Harvard (W) vs. Boston Faculty (W)
- Nov. 2, 2024
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 25 Yards (SCY)
- Dwell Outcomes on Meet Cellular: (Harvard Ladies Vs. BC Ladies)
- Watch Dwell: ESPN+ Community beginning at 2:00 pm ET
- Ultimate Rating: Harvard 213, Boston Faculty 87
After securing a win in opposition to Brown yesterday, 164-136, of their season opener, the Crimson Ladies will return to motion on the Blodgett Pool to race Boston Faculty for his or her Breast Most cancers Consciousness meet. Whereas the Crimson have defeated the Eagles on 11 consecutive events, the in-state rivals haven’t raced each other since December of 1999.
This twin meet will encompass solely conventional occasions, and have each 3 meter and 1 meter diving.
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Harvard kicked off their dwelling opener by going 1-2 within the 200 medley relay. Molly Hamlin, Aleksandra Denisenko, Isabella Alas, and Sydney Lu mixed for a 1:43.39, whereas the Crimson’s ‘B’ relay completed second in 1:45.53. At their meet in opposition to Brown yesterday, that very same quartet from their ‘A’ relay swam a 1:42.62. Boston Faculty’s ‘A’ relay, consisting of Samantha Smith (27.39), Liza Murtagh (29.96), Stefanie Burgess (26.48), and Lizzie Oliphant (24.13) took third in 1:47.96.
Sophomore Alexandra Bastone from Harvard backed up her win in opposition to Brown yesterday with a victory within the 1000 free, swimming a ten:00.62 to clear the sphere by over 20 seconds. On the Ivy League Championships this previous 12 months, Bastone had a powerful displaying, as she took dwelling bronze in each the five hundred free and 400 IM.
The Crimson continued to roll within the 200 free, with senior Molly Hamlin taking the win in 1:51.61 and freshman Kenzie Padilla following carefully behind in 1:52.15. BC’s Lauren Lee, a freshman, took third in 1:52.49.
Sydney Lu of Harvard went on to win the 200 fly in 2:03.12, although not with out BC’s Samantha Smith difficult her for the victory. Whereas Lu bought out to a sooner begin, opening in 58.60, she closed in 1:04.52; Smith alternatively, break up 59.92/1:03.44 to inch up on Lu throughout the ultimate 50 yards. Smith in the end ran out of room nonetheless, and Lu prevented the upset, successful in 2:03.12 in comparison with Smith’s 2:03.36.
The 100 free noticed Molly Hamlin safe one more win, splitting 25.01/26.65 for a 51.66. Padilla and Lee returned to the rostrum as effectively, though the 2 flipped positions this time round, with Lee beating out Padilla, 51.89 to 52.26, for second.
Samantha Smith broke Harvard’s 9 occasion win streak by means of her win within the 200 again, clocking a 2:00.91. The 1000 free champ from earlier within the session, Alexandra Bastone, took second in 2:02.01.
BC noticed their second win come from senior Megan Kramer, who gained the five hundred free in 5:04.28. Kramer, who took second to Bastone within the 1000 free, gained comfortably forward of Harvard’s Kaylee McDonald, who took second in 5:05.53.
Within the 1 meter diving, Elizabeth Miclau of Harvard secured her second win of the day. With a ultimate rating of 296.33, she lead the Crimson to a 1-7 end.
The 200 free relay wrapped up the meet, and featured one other Harvard 1-2. Lu (24.05), Mandy Brenner (23.99), Hamlin (23.88), and Blythe Wieclawek (23.24) teamed up for a time of 1:35.16, whereas Crimson’s B relay was simply over a second behind, in 1:36.38.
This meet marks Boston Faculty’s third competitors since their workforce suspension in 2023 and in addition their third underneath the management of recent head coach, five-time Olympian Dara Torres. Torres, who excelled as a dash freestyler, appears to rebuild a workforce that has traditionally completed close to the underside of the ACC however was on the rise within the years main as much as the suspension.
Regardless of clinching victories in solely two occasions, Boston Faculty had a number of highlights, particularly in freestyle—a continuation of their momentum from their season opener in opposition to UMass, the place they swept all of the contested freestyle races. Key performances from seniors Samantha Smith and Megan Kramer, alongside rising freshman expertise Lauren Lee, who secured third place within the 200 free and second in each the 50 and 100 free, sign a promising season for the Eagles.
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UP NEXT: Harvard will return to motion on November fifteenth at a tri-meet in opposition to Cornell and Dartmouth. The meet, which takes place at Cornell in Ithaca, will span throughout 2 days. Day 1 will start at 3pm ET, whereas Day 2 will begin at 2pm ET. It can additionally function the Harvard Males’s season opener.
The Eagles can even head to New York for his or her subsequent meet, which is in opposition to Fordham on November eighth, beginning at 3pm ET.
