Huskers Close Regular Season Against Missouri

Nebraska at Missouri
Saturday, Feb. 6  |  11 a.m.  |  Columbia, Mo.

Huskers Close Regular Season With Dual Against Missouri
The Nebraska swimming and diving team finishes its regular season schedule on Saturday with a dual against Missouri. The meet will take place at 11 a.m. in Columbia, Mo. The Huskers come into the meet seeking its fifth dual win of the season, as it currently has a 4-2 record.

Nebraska had a big victory over Iowa State last weekend, beating the Cyclones 177-123 on Senior Day. The Huskers honored seven seniors before the dual as they participated in their final home meet of their careers.

The Huskers will have nearly three weeks off before traveling to College Station, Texas, for the Big 12 Championships on Feb. 24-27.

Pool Points
+  Senior Mariah Hutchinson added to her tally of first-place and top-two finishes on the season when she recorded two victories against Iowa State. She now leads the team with 19 top-two and 12 first-place finishes on the year.

+  Junior Brandie Kavalec had one of the best meets of her season against Iowa State, earning one second-place and two first-place finishes. Kavalec now has seven event wins this season.

+  Nebraska's 177-123 victory over Iowa State last weekend was NU's seventh straight dual victory over the Cylcones, dating back to the 2003-04 season.

Review: Huskers Race Past Cyclones
The Nebraska swimming and diving team won 10 of 16 events en route to a 177-123 victory over Iowa State on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at the Devaney Natatorium. The Huskers earned their first Big 12 win of the season, and improved to 4-2 overall on the year in dual meets.

The Huskers honored seven seniors before the meet, as Kaitlin Arntz, Colleen Criss, Karen Criss, Hailey Dean, Mariah Hutchinson, Kelsey Ida and Sarah Ziegelmann all participated in their final home meet as Huskers.

Iowa State raced to a quick start, winning the first two events of the day. The Huskers responded with a 1-2-3 finish in the 200-yard freestyle, with Mariah Hutchinson winning the event with a time of 1:51.97. Ellan Dufour made it two straight wins for the Huskers with a victory in the 100-yard backstroke in the next event. Nebraska took a 74-57 lead into the first diving break.

ISU's Abby Christensen took first on the three meter dive with a score of 283.88, narrowing the Husker lead. NU's Amy Herman took second with a score of 258.91.

Hutchinson earned her second win of the day in the first event after the diving break, the 100-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 51.92, her best time of the season. Ariel Weech took third for the Huskers in the event. Iowa State battled back with a 1-2 finish in the 200-yard backstroke and again closed the margin between the teams.

The Huskers once again responded with a 1-2 finish of their own in the 200-yard breaststroke, as Kaitlin Arntz and Kelsey Larson took first and second, respectively, in the event. Arntz won it with a time of 2:20.81. NU's Brandie Kavalec took first in the next event, the 500-yard freestyle, to stretch NU's lead even further. Iowa State took first in the 100-yard butterfly, but Nebraska still led 138-107 going into the second diving break.

Nebraska's D'Arcy Schmidt won the one meter dive with a score of 259.65, beating out ISU's Abby Christensen who scored 253.28. The Huskers also won the 400-yard IM as Kavalec took her second event win of the day. The Huskers closed out the victory with a first-place finish in the final event of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relay, finishing with a time of 3:28.71.