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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs North Carolina
Saturday, February 1
Durham, N.C.
12 PM
Duke University
vs
North Carolina
Blue Devils Host Tar Heels Saturday
1/31/2020 11:50:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke swimming and diving team returns to Taishoff Aquatics Pavilion for the final time this season as the Blue Devils host No. NR/16 North Carolina on Saturday. The meet will begin at noon and serves as Duke's senior meet.
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SENIOR MEET
Prior to the meet, Duke will be honoring its 10 seniors on the team. Those ten individuals combine for five individual school records and have contributed to nine relay records. In addition, the class has contributed 34 placements on the all-time top-10 lists and 53 relay contributions.
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The Duke swimming and diving class of 2020: Sheldon Boboff of San Francisco, Calif., Suzanne Dolan of Arlington, Va., Jaina Gaudette of Windsor, Ontario, Nathaniel Hernandez of Southlake, Texas, Kylie Jordan of Leesburg, Va., Brittany Kampfer of Orange, Calif., Alyssa Marsh of Davidson, N.C., Daichi Matsuda of Palo Alto, Calif., Kira Page of New Milford, Conn., and Miles Williams of Hong Kong, China.
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GET TO KNOW NORTH CAROLINA
In its first season under head coach Mark Gangloff, North Carolina is 2-4 in men's and 3-3 in women's. The Tar Heel women have earned the No. 15 spot in the most recent College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America TYR Poll on Jan. 22.
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Saturday is the 80th meeting between the two men's programs. Duke is 6-73 all-time versus the Tar Heels, with wins in the first three meetings and the most recent three meetings. The Blue Devils snapped a 73-meet, 77-year win drought versus the Tar Heels in 2017 as Duke topped UNC 173-126 in Chapel Hill.
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The meet this weekend will be the 42nd occurrence for the women. The Blue Devils trail the series 3-38, but are currently on a three-meet winning streak.Â
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Last season, Duke swept the Tar Heels for the third consecutive season. The Duke men topped North Carolina 155-145 while the women took down the Tar Heels 165.5-135.5.
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A win on Saturday for either team will set the longest Blue Devil win streak over North Carolina in Duke history.
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LAST TIME OUT
Duke gets back in action after coming up short on the road at No. 6/6 NC State. The Blue Devils fell 104-191 in the men's competition and 116-181 on the women's side.
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Seniors Alyssa Marsh and Miles Williams led the Blue Devils in the pool.  Marsh got Duke its first win of the meet in the 50 free, topping the women's side with a time of 22.64. Williams followed suit, as he and freshman Charlie Gingrich tag-teamed the men's event to first (20.24) and second (20.84).
Williams continued the movement after the break, posting his second individual win of the day with a 44.36 in the 100 freestyle.
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Later in the meet, Marsh led the Blue Devils to sweep the top three spots in the 100 butterfly. The Davidson, N.C., native topped the side in 53.37. Senior Kylie Jordan and freshman Sarah Snyder completed the sweep with times of 54.23 and 56.01, respectively.
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On the boards, Freshman Kate Mullin, out of Wellesley, Mass., notched a career-best score of 293.78 in the one-meter event to place first and rise to sixth in Duke's all-time lists. Redshirt senior Lizzie Fitzpatrick was not far behind, finishing in second (282.23).
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DUKE IN THE ACC STANDINGS
Duke has five athletes, three female and two males, that have placed top-five ACC times in 12 different events this season.
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Senior Alyssa Marsh leads Duke, holding four top-five times this season. She currently sits second in the ACC in the 50 free and 100 fly with times of 21.90 and 51.05, respectively. Her 48.11 100 free places her fourth in the ACC this season while her time of 52.64 in the 100 back sits at fifth. In addition, Marsh sits atop of the ACC this season in the 50 fly split (23.46).
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Sophomore Easop Lee and freshman Emma Shuppert have also notched top-five ACC times this season. Lee sits fourth in the 1,000 freestyle at 9:49.81. Shuppert holds the No. 4 spot in the 50 back split with a time of 24.42.
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Senior Miles Williams holds top-five times in two events this season, both in freestyle sprints. In the 50, Williams checks in at fifth in the ACC with a time of 19.58. In the 100, his time of 42.99 earns him fourth in the conference.
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Senior diver Nathaniel Hernandez's season-best dive in the three-meter (418.25) sits atop the ACC and is fourth in Division I. He also leads the ACC in platform diving with a 372.80 and his 384.35 at Boston College in the one-meter competition is third in the ACC this season.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Live stats will be updated throughout the meet HERE.
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UP NEXT
Having completed the regular season, the Blue Devils will turn their attention to the postseason and the upcoming ACC Championships. Both men's and women's ACC Championships will be hosted by the Greensboro Aquatics Center in Greensboro, N.C. The women's event will run from Feb. 19-22 with the men's the week later, Feb. 26-29.
