CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2018) - The FIU swimming and diving team fell to Miami on Saturday, as the Panthers dropped their season opener to the Hurricanes at Norman Whitten Pool.
The Panthers won five of 16 events on Saturday, taking the 200-yard medley relay, 1000-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard breaststroke and 500-yard freestyle.
Stephanie Hussey led the way for FIU in the pool, taking two events to open her sophomore campaign. Hussey won the 500 and 1000-yard freestyles with times of 5:04.57 and 10:29.37 respectively. Junior Carita Luukkanen also posted a stellar day in the water, earning two victories in the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard breaststroke.