Huskers Take on In-State Foe UNO

Nebraska vs. UNO
Saturday, Oct. 24
4 p.m.  |  Devaney Natatorium

Huskers Take on In-State Foe UNO
The Nebraska swimming and diving team returns home this weekend to face in-state foe Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 4 p.m. in the Devaney Natatorium. The Huskers are coming off a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Relays last weekend, and are looking for their first dual win of the season against the Mavericks.

The start time for the meet has been moved back from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to conflicts with the start of the Nebraska football game on Saturday.

The Huskers are 12-0 all time against UNO, including a 219-78 victory last season in Omaha. The Huskers won 15 of 16 events in last season's dual.

Nebraska has next weekend off before hosting South Dakota on Nov. 7. The meet is tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m., although that could change as there is another Nebraska home football game that same day and the kickoff time has not been set yet.

Pool Points
+ The Huskers set season-best times in every relay at the Big 12 Relays last weekend, including improving upon the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relay times the team set in its first dual against Illinois.

+ Nebraska's 219-78 victory over UNO last season marked its biggest margin of victory for the year.

Review: Huskers Finish Sixth at Big 12 Relays
The Nebraska swimming and diving team came in sixth place at the Big 12 Relays in Columbia, Mo., on Oct. 16. The Huskers finished with 31 points, just behind fifth-place Iowa State's 35 points.

Nebraska had three fourth-place finishes at the meet, including in the 3x500-yard freestyle relay, 800-yard freestyle relay and the 3x50-yard breaststroke relay. The Huskers also had seven fifth-place finishes. The Huskers were unable to put together a top-three time against a highly-competitive Big 12 field.

Texas A&M won the meet with 109 points, while Texas came in second with 103 points. Missouri finished third and Kansas fourth.

Last Year: Huskers Take 15 of 16 Events in Win Over UNO
The Nebraska swimming and diving team earned its second dual win of the season with a 219-78 victory over Nebraska-Omaha at the HPER pool in Omaha. The Huskers won 15 out of 16 events en route to the victory.

The Huskers jumped out early and never looked back, winning the first 11 events of the afternoon. The meet featured some untraditional events, as the teams swam in 25- and 50-yard variations of the freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke. The Huskers won all eight of the sprints, including C.J. Bray winning both the 25- and 50-yard freestyle.

The Nebraska divers had an outstanding day as well. Senior Courtney Jolly set a new career best on the one meter board with a score of 296.40, earning first place in the event. Jolly also won the three meter with a score of 303.37. Sophomore Emily Burbach and freshman D'Arcy Schmidt each set new career bests in both the one and three meter dives as well, giving the NU diving trio a total of five career high scores on the day.

Four other Huskers notched their first wins of the season, as Riley Seidel won the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:58.11), Karen Criss won the 25-yard backstroke (13.93), Hailey Dean won the 25-yard breaststroke (15.29) and Kaitlin Arntz won the 50-yard breaststroke (31.35).