Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Patchy fog this morning. Cooler with highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
The BIG EAST named men's swimming and diving senior Ben Smith (Sudbury, Mass.) Athlete of the Week as announced by the conference last week. Smith's double first-place finishes and relay team performance in the loss to La Salle earned him the conference recognition.Smith swam the third leg of a second-place 200 yard relay team that finished in 1:28.24. His split time was 21.74. Smith also notched two first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 butterfly, touching the wall at 51.51 and 1:55.31, respectively.
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