MIAMI (Jan. 30, 2019) - The sophomore-duo of Diver Rachel Foord and Swimmer Stephanie Hussey were named athletes of the week by Conference USA on Wednesday afternoon. 

The recognition follows the Panthers dominate performance against cross-state foe, FGCU. The Panthers bolstered a 198-102 win over the Eagles, who ranked No. 11 in mid-major (Collegeswimming.com), on Saturday Jan. 26. 

The superlatives are no surprise for the sophomore standouts who have both been tabbed by C-USA, as athletes of the week, for the second time this season. 

The Melbourne, Australia native, notched a first-place finish from the 3-meter springboard  with a score of 288.00 and from the 1-meter she placed second with a score of 296.92

In the pool, Hussey completed the day with three individual victories and contributed to the victory of the 400 free relay event. Her performances in the 1000 free (10:26.63), 200 fly (2:04.88), 500 free (5:04.89) and 400 free relay (3:30.7) accounted for a quarter of the events that took place on Saturday. With the four events combined, the Quebec, Canada native swam 1800 yards that all resulted in victories for the Panthers. 

FIU ended the day capturing 14 of 16 events and added a win to the all-time record against FGCU.  

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The Panthers travel to Boca Raton, Florida to face FAU. The Owls and the Eagles will go head-to-head in the pool on Saturday, Feb. 2, with action beginning at 11 a.m. 

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