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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
Saturday, November 5
College Park, Md.
2 p.m.
Duke University
125.5
at
117.5
Miami
Blue Devils Topple ACC Teams To Break Longstanding Streaks
11/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
COLLEGE PARK, MD. ? Before Saturday, the Duke women's swimming and diving team hadn't won a conference dual meet in 12 years, and the men hadn't done so in seven. But the men posted a 126-115 score over Maryland, and the women downed Miami, 125.5-117.5 at Maryland to halt that streak. The women fell in a close match with host and defending ACC champion Maryland, 134-109. The men improve to 2-2 this season, while the women move to 4-2.
“It was absolutely a team effort today,” said head coach Dan Colella. “It is so difficult to pick out a handful of individuals who did well because everyone really did an excellent job today. We had great swims from start to finish.”
The men's team opened and closed the meet on a high note, earning their first relay wins this year in the opening 400 medley relay and the closing 400 freestyle relay. Freshman Nick Campisano swept the one and three-meter diving events as one of three individuals to claim individual event titles. Senior Andy Storm championed the 1000 freestyle and 200 breaststroke, and sophomore Matt Rinehart won the 500 freestyle.
In the women's competition, senior Katie Ness posted her third straight win in the 200 IM and came within 0.04 seconds of winning her third 200 backstroke title this season. Senior Nora Stupp tailed Ness by less than a second in the IM to offer the Blue Devils a 1-2 finish. The 500 freestyle saw another Duke duo claim the top two spots. Junior Jackie Rodriguez won the event for the first time this season, with freshman Emily Kelly coming in a close second.
“The plan from the beginning of the season was that with every week of training we were just going to get better and better, and our team has really stuck to that plan,” said Colella. “They have really been putting their noses to the grindstone, and I am just so proud of their effort and the way they competed today.”
Duke returns to action Tuesday with a dual meet against another ACC foe, North Carolina. The Blue Devils will head to UNC's Koury Natatorium for a 5 p.m. contest.
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