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The No. 21/25 Florida State swimming and diving team defeated Miami on Monday afternoon at the Morcom Aquatics Center.
The Seminoles extended their win streak to 21 consecutive meets against the Hurricanes, an unbeaten stretch that dates back to 1999.
In a tightly-contested contest, FSU earned a 157-143 win, as the women’s team and men’s divers squared off against UM. Florida State won seven of 16 events, but a sweep of the top four places in one race and a 1-2 finish in another two helped the Garnet and Gold to the team victory.
In Florida State’s final home meet of the season, senior Maddy Huggins won three individual events and also contributed to a relay victory. Fellow senior Gloria Muzito notched one individual win and was on both first-place relay teams, while freshman Alice Velden earned one individual victory and one relay win.
FSU remains unbeaten in 2025, while UM suffered just its second loss of the 2024-25 season. Monday marked a return to Tallahassee for the Florida State-Miami rivalry for the first time since 2019-20.
“This was just a great day,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “Top to bottom, our women’s team did an amazing job. So many people stepped up to get second, third or fourth if Miami won an event, and we just overwhelmed them in the end. Miami is a very good team, and has been improving the last couple of years, so it's a great win for us. I’m really excited about the way we competed and where we're at going into the ACC Championships. And, a special shout out to junior Sophie Freeman, she really stepped up, did an amazing job and helped make the difference.”
The Seminoles began the day with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, as Velden, Huggins, graduate student Jenny Halden and Muzito touched the wall in 1:36.20, a victory by almost two seconds. FSU also was third, just 0.12 seconds behind UM, to pick up an extra two points.
Miami won the next two events, the 1,000 freestyle and 200 freestyle, but Florida State placed second, third, fourth and sixth in the 200 freestyle to earn valuable points and only trail by three points after three events.
FSU answered right back with two wins of its own. First with a 1-2 finish in the 100 backstroke, led by Velden’s 53.28, to reclaim a 40-34 lead. Huggins then notched her first individual win in the 100 breaststroke, as her 1:00.12 was a tops by 0.04 seconds. That helped stretch the overall lead to 13 points, at 53-40.
The Hurricanes followed with another two victories, but the Seminoles’ lead was only trimmed by four points, to 70-61. Florida State was second, third and fifth in the 200 butterfly and second, third and fourth in the 50 freestyle to help keep the advantage.
The Garnet and Gold then more than doubled their lead in just one event, with a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 100 freestyle. Muzito led the charge in 49.23, and freshman Maryn McDade was fourth in 50.51, holding off Miami’s top finisher by 0.07 seconds.
The visitors took the 200 backstroke, with FSU coming in second and fourth to keep a double-digit advantage at 92-77.
A 1-2 Florida State finish followed, as Huggins won the 200 breaststroke in 2:07.96 to make it 106-82.
UM won the next two events, but FSU was second, third, fourth and fifth in the 100 butterfly to keep a 14-point lead. Meanwhile, the 3-meter diving event was scored, where the Hurricanes were first and second. Heading into the final two events in the pool, along with the 1-meter springboard, Florida State held on to a 126-119 lead.
Huggins’ third win of the day was in the 200 individual medley in 1:59.96. That helped give the Seminoles a 138-126 advantage, and they secured the victory in the 400 freestyle relay. Freshman Mary Leigh Hardman, Freeman, senior Edith Jernstedt and Muzito were victorious in 3:17.61.
The win put FSU over 150 points, with a 151-130 lead. As 1-meter concluded, the Florida State win, at 157-143, was made official.
Up next, the regular season will conclude with another in-state matchup, as FSU faces Florida on Friday, January 31, at 12 p.m. ET. The matchup will once again be hosted in Ocala, Florida, at Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training.
The No. 21/25 Florida State swimming and diving team defeated Miami on Monday afternoon at the Morcom Aquatics Center.
The Seminoles extended their win streak to 21 consecutive meets against the Hurricanes, an unbeaten stretch that dates back to 1999.
In a tightly-contested contest, FSU earned a 157-143 win, as the women’s team and men’s divers squared off against UM. Florida State won seven of 16 events, but a sweep of the top four places in one race and a 1-2 finish in another two helped the Garnet and Gold to the team victory.
In Florida State’s final home meet of the season, senior Maddy Huggins won three individual events and also contributed to a relay victory. Fellow senior Gloria Muzito notched one individual win and was on both first-place relay teams, while freshman Alice Velden earned one individual victory and one relay win.
FSU remains unbeaten in 2025, while UM suffered just its second loss of the 2024-25 season. Monday marked a return to Tallahassee for the Florida State-Miami rivalry for the first time since 2019-20.
“This was just a great day,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “Top to bottom, our women’s team did an amazing job. So many people stepped up to get second, third or fourth if Miami won an event, and we just overwhelmed them in the end. Miami is a very good team, and has been improving the last couple of years, so it's a great win for us. I’m really excited about the way we competed and where we're at going into the ACC Championships. And, a special shout out to junior Sophie Freeman, she really stepped up, did an amazing job and helped make the difference.”
The Seminoles began the day with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, as Velden, Huggins, graduate student Jenny Halden and Muzito touched the wall in 1:36.20, a victory by almost two seconds. FSU also was third, just 0.12 seconds behind UM, to pick up an extra two points.
Miami won the next two events, the 1,000 freestyle and 200 freestyle, but Florida State placed second, third, fourth and sixth in the 200 freestyle to earn valuable points and only trail by three points after three events.
FSU answered right back with two wins of its own. First with a 1-2 finish in the 100 backstroke, led by Velden’s 53.28, to reclaim a 40-34 lead. Huggins then notched her first individual win in the 100 breaststroke, as her 1:00.12 was a tops by 0.04 seconds. That helped stretch the overall lead to 13 points, at 53-40.
The Hurricanes followed with another two victories, but the Seminoles’ lead was only trimmed by four points, to 70-61. Florida State was second, third and fifth in the 200 butterfly and second, third and fourth in the 50 freestyle to help keep the advantage.
The Garnet and Gold then more than doubled their lead in just one event, with a 1-2-3-4 finish in the 100 freestyle. Muzito led the charge in 49.23, and freshman Maryn McDade was fourth in 50.51, holding off Miami’s top finisher by 0.07 seconds.
The visitors took the 200 backstroke, with FSU coming in second and fourth to keep a double-digit advantage at 92-77.
A 1-2 Florida State finish followed, as Huggins won the 200 breaststroke in 2:07.96 to make it 106-82.
UM won the next two events, but FSU was second, third, fourth and fifth in the 100 butterfly to keep a 14-point lead. Meanwhile, the 3-meter diving event was scored, where the Hurricanes were first and second. Heading into the final two events in the pool, along with the 1-meter springboard, Florida State held on to a 126-119 lead.
Huggins’ third win of the day was in the 200 individual medley in 1:59.96. That helped give the Seminoles a 138-126 advantage, and they secured the victory in the 400 freestyle relay. Freshman Mary Leigh Hardman, Freeman, senior Edith Jernstedt and Muzito were victorious in 3:17.61.
The win put FSU over 150 points, with a 151-130 lead. As 1-meter concluded, the Florida State win, at 157-143, was made official.
Up next, the regular season will conclude with another in-state matchup, as FSU faces Florida on Friday, January 31, at 12 p.m. ET. The matchup will once again be hosted in Ocala, Florida, at Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training.
