MIAMI (Oct. 16, 2015) – Winning 10 of the day's 12 total events, the FIU swimming and diving team downed Conference USA foe Rice, 133-90, on Friday from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
The victory improves the Panthers to 3-0 this season as FIU has now won 14-straight dual meets as well as 13-consecutive at the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center.
Leading the way for the Panthers were sophomores
Kyna Pereira and
Naomi Ruele, who combined for five first-place finishes. Pereira won the 1000-Yard Freestyle (10:06.76) and the 500-YardFreestyle (4:58.47), while Ruele took first in the 50-Yard Backstroke (26.86) and the 50-Yard Freestyle (24.15). The two also teamed up with sophomore
Ally Mayhew and senior
Becky Wilde to win the 100-Yard Freestyle Relay (45.10). Pereira's 10:06.76 in the 1000 Free set an Aquatic Center record previously held by Kansas' Rebecca Swank.
Also claiming first-place finishes for the Panthers were sophomore
Skye Carey in the 200-Yard Backstroke (2:02.84 – a C-USA season-best), sophomore
Rebecca Quesnel in the One-Meter Dive (298.35), sophomore
Chase Harris in the 200-Yard Breaststroke (2:19.75 – a C-USA season-best), senior
Valerie Inghels in the 100-Yard Butterfly (57.66) and senior
Jessica Chadwick in the 200-Yard Individual Medley (2:06.39 – a C-USA season-best).
The Panthers will return to the pool on Saturday, Oct. 17, with Day Two of Dual-A-Palooza. The Panthers will face Florida Atlantic at 10 a.m. followed by No. 24-ranked Miami (Fla.) at 3 p.m.
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