North Carolina State University Athletics
Pack Heads To Coast to Face Seahawks
11/4/2003 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
Nov. 4, 2003
NC State swimming & diving will make its second road trip of the season on Wednesday, Nov. 5, as it travels to Wilmington, N.C. to meet the UNC Wilmington Seahawks in a non-conference matchup. The Wolfpack is coming off a sweep of East Carolina. Both the men's and women's squads produced a number of winners, totaling 32 in all.
The Seahawks split with Emory on Monday, the men came up with a season-opening win, and the women fell at home. The men's squad is the defending CAA Champion. Last season when the NC State faced UNCW, the Pack swept both teams.
The Pack men's squad, which is 3-1 overall and 1-1 in ACC action, has found success a lot of success early in the season. The squad is led by freestyler Scott Dettloff, who enters Wednesday's meet with a streak of three consecutive wins in the 50 free. His best mark came versus Georgia Tech and stands as the ninth-fastest in the conference. He is currently undefeated in the 200 fly and ranks seventh in the conference in the event. The squad has also gotten a number of strong swims from John Hudson and Robert Terrell. Combined, the two have produced nine wins and 12 top-three performances. Hudson ranks in the top 13 in the conference in both the 50 and 100 Free, while Terrell ranks in the top 8 in the 100 and 200 back.
The Pack can also depend on a strong performance from freshman diver Vitor Assuncao. Through four meets he has produced eight wins and has set new school records on the 1- and 3-Meter boards.
The women's team (1-2, 1-1) has found much-needed speed in sprint freestyler Rebecca Perry. She is undefeated in the 50 and 100 free events this season. She is currently the fastest freshman in the conference, and ranks third and fourth in the 50 and 100 free events this season. Freshmen Kerry Whitson and Amy Baskwell are performing well in the mid-distance events. Whiston is listed as the conference's 12th-fastest woman in the 200 free, and Baskwell and Whitson are both ranked in the top 20 in the 500 free.
Jessica Koenig has recently come on strong. In her last outing she took wins in the 200 back and 200 IM with times that currently rank in the conference's top 20, including 13th in the 200 back and an impressive eighth in the IM. Laura Cutler is ranks sixth in the 200 butterfly.
The Pack's showdown with the Seahawks is scheduled for 5 p.m. in the Seahawk Natatorium on the campus of UNCW.
