Hong placing third with a time of 1:40.29.
Next, the Huskies move onto the Boston Terrier Invite at Boston University, beginning Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. and concluding Nov. 19.
Courtesy: UConn Athletics
Boston, Mass. – The University of Connecticut Swimming and Diving Team fell to the Northeastern Huskies Saturday 133.5 to 165.5.
UConn saw several strong performances throughout the day boosted by early wins for Ana Laura Faoro and Niamh Hofland in the 3 mtr diving event and 1000y Freestyle respectively. UConn would find success in many other events with contributions including that from freshman Olivia Herbert in the 200y Breaststroke and 200y Butterfly. Niamh would expand on her early win with two more – in the 500y Freestyle and 200y IM. Northeastern’s success in the relays; however, helped separate them from UConn taking the first two spots in the 200y Medley and top three spots in the 200y Freestyle. The loss is UConn’s second consecutive, falling to conference foe Villanova two weeks ago.
Of the day’s performance Coach Maiello said, “Today’s meet was against a good road opponent. Credit to them for being sharp early in putting us on our heels to start the meet. I am encouraged by our fight as we managed to claw our way back into the meet in the second half. It was just not enough today. We will learn from the video and splits and get back to work on Monday.”
Up Next – The Huskies look to bounce back at URI on Saturday beginning at 1pm.