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MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's swimming and diving team will look for its second straight dual win on Friday when it hosts the College of St. Benedict. The meet begins at 6 p.m. on Friday at the Nemzek Pool in Moorhead, Minn.

The Dragons (2-1) split a pair of duals last week. MSUM fell to Division I foe North Dakota, 165-78 on Friday and beat Concordia, 134-60 on Saturday.

A year ago, MSUM rolled to a 194-105 win over the Blazers in St. Joseph, Minn.

St. Ben's opened the season with a victory at the Hamline Invitational last Saturday. Six Blazers won events at the meet.

Last week: MSUM falls at UND, Rolls Past Concordia
A win by freshman Erin Sullivan and a strong showing by its 200 medley relay led the way for the Minnesota State University Moorhead women's swimming and diving team in the Dragons' 165-78 loss to Division I foe North Dakota on Friday in Grand Forks, N.D.
 
Sullivan claimed the victory in the 100 backstroke. She swam a lifetime-best time of 59.35 to win the event by .15 seconds. The Coon Rapids, Minn., native now has three wins on the season.
 
MSUM's 200 medley relay was second with a season-best time of 1:48.42, which is 11th-best in Division II and best in the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference. That consisted of Sullivan, junior Jackie Woods, junior Kaitlyn McKinney and Susie Kitzman.  The Dragon 200 free relay was second in 1:41.62. That consisted of junior Annika Bordak,Kitzman, Sullivan and McKinney.
 
Junior Shae Bodrero was second in the 200 IM with a season-best of 2:15.89. Junior Lydia Weiler also swam a season-best in the 200 IM (2:17.94). Woods was second in the 100 breaststroke at 1:07.03. Weiler had a lifetime-best of 1:09.01 in that event. Sophomore Amber Helgoe was second in the 50 free at 25.37. Sophomore Kelly Engbring was second in the 1,000 freestyle at 11:27.54 while freshman Molly O'Brien was third at 11:44.61. Engbring added a runner-up finish in the 500 free (5:38.28).

A night later,  MSUM won nine events of the 11 events scored on its way to a 134-60 win over Concordia College in a dual meet held Saturday night at the Nemzek Pool in Moorhead,

A highlight of the night for MSUM (2-1 duals) was the performance of its divers.  Junior Emily Pascavis's  combined total of 409.55 – which was the best of the meet -- put her well over the required 390 to qualify her for the national pre-qualifying meet.   Junior Jana Hedstrom and sophomore Amanda Groebner tied with 350.90 on 11 dives and Johanna Weber had 337.35.  Groebner, Pascavis and Weber's scores were lifetime-bests. 

Sophomore Ashley Higgins won the 100 butterfly in 1:03.75. Junior VIviane Nagasaki won the 100 backstroke with a lifetime best of 1:03.72 and also had a lifetime-best of 29.02 in the 50 back. Freshman Hailey Dempsey won the 200 free at 2:06.05. Sophomore Maris Jahner won the 50 free at 26.60.

Senior Megan Sanford won the 200 IM at 2:24.49 while sophomore Danae Scheef won the 500 free at 5:42.16.

The Dragons also won both relays. MSUM's 200 free relay was victorious at 1:44.27. That consisted of Higgins, sophomore Claire Sauerman, Jahner and freshman Jessica Colby. MSUM's 200 medley relay was victorious with a time of 1:57.26. That consisted of Nagasaki, Sauerman, Dempsey and Brown.