THE BASICS:
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Score: MIT - 159, Northeastern - 138
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- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Center Pool)
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- The Lead: The MIT women's swimming and diving team put together an excellent night in the pool as the Engineers earned a win over Division I Northeastern on Friday night in the Zesiger Center Pool.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Junior
Kate Augustyn (Eau Claire, Wis.) led the way as she won all of her events. She just beat out
Anna Verlander by a fraction of a second in the 100-back and took wins in the 200-back (2:02.90) and 200-IM (2:07.55). She was also a member of the Engineers 200-yard medley relay team which took first in the event. Â
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- MIT claimed the top four spots in the 100-breast led by graduate student
Edenna Chen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) who won the event with a time of 1:04.75.
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- First-year
Ella Roberson (Midland, Mich.) posted convincing wins in both the 50-free and 100-free in her first collegiate meet. First-year
Katherine Yao (Frisco, Texas) also earned her first win in the 200-yard breast.
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- Sophomore
Sonia Seliger (New York, N.Y.) had an exciting finish to the 500-free that came down to the last leg of the race as she beat out
Grace Miller to capture the win. Seliger finished with a time of 5:08.09 and Miller clocked in at 5:08.27.
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- First-year
Kailey Simons (Williston Park, N.Y.) finished third in the 100-breast (1:07.30) and fourth in the 100-fly (57.41). Senior
Sydney Chun (Chandler, Ariz.) also put together a solid race in the 100-fly as she finished just behind Simmons with a time of 57.41.
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- MIT wrapped up the swimming events with a thrilling 200-yard free relay as they narrowly defeated the team from Northeastern. Senior
Melody Wen (Cary, N.C.) gave the Engineers the win with her anchor leg as she touched the wall to give MIT a time of 1:35.15 with the Huskies in second with a time of 1:35.18.
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- First-year
Fiora Beratahani (San Jose, Calif.) won the one-meter diving event with a score of 259.15. Sophomore
Emma Scott (Belmont, Calif.) took second on the three-meter with a mark of 237.40.
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UP NEXT:
- The Engineers return to the pool on Saturday, November 4th when the team will head to Springfield for a 12 p.m. meet
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