University of New Hampshire Athletics
Friday, January 23
Orono, Maine
5 PM
University of New Hampshire
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at
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Maine
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Blume's Two School Diving Records Lead Swim & Dive Past Maine, 167-118
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Hart, Mahoney help Wildcats win Buffalo Wild Wings Border Battle
ORONO, Maine —Junior Grace Blume (Dedham, Mass.) broke both school diving records while sophomore Lydia Hart (Cornwall, Ontario) and senior captain Audrey Mahoney (Downers Grove, Ill.) powered the UNH swimming and diving team to Friday's 167–118 victory against Maine in the Border Battle, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings, at the Stanley M. Wallace Pool.
Blume shattered both UNH diving records, setting new program marks on the 1‑meter with 301.80 points and the 3‑meter with 309.53 points. Hart swept the distance events with wins in the 1000 freestyle (10 minutes, 12.05 seconds) and 500 freestyle (5:05.74), while Mahoney added victories in the 200 freestyle (1:55.85) and 100 freestyle (51.67).
Blume's record‑setting performance surpassed two of the longest‑standing marks in program history. Shana Dege previously held the 3‑meter record with a score of 288.45 set in 2007, while Ellen Pelletier owned the former 1‑meter best at 290.47 from 2012.
UNH (6-2, 2-0 America East) opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay, as senior Caitlin Mason (Charleston, S.C.), junior Emily Loren Wright (Ventura, Calif.), junior captain Grace Mahon (Orange, Conn.) and Mahoney combined for a 1:45.83 finish. Sophomore Teagen Jeffers (Bedford, N.H.) added a victory in the 100 backstroke (58.93), and freshman Leyla Oversluizen (Zwijndrecht, Netherlands) won the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.92.
The Wildcats also swept the top two spots in the 200 butterfly, with sophomore Maddie Serfass (Hershey, Pa./2:08.31) edging Mason (2:08.39) for the win.
Although the Wildcats swam exhibition in the closing 200 freestyle relay, their A‑team still posted the fastest time of the event at 1:38.05.
NEXT UP – AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS, FEB. 18-21, VMI
•The UNH swimming and diving team seeks to defend its America East crown and win the conference championship for the sixth time in seven years when it travels to VMI on Feb. 18-21 for the 2026 America East Swimming and Diving Championships, held at the VMI Aquatic Center in Lexington, Va.
Blume shattered both UNH diving records, setting new program marks on the 1‑meter with 301.80 points and the 3‑meter with 309.53 points. Hart swept the distance events with wins in the 1000 freestyle (10 minutes, 12.05 seconds) and 500 freestyle (5:05.74), while Mahoney added victories in the 200 freestyle (1:55.85) and 100 freestyle (51.67).
Blume's record‑setting performance surpassed two of the longest‑standing marks in program history. Shana Dege previously held the 3‑meter record with a score of 288.45 set in 2007, while Ellen Pelletier owned the former 1‑meter best at 290.47 from 2012.
UNH (6-2, 2-0 America East) opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay, as senior Caitlin Mason (Charleston, S.C.), junior Emily Loren Wright (Ventura, Calif.), junior captain Grace Mahon (Orange, Conn.) and Mahoney combined for a 1:45.83 finish. Sophomore Teagen Jeffers (Bedford, N.H.) added a victory in the 100 backstroke (58.93), and freshman Leyla Oversluizen (Zwijndrecht, Netherlands) won the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.92.
The Wildcats also swept the top two spots in the 200 butterfly, with sophomore Maddie Serfass (Hershey, Pa./2:08.31) edging Mason (2:08.39) for the win.
Although the Wildcats swam exhibition in the closing 200 freestyle relay, their A‑team still posted the fastest time of the event at 1:38.05.
NEXT UP – AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS, FEB. 18-21, VMI
•The UNH swimming and diving team seeks to defend its America East crown and win the conference championship for the sixth time in seven years when it travels to VMI on Feb. 18-21 for the 2026 America East Swimming and Diving Championships, held at the VMI Aquatic Center in Lexington, Va.
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