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UNC & Wolfpack Split Swim/Dive Dual Meets
January 31, 2015 | Swimming & Diving
RALEIGH, N.C. — The University of North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams ended their seasons with a split of dual meets against local rival NC State at the Willis Casey Natatorium.
The eighth-ranked Wolfpack men defeated the Tar Heels 180-118 while the #5 Tar Heel women continued their long winning streak over NC State, edging the #12 Wolfpack 155.5-144.5.
“Today's meet was another in a long history of great rivalry matches with NC State at their pool. Their teams are well coached and were prepared and we faced some tremendous challenges all day long,” said UNC head coach Rich DeSelm.
The women's meet was a cliffhanger with each team taking eight event wins. The Wolfpack swept the relays but Carolina's 2-3-4 finish in the 200 IM allowed the Tar Heels to clinch the meet in the next-to-last event. Hellen Moffitt captured three individual events and Emma Nunn and Danielle Siverling each took two first places to power the Tar Heels to the win. Carolina leads the all-time series 38-5 and has not lost to NC State since 1982.
“Our women withstood the pressure extremely well and we had some outstanding front line performances. At the end of the day, our depth came through to help us come out with a victory,” DeSelm said. “Hellen Moffitt had a tremendous day, winning her three events and putting up some outstanding times. Emma Nunn swam a challenging triple – 1000 free, 200 fly & 500 free – and made a huge difference on the day. Danielle Siverling, our tremendous senior co-captain and always dependable, won two events, as well. Kelly Corish, another co-captain and senior, surprised some by winning the three-meter board.”
The Wolfpack men, who earned their first win over UNC since 2012, led from start to finish, taking first place in 13 events. Despite the loss, Carolina still leads the all-time series 48-32.
“On the men's side, we knew NC State was strong in every event and, today, they proved that to be the case,” said DeSelm. “We had a lot of outstanding swims and some of them were less noticeable because of State's performances. Our divers were dominant, as they have been so many times this year. Our relays were about where we've been all season and we are learning what our best combinations will be for the ACC Championships. Many of our men swam to season and, in some cases, lifetime best times today. Dual meets are over and now it's time to prepare for the Championship season. We will use today's meet to get better – we have to – and we are excited about the meets that are ahead of us over the next few months.”
TEAM NOTES
• UNC's men's team finished with a 5-3 overall record. That marks the 76th year in a row UNC has finished .500 or above in dual meets. Over the last 76 years, UNC has had 71 winning seasons and five .500 seasons. The only losing season in UNC history was in 1939.
• The Carolina men finished with a 3-2 ACC dual meet record. UNC has had a winning record in ACC dual meets every year it has been in the league beginning in 1954, a streak now 62 years long.
• The Tar Heels' women's team finished the season 7-1 in dual meets. That's the best mark for the UNC women since 2007. Carolina went undefeated in the ACC (5-0) for the first time since 2007 when it was also 5-0.
• Carolina has had a winning dual meet record every year of program history since 1975. Since 1979, when ACC competition began, UNC has had winning ACC dual meet records in every year but one.
• UNC improved to 38-5 in dual meets versus NC State on the women's side. The Tar Heels have won every dual meet action the Wolfpack since the 1982 season.
DUAL MEET NOTES (UNC MEN)
• Freshman Henry Campbell finished as the runner-up in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:10.83. That was more than two seconds faster than his previous career best of 9:13.42. Josh Beals had a season best in the event.
• Freshman Philip Perdue set his career best in the 200-yard freestyle for the second successive day, going 1:37.89, .08 faster than he was against Duke Friday.
• Sam Lewis and Patrick Myers had season best times in the 100-yard backstroke.
• Dom Glavich was the runner-up in the 200-yard butterfly in a season best time of 1:44.87. He also had a season best time in the 200 IM at 1:49.76.
• Christian Caveness was just off his career best in the 100-yard freestyle, going 44.69 after setting a career best mark of 44.57 versus Duke Friday. He then led off the 400 free relay in 44.55 to take down his career best in the final event of the meet.
• Patrick Myers had a season best time of 1:45.94 in the 200-yard backstroke.
• Dom Glavich, Henry Campbell and Patrick Myers all had their season best times in the 200-yard individual medley.
• Jack Nyquist swept the diving events for the second straight day and Sam Lewis had a victory in the 100-yard butterfly.
DUAL MEET NOTES (UNC WOMEN)
• Senior captain Kelly Corish had a career best score of 330.45 points as she won the three-meter diving competition. Corish had scored 310.60 on the three-meter board at 2014 Nike Cup for her previous career best.
