University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Fall to Rutgers and Notre Dame
11/10/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
STORRS, CT (November 10, 2001) – The University of Connecticut men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams fell to Rutgers and Notre Dame Saturday afternoon in the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium. The women, in a closely-fought battle that came down to the last race, were just edged by Rutgers, 153 to 147, and the men fell to Notre Dame 184 to 115 and to Rutgers 189 to 110.
The losses dropped the women’s team to 3-3 overall and 2-3 in the BIG EAST and the men’s team to 3-4 overall and 2-4 in the BIG EAST.
UConn first-place finishes are as follows:
Men vs. Notre Dame
Marshal Livingstone (Jr., Endwell, NY) -- 200 Yard Free -- 1:43.41
Ofri Brener (Sr., Haifa, Israel) -- 100 Yard Breast -- 59.34
Livingstone -- 100 Yard Free -- 46.85
Brener -- 200 Yard Breast -- 2:10.27
UConn A -- 400 Yard Free Relay -- 3:10.61
Men vs. Rutgers
Craig Orski (Jr., West Sayville, NY) -- 1000 Yard Free -- 9:54.83
Volkan Konuralp (So., Istanbul, Turkey) -- 500 Yard Free -- 4:47.11
Women vs. Rutgers
UConn A -- 400 Yard Medley Relay -- 3:55.49
Cassie Novak (Fr., Cheshire, CT) -- 1000 Yard Free -- 10:21.40
Katy Cerrito (Fr., Scotia, NY) -- 100 Yard Back -- 1:01.09
Kate Larson (Jr., Sayville, NY) -- 100 Yard Breast -- 1:05.94
Melissa Kull (Jr., Poughkeepsie, NY) -- 1 Meter Diving -- 261.50
Novak -- 200 Yard Back -- 2:05.21
Larson -- 200 Yard Breast -- 2:22.51
Kull -- 3 Meter Diving -- 255.90