Swimming & Diving | 1/26/2016 3:21:00 PM

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's swimming and diving team will get one final tuneup before the conference meet on Saturday when the Dragons host Minnesota State. The dual begins at 1 p.m. at the Nemzek pool.

MSUM is 6-5 in duals this season while Minnesota State is 2-2.

The Dragons beat the Mavericks in a dual for the first time on Dec. 8, 2012 by a 152-146 score. The Mavericks won the most recent meeting in 2015 by a 168-132 margin.

"Mankato is going to be a very tough dual for us.  They have put up some of the best times in the nation in multiple events, including some really fast relays," MSUM head coach Todd Peters said. "Our only advantages are being at home and having a large group of seniors who have something to prove in their final home meet of their career.  As usual, we are depending on our divers to help put us in the meet and then we will have to find a way to sneak a few surprise event wins.  It will definitely be a great meet to watch."

The meet is the final for MSUM before the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships on Feb. 17-20 in Cleveland, Miss.

MSUM notes
—Sophomore Erin Sullivan leads MSUM with 19 wins and 530.25 points scored this season.
—Freshman Taylor Beynon has 15 wins and is second on the team in points in 395.
—Senior Emily Pascavis leads the diving corps with seven wins and 223 points.
—Thirteen Dragons have won two events or more and 16 have one at least one event.
—Senior Jackie Woods is third on the team with 350.75 points, followed by senior Annika Bordak (341) and freshman Natalie Kampa (281.75).
—Bordak has 10 runner-up finishes to lead the team.

Last Time Out: MSUM Cruises to 13th Straight Dragon Invite Title
MSUM won its home invitational for a 13th straight year with a convincing win at the Dragon Invite on Jan. 15-16. The Dragons finished with 1152.5 points.

Senior Emily Pascavis had a big weekend in the diving events for MSUM, sweeping all four competitions for the weekend. She won the 1-meter diving with a score of 445.05, which is a pool record. She set new school and pool records in winning the 3-meter diving (six dives) at 271.70.
Several Dragons won multiple individual events.

Freshman Erin Fons won three events on the weekend, taking the 50 breast (31.97), 100 breast (1:10.67) and the 200 breast (2:30.42).

Sophomore Erin Sullivan won the 50 butterfly in 27.13 and added a win in the 200 IM (2:18.60) after claiming the 200 back in 2:12.41 on the first day of competition.

Freshman Taylor Beynon won the 500 free in 5:21.49, which was a lifetime-best and the seventh-fastest Dragon time ever. Beynon also won the 400 IM in 4:46.29. Freshman Sami DuVal won the 200 fly in 2:16.54 and also won the 100 fly in 1:02.44.

Junior Madison Kuznia won the 50 back in 28.86 and also won the 100 back in 1:01.89. Freshman Natalie Kampa won the 200 free in 2:02.

MSUM also won the 200 medley, 200 free, 400 medley and 400 free relays.