• Carolina's 1-2-3 sweep in the 200-yard backstroke was a key momentum shift in the meet as Hellen Moffitt, Annie Harrison and Caroline Baldwin took the top three spots. Moffitt set a new career best time in the event at 1:56.49 (previous was 1:57.17). She is now the sixth fastest Tar Heel in school history in the event.
• Senior captain Danielle Siverling won two individual events to power the Tar Heels to the close victory. She took first place in the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. Her time in the 500 (4:49.68) was her fastest this year.
• Junior Emma Nunn was a two-event winner, recording victories in the 1000-yard freestyle and the 200-yard butterfly.
• Sophomore Hellen Moffitt took three individual events. She has a career best in the 200 back and won the 100 fly by .09 of a second, a key point swing for the Tar Heels in the eventual 11-point win. She also took first place in the 100-yard backstroke.
NEXT UP: The University of North Carolina will play host to the Carolina College Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 7 and Sunday, Feb. 8 at Koury Natatorium. There will be two preliminary and two finals sessions on Saturday and one preliminary and one finals sessions on Sunday.
MEN'S TEAM SCORE
#8 NC State 180, #20 North Carolina 118
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORE
#5 North Carolina 155.5, #12 NC State 144.5
CAROLINA TOP FINISHERS EVENT BY EVENT
200-Yd. Medley Relay: Nic Graesser, Kurt Wohlrab, Sam Lewis, Logan Heck, 2nd Place, 1:28.27
1000-Yd. Freestyle: Henry Campbell, 2nd Place, 9:10.83
200-Yd. Freestyle: Philip Perdue, 3rd Place, 1:37.89
100-Yd. Backstroke: Sam Lewis, 3rd Place, 47.86
100-Yd. Breaststroke: Kurt Wohlrab, 2nd Place, 55.84
200-Yd. Butterfly: Dom Glavich, 2nd Place, 1:44.87
50-Yd. Freestyle: Chris Gondek and Logan Heck, 3rd Place, 20.75
1-Meter Diving: Jack Nyquist, 1st Place, 370.65
100-Yd. Freestyle: Christian Caveness, 4th Place, 44.69
200-Yd. Backstroke: Patrick Myers, 3rd Place, 1:45.94
200-Yd. Breaststroke: Brian Bollerman, 3rd Place, 2:01.44
500-Yd. Freestyle: Henry Campbell, 2nd Place, 4:29.07
100-Yd. Butterfly: Sam Lewis, 1st Place, 47.44
3-Meter Diving: Jack Nyquist, 1st Place, 380.77
200-Yd. Individual Medley: Dom Glavich, 3rd Place, 1:49.76
200-Yd. Freestyle Relay: Christian Caveness, Philip Perdue, Chris Gondek. Lucas Popp, 2nd Place, 2:58.66
Records: North Carolina 5-3, ACC 3-2; NC State 8-0, ACC 4-0
CAROLINA TOP FINISHERS EVENT BY EVENT
200-Yd. Medley Relay: Hellen Moffitt, Katie Munch, Hannah Lincoln, Ally Hardesty, 2nd Place, 1:40.53
1000-Yd. Freestyle: Emma Nunn, 1st Place, 9:54.49
200-Yd. Freestyle: Danielle Siverling, 1st Place, 1:48.33
100-Yd. Backstroke: Hellen Moffit, 1st Place, 53.60
100-Yd. Breaststroke: Emily Pfeiffer, 2nd Place, 1:03.65
200-Yd. Butterfly: Emma Nunn, 1st Place, 1:59.03
50-Yd. Freestyle: Hannah Lincoln, 3rd Place, 23.37
3-Meter Diving: Kelly Corish, 1st Place, 330.45
100-Yd. Freestyle: Ally Hardesty, 2nd Place, 50.61
200-Yd. Backstroke: Hellen Moffitt, 1st Place, 1:56.49
200-Yd. Breaststroke: Emily Pfeiffer, 2nd Place, 2:17.71
500-Yd. Freestyle: Danielle Siverling, 1st Place, 4:49.68
100-Yd. Butterfly: Hellen Moffitt, 1st Place, 54.13
1-Meter Diving: Michole Timm, 2nd Place, 326.25
200-Yd. Individual Medley: Maddy Burns, 2nd place, 2:02.93
200-Yd. Freestyle Relay: Ally Hardesty, Caroline Baldwin, Sarah Hitchens, Danielle Siverling, 2nd Place, 3:22.29
Records: North Carolina 7-1, ACC 5-0; NC State 5-3, ACC 2-2
