Saturday, October 6
Boston, MA
1:30 PM
Boston University
128
vs
172
Northeastern
Photo by: Jim Pierce
BU Falls to Lehigh, Northeastern in Season Opener
October 6, 2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Results
BOSTON - Hosting Lehigh and Northeastern in its season opener, the Boston University women's swimming and diving team suffered a pair of loses Saturday afternoon at Competition Pool. The Huskies came out on top, 172-128, while Lehigh edged the Terriers, 159-141.
Carly Soares posted four top-three finishes on the afternoon, winning the 200 breast to go with podium finishes in the 200 medley relay, 100 breast and the 200 IM. Julimar Avila also recorded multiple top-three finishes, winning the 100 fly and aiding the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay teams to second-place finishes. Kate Russack recorded the lone other victory for BU in the one-meter dive, and additionally placed second in the three-meter dive.
BU will head to Lewisburg, Pa. next Saturday for another double-dual meet against Bucknell and Richmond.
TOP THREE FINISHES
200 medley relay
Sydney Lee, Carly Soares, Julimar Avila, Sydney Brown (1:47.81) - 2nd
1,000 free
Joanna McNulty (10:34.98) - 2nd
200 free
Sydney Lee (1:52.71) - 2nd
100 breast
Carly Soares (1:08.00) - 3rd
100 free
Sydney Lee (52.43) - 2nd
200 breast
Carly Soares (2:24.14) - 1st
500 free
Brittany Steinfeld (5:12.10) - 3rd
100 fly
Julimar Avila (56.76) - 1st
200 yard IM
Carly Soares (2:10.78) - 3rd
400 free relay
Sydney Brown, Erin Nabney, Sydney Lee, Julimar Avila (3:30.69) - 2nd
1-meter dive
Katherine Russack (245.18) - 1st
Rachael Fisher (219.10) - 3rd
3-meter dive
Katherine Russack (249.05) - 2nd
BOSTON - Hosting Lehigh and Northeastern in its season opener, the Boston University women's swimming and diving team suffered a pair of loses Saturday afternoon at Competition Pool. The Huskies came out on top, 172-128, while Lehigh edged the Terriers, 159-141.
Carly Soares posted four top-three finishes on the afternoon, winning the 200 breast to go with podium finishes in the 200 medley relay, 100 breast and the 200 IM. Julimar Avila also recorded multiple top-three finishes, winning the 100 fly and aiding the 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay teams to second-place finishes. Kate Russack recorded the lone other victory for BU in the one-meter dive, and additionally placed second in the three-meter dive.
BU will head to Lewisburg, Pa. next Saturday for another double-dual meet against Bucknell and Richmond.
TOP THREE FINISHES
200 medley relay
Sydney Lee, Carly Soares, Julimar Avila, Sydney Brown (1:47.81) - 2nd
1,000 free
Joanna McNulty (10:34.98) - 2nd
200 free
Sydney Lee (1:52.71) - 2nd
100 breast
Carly Soares (1:08.00) - 3rd
100 free
Sydney Lee (52.43) - 2nd
200 breast
Carly Soares (2:24.14) - 1st
500 free
Brittany Steinfeld (5:12.10) - 3rd
100 fly
Julimar Avila (56.76) - 1st
200 yard IM
Carly Soares (2:10.78) - 3rd
400 free relay
Sydney Brown, Erin Nabney, Sydney Lee, Julimar Avila (3:30.69) - 2nd
1-meter dive
Katherine Russack (245.18) - 1st
Rachael Fisher (219.10) - 3rd
3-meter dive
Katherine Russack (249.05) - 2nd
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