Florida Atlantic, Florida Southern vs. Florida International

MIAMI, Florida, November 5. DOWN by 12 points heading to the final leg of the meet, the Panthers needed a one-two finish in the 400 Free Relay to defeat Florida Atlantic and did just that, beating the Owls by a score of 119-118. FIU also took care of Florida Southern 194.5-35.5.

"Today's win was the epitome of a team victory. We didn't win many events, but every point was important," Head Coach Randy Horner said. "The girls should be very proud of this victory. They deserved it as hard as they work everyday."

In the 400 Free, the team of Vicnan Torres, Nadia Farrugia, Colleen Quinn and Johanna Gustafsdottir finished in first with a time of 3:35.89 while the team of Kayla Derr, Kariann Stevens, Chelsie Kidd and Kelly Grace finished in second with a time of 3:37.05.

The Panthers started the meet with a victory in the 200 Medley Relay when Sonia Perez Arau, Klara Andersson, Stevens and Mariangela Macchiavello took first with a time of 1:49.73.

In the 11th event of the day, diver Sabrina Beaupre continued her dominance in the 1-meter diving event, taking first place (275.70). Her first place score was 50 points higher than her closest opponent.

In the 200 Backstroke, Perez Arau earned the victory with a final time of 2:02.66 for FIU's fourth win of the meet. She also took second place in the 200 IM.

The Panthers will next compete against Nova Southeastern University and Indian River College on Saturday, Nov. 12, in Davie, Fla. Meet time is 10:00 a.m.

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