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FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeSwimDive". You can also find all-access coverage of all Duke athletic programs on SnapChat by searching for "dukeathletics".
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— Duke Swimming/Diving (@DukeSWIMDIVE) January 27, 2020
SENIOR MEET
Prior to the meet, Duke will be honoring its 10 seniors on the team. Those ten individuals combine for five individual school records and have contributed to nine relay records. In addition, the class has contributed 34 placements on the all-time top-10 lists and 53 relay contributions.
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The Duke swimming and diving class of 2020: Sheldon Boboff of San Francisco, Calif., Suzanne Dolan of Arlington, Va., Jaina Gaudette of Windsor, Ontario, Nathaniel Hernandez of Southlake, Texas, Kylie Jordan of Leesburg, Va., Brittany Kampfer of Orange, Calif., Alyssa Marsh of Davidson, N.C., Daichi Matsuda of Palo Alto, Calif., Kira Page of New Milford, Conn., and Miles Williams of Hong Kong, China.
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GET TO KNOW NORTH CAROLINA
In its first season under head coach Mark Gangloff, North Carolina is 2-4 in men's and 3-3 in women's. The Tar Heel women have earned the No. 15 spot in the most recent College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America TYR Poll on Jan. 22.
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Saturday is the 80th meeting between the two men's programs. Duke is 6-73 all-time versus the Tar Heels, with wins in the first three meetings and the most recent three meetings. The Blue Devils snapped a 73-meet, 77-year win drought versus the Tar Heels in 2017 as Duke topped UNC 173-126 in Chapel Hill.
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The meet this weekend will be the 42nd occurrence for the women. The Blue Devils trail the series 3-38, but are currently on a three-meet winning streak.Â
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Last season, Duke swept the Tar Heels for the third consecutive season. The Duke men topped North Carolina 155-145 while the women took down the Tar Heels 165.5-135.5.
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A win on Saturday for either team will set the longest Blue Devil win streak over North Carolina in Duke history.
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LAST TIME OUT
Duke gets back in action after coming up short on the road at No. 6/6 NC State. The Blue Devils fell 104-191 in the men's competition and 116-181 on the women's side.
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Seniors Alyssa Marsh and Miles Williams led the Blue Devils in the pool.  Marsh got Duke its first win of the meet in the 50 free, topping the women's side with a time of 22.64. Williams followed suit, as he and freshman Charlie Gingrich tag-teamed the men's event to first (20.24) and second (20.84).
Williams continued the movement after the break, posting his second individual win of the day with a 44.36 in the 100 freestyle.
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Later in the meet, Marsh led the Blue Devils to sweep the top three spots in the 100 butterfly. The Davidson, N.C., native topped the side in 53.37. Senior Kylie Jordan and freshman Sarah Snyder completed the sweep with times of 54.23 and 56.01, respectively.
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On the boards, Freshman Kate Mullin, out of Wellesley, Mass., notched a career-best score of 293.78 in the one-meter event to place first and rise to sixth in Duke's all-time lists. Redshirt senior Lizzie Fitzpatrick was not far behind, finishing in second (282.23).
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DUKE IN THE ACC STANDINGS
Duke has five athletes, three female and two males, that have placed top-five ACC times in 12 different events this season.
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Senior Alyssa Marsh leads Duke, holding four top-five times this season. She currently sits second in the ACC in the 50 free and 100 fly with times of 21.90 and 51.05, respectively. Her 48.11 100 free places her fourth in the ACC this season while her time of 52.64 in the 100 back sits at fifth. In addition, Marsh sits atop of the ACC this season in the 50 fly split (23.46).
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Sophomore Easop Lee and freshman Emma Shuppert have also notched top-five ACC times this season. Lee sits fourth in the 1,000 freestyle at 9:49.81. Shuppert holds the No. 4 spot in the 50 back split with a time of 24.42.
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Senior Miles Williams holds top-five times in two events this season, both in freestyle sprints. In the 50, Williams checks in at fifth in the ACC with a time of 19.58. In the 100, his time of 42.99 earns him fourth in the conference.
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Senior diver Nathaniel Hernandez's season-best dive in the three-meter (418.25) sits atop the ACC and is fourth in Division I. He also leads the ACC in platform diving with a 372.80 and his 384.35 at Boston College in the one-meter competition is third in the ACC this season.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Live stats will be updated throughout the meet HERE.
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UP NEXT
Having completed the regular season, the Blue Devils will turn their attention to the postseason and the upcoming ACC Championships. Both men's and women's ACC Championships will be hosted by the Greensboro Aquatics Center in Greensboro, N.C. The women's event will run from Feb. 19-22 with the men's the week later, Feb. 26-29.
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FOLLOW ALONG
For more information on Duke swimming and diving, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeSwimDive". You can also find all-access coverage of all Duke athletic programs on SnapChat by searching for "dukeathletics".
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#GoDuke
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