Lord received her fourth NEC Swimmer & Rookie of the Week honors to kick off the new year. Lord won the 100-meter backstroke in 57.61 seconds at UMass. This year, she has dominated the race, setting the fastest time in the conference by more than two seconds. The rookie also took third in the 200 IM (2:15.93) and fourth in the 200 back (2:10.43). She is ranked first in the league in the 200 IM, 200 back and 100 back.