Sioux Falls, SD – The USF Swimming team prepares for a matchup with NSIC rival  Northern State at the Midco Aquatic Center in Sioux Falls. The meet will begin at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 30^th.
 
The Cougars have never lost a regular season dual to Northern State in the programs six year history. The 7-0 record most recently included a 112-33 victory during a quad dual last season on January 16^th.
 
Matchup history-
11/3/16 – USF 109 - NSU 95
1/11/19 – USF 126 – NSU 76
8/5/19 – USF 329 – NSU 78
1/11/20 – USF 128 – NSU 73
1/9/21 – USF 170 – NSU 85
1/16/21 – USF 128 – NSU 39 (Quad 1)
1/16/21 – USF 112 – NSU 33 (Quad 2)
 
Last week, the Cougars split a double dual with Minnesota State and Jamestown as they handily beat Jamestown while falling by only 11 points to MSU. Despite the slight loss to MSU, USF posted 11 event wins in the 16 events against each opponent with several great performances.
 
Highlights from last weeks dual with MSU/Jamestown-

-Inte Pas moved into 4^th place in NCAA DII with her 1:04.50 time in the 100 yard Breaststroke
-USF's 400 yard Medley Relay (Paulina Ruelas, Pas, Domenica Solano, Ursula Demarquet) placed first and also broke the pool record for the event with a time of  3:58.52
-Event winners:
    Ilinde du Plessis – 100 yard Backstroke & 200 yard Backstroke
    Valerie Childs – 200 yard Butterfly
    Demarquet – 50 yard Freestyle
    Pas – 200 yard IM & 100 yard Breaststroke & 200 yard Breaststroke
    Solano – 100 yard Butterfly