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Wildcats Edge Notre Dame in Final Race
1/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
RESULTS
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern women left Saturday's double dual meet in Ann Arbor, Mich. with a thrilling 154-146 win over Notre Dame after a 1-2 finish against ND in the afternoon's final race pushed Northwestern past the Irish.
In the 400 yard free, the Northwestern B team of Mary Warren, Aja Malone, Valerie Nubbe and Annika Winsnes came in behind only Michigan with a time of 3:25.99. They were quickly followed by the `Cats A team of Madeline Sims, Julia Pratt, Katherine Senseman and Anna Keane finished in 3:29.30. The highest-placing Notre Dame team was fifth.
Several Wildcats put forth great individual efforts Saturday.
Sophomore Lacey Locke won convincingly in the 200 back in a time of 1:59.54. Locke trailed coming out of the second split but turned it on in the second half of the race to edge out Michigan's Hannah Moore.
Ellen Stello was a winner in the 200 fly, using a late push in the final quarter of the race to beat out Bridget Casey of the Irish. Stello won with a time of 2:00.82.
Malone swam a solid 100 fly, narrowly finishing runner-up to Notre Dame's Cat Galletti. The Northwestern freshman was four-tenths of a second behind, coming in at 55.80. Winsnes also picked up a second place finish in the 200 free, missing the top spot by half a second.
In the 1650 free, Lauren Abruzzo earned a top three finish, after a pair of Wolverines took spots one and two. Abruzzo swam the distance race in 16:45.20, and fellow Wildcats Megan Purdy and Sydney Modeas followed in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
The eighth-ranked Wolverines earned a 199.5-100.5 win over Northwestern.
For complete results from Saturday's action at Michigan, follow the link at the top of the page.
The Wildcats are back in action on Senior Day next Friday, Jan. 16 when they host Milwaukee at 5 p.m. in the Norris Aquatics Center.
