MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's swimming and diving team goes on the road this week for a pair of duals. The Dragons will face the College of St. Benedict at 6 p.m. on Friday in St. Joseph, Minn., and then will face Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Eau Claire, Wis.

MSUM enters the week at 5-4 in dual meets.

"We are looking forward to facing some tougher Division III opponents this weekend," MSUM head coach Todd Peters said. "St. Ben's is coming off a win at the six-team Hamline Invite while Eau Claire beat LaCrosse for the first time in over 15 years so we know we will have better competition than the last three weekends.  Everyone is going to be competing in their best events and we will need some of our freshmen to step up again like they did last weekend if we are going to come home with two wins."

MSUM beat both opponents a year ago. The Dragons beat St. Ben's 200.5-98.5 and beat UWEC 164-136.

MSUM Season Notes
--freshman Taylor Beynon leads MSUM with six individual wins this season and is second on the team with 142.75 points scored
--sophomore Erin Sullivan leads the team with 163 points and is second on the team with five wins
--Three Dragons have four individual wins on the season: seniors Annika Bordak and Jackie Woods and freshman Natalie Kampa
--A total of 16 Dragons have won events this season, with 10 winning at least two events

NSISC Weekly Honors
Senior Emily Pascavis was named the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Diver of the Week on Nov. 7, the second time she has earned the award this season. Freshman Taylor Beynon earned NSISC Swimmer of the Week honors on Oct. 3.

Last Time Out: Freshmen Help Dragons Cruise Past Concordia
Freshmen Taylor Beynon, Sami DuVal and Natalie Kampa each won two events to lead the Minnesota State University Moorhead women's swimming and diving team to a 166-93 dual meet win over Concordia College in action on Nov. 6 at the Concordia pool in Moorhead, Minn.  The Dragons set five pool records and tied another on the night.

Kampa claimed two wins, winning the 200 free (2:02.33) and the 500 free (5:34.98).  DuVal swept the butterfly events. She captured the 100 butterfly in 1:02.83 and also won the 200 fly in 2:18.77. Beynon won the 200 breaststroke in 2:32.38 and also won the 200 IM (2:16.78).
 
Freshman Linnea Johnson won the 100 back in 1:03.91 while freshman Linnaya Luoma won the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.47. Freshman Lexi Heil won the 50 free in 26.86 while junior Kelly Engbring won the 1,650 free in 19:16.55.
 
Senior Emily Pascavis's combined score of 420.25 from both 1-meter events (248.5 for optionals, 171.75 for voluntaries) is a national pre-qualifying meet qualifying score.  The qualifying for 1-meter 11 dives is 390 points.

The 400 medley relay, the 200 free relay, Beynon (200 IM), sophomore Erin Sullivan (100 back and 200 back) and senior Annika Bordak (100 fly) also set pool records. Beynon's 2:16.78 in the 200 IM tied a school record.