NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Maggie O'Connell (Hagerstown, Md.) notched her second eighth-place finish at the Northeast Conference Swimming And Diving Championships to lead Mount St. Mary's to a fifth-place standing at the three-day competition on Saturday.

Central Connecticut State won the championship with a total of 649.5 while Saint Francis (Pa.) (457), Wagner (436.5), Sacred Heart (436.5), the Mount (132) and St. Francis (N.Y.) also participated in the event.

O'Connell, who posted an eighth-place finish in the 100 fly on Friday, finished eighth in the 200 fly with a time of 2:20.73. The sophomore has recorded three Top-8 finishes in her two trips to the NEC Championships.

Jeanne Marie Benedetti (Olney, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel), Kate Ansman (Long Island, N.Y./Sachem East), Elise Radziwill (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill) and Paige Chenet (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) finished fifth in the 400-free relay. Benedetti also placed 12th in the 1650 free (18:23.55) while Ansman was 15th in the 200 back (2:27.37) and Chenet finished 15th in the 100 free (57.01).

Heather Kurtzman (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) finished 12th in the 200 back (2:21.02) while Eileen Coyne (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) finished right behind Ansman after she won the "C" Final in the 200 back (2:19.05) to place 13th overall. Mary Beth Kasda (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) recorded a 12th-place standing in the 200 breast (2:40.18).

Mount St. Mary's finished its second season in program history with a team record five wins.