Abernethy collected a league-leading fifth NEC Diving award after compiling the best average score of the week in both the 1 and 3-meter competitions. In Wednesday's meet against BU, she scored a 239.5 on the 3-meter board following a 211.80 finish in the 1-meter that were good for second and third place, respectively. Abernethy, who hails from Chandler, AZ, was back on the diving board just a few days later to face Rider, and she tacked on another pair of third place showings. She posted a 224.02 in the 1-meter, while scoring a 220.86 in the 3-meter.