Huskies Beat Rams at Home Pool

Northeastern University swimmers and divers started their home season with a decisive win on Saturday. The Huskies defeated the University of Rhode Island Rams 166 to 107 at the Barletta Natatorium.

The victory capped a mixed three meet weekend. Northeastern finished with a 2 and 1 record. The team lost to Harvard 198 to 98 on Friday but beat MIT 175 to 121 in the same session. The win over Rhode Island was the first home victory for the squad this year.

Senior May Bradburn and junior Delaney Alonso provided individual anchors during the tri meet. Bradburn won the 100 yard butterfly while Alonso took the 200 yard backstroke. The team also improved their 200 yard freestyle relay time to 1:32.34. That result was nearly one second faster than their previous mark and moved them closer to the team record of 1:30.

Freshman diver Sydney Holbach led the diving effort against Rhode Island. She won the 3 meter platform with a score of 285.45 and placed second in the 1 meter event. This performance followed a period of difficulty for the program after longtime coach Lauren Colby departed.

Freshman Emily De Amicis won the 200 yard freestyle in 1:52.96. Sophomore Abigail Gowern secured wins in the 200 yard butterfly and the 500 yard freestyle. Other individual victories included Bradburn in the 50 yard freestyle, graduate student Havana Layton in the 100 yard freestyle, and sophomore Alex Fuller in the 100 yard backstroke.

Sophomores Sophie Bromley, Marea Li, and Eliana Auerbach also won their respective events. The team swept the 200 yard freestyle, 50 yard freestyle, 200 yard backstroke, and 200 yard breaststroke. They also placed first and second in the 200 yard medley relay, with the winning team touching in 1:44.35.

The Huskies will return to the Barletta Natatorium on Saturday, November 7. They will host the University of Connecticut Huskies, who currently hold a 1 and 0 record.