Swimming & Diving | 10/20/2015 5:21:00 PM

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead swimming and diving team hits the road this week to compete against Northern State in a dual meet. The contest is set for 5:30 p.m. at the Aberdeen YMCA in Aberdeen, S.D.

The meet scoring will not feature diving as Northern State does not field divers.

MSUM is ranked 25th in the latest CollegeSwimming.com rankings released on Tuesday.
The rankings are based on using a team's best 27 swims and best medley and freestyle relays gauged against the U.S. Open record in each event. Results are from meets held from Sept. 6 to Oct. 23.

Diving results are not included in the rankings.

The meet at Northern State starts a stretch of five consecutive road duals for the Dragons. After those duals, MSUM will compete in two events at Gustavus Adolphus in mid-November and the Rochester Invite (Dec. 5-6) to wrap up the pre-Christmas part of its schedule.

MSUM is not slated to compete at home until Jan. 15-16, 2016 when it hosts the Dragon Invite.

Last Time Out: MSUM Goes 2-4 in Duals at Home Quad
MSUM went 1-2 in duals on each day of its home quadrangular. On Friday MSUM beat Northern State (212-50) while losing tough contests to Northern Michigan (161-139) and St. Cloud State (174-126).

Senior Jackie Woods claimed wins in the 50 breaststroke (31.17) and 100 breaststroke (1:07.94). Woods tied for the 50 breaststroke win with freshman teammate Erin Fons (31.17).

Sophomore Erin Sullivan posted two wins and also had a runner-up finish. She won the 50 backstroke in 27.42 and also claimed the 100 backstroke in 58.98.  Sullivan was second in the 50 butterfly in 26.92. Freshman Taylor Beynon won the 400 IM in 4:46.21.

Senior Emily Pascavis was third in both diving events. She was third in the 1-meter diving with a score of 228.45 and third in 3-meter diving at 209.95.

On Saturday, MSUM beat Northern State (232-46) while losing to Northern Michigan (200-100) and St. Cloud State (213-87).

Sullivan won the 100 back in 59.14, which narrowly missed the pool record of 58.69.  She added a fourth-place finish in the 50 free in 25.61.
 
Woods was third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.10 and third in the 200 breaststroke in 2:34.12.
 
Beynon was third in the 1,650 free in 18:39.54 while junior Ashley Higgins was third in the 50 free in 25.43, narrowly missing her lifetime best. She was seventh in the 100 free in 55.98, also close to a lifetime best.