MANKATO, Minn. --- The Minnesota State swimming and diving team fell to Northern Michigan 162-81 in dual action Saturday afternoon.

With the loss, MSU falls to 2-1 on the season in dual competition.

MSU freshman Shelby Sechena won MSU's lone event of the day, claiming the 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 5:16.35. She also took second place in the 1,000-yard freestyle event with a time of 10:44.48.

Junior Emily Green took second place in a pair of events including the 50-yard freestyle (25.02) and the 100-yard backstroke. Freshman Nicole Bean took third place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 25.81.

Junior Tessa Cady claimed second place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:03.60, while junior Ivanna Smirnova followed close behind in third place with a time of 2:03.63. Smirnova also took second place in the 100-yard butterfly event with a time of 1:01.17.

Sophomore Emilie Berg took third place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:10.87, while senior Rachel Rubatt finished third in the 100-yard butterfly event with a time of 1:03.88.

Junior Melissa Runquist finished second in the one-meter diving event with a score of 194.50, and third in the three-meter diving event with a score of 211.25.

The MSU 200-yard medley team of Green, Berg, Smirnova and senior Nora Stauber finished second with a time of 1:53.59, while the 200-yard freestyle team of Bean, Sechena and sophomores Samantha Rasmussen and Jade Ely took third with a time of 1:44:04.

The Mavericks return to action Friday as they take part in the two-day Stevens Point Invite in Stevens Point, Wis.

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