BANGOR, Maine – The Norwich University women's swimming and diving team dropped a 134-84 decision to Husson University on Friday evening, highlighted by several strong individual performances and a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
The Cadets opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The Norwich team of Kylie Farris(Leander, Texas), Delaney Allen (Gibsonia, Pa.), Alannah Kelliher (Middleboro, Mass.) and Katelyn Daly (Pensacola, Fla.) combined for a time of 2:00.98.
Allen delivered a first-place performance in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 26.43. Ashley Morin (Dracut, Mass.) added a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:08.85, while Caitlin Taylor (Minden, Nev.) placed second in the 100-yard butterfly at 1:06.81. Kelliher finished third in the butterfly in 1:09.45.
Farris added a third-place finish in the 100-yard individual medley, posting a time of 1:13.89. In the 100-yard freestyle, Anna Gosselin (Lisbon, Conn.) placed third in 1:02.67, followed by Elise Smith (Claremont, N.H.) in fourth at 1:07.55.
Gosselin turned in one of Norwich's top performances of the evening in the distance events, winning the 500-yard freestyle in 5:57.04. She also finished second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:12.50.
The Cadets closed the meet with a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of Kelliher, Taylor, Daly and Allen combined for a winning time of 1:45.96. Norwich's B relay of Isabella Brooks (Jaffrey, N.H.), Ashley Morin (Dracut, Mass.), Ruby Knoth (Olympia, Wash.) and Farris added a second-place finish in 1:58.78.
Norwich returns to the pool tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 31, as the Cadets travel to Maine Maritime Academy for their next meet.