EAU CLAIRE, Wis. --- The Minnesota State women's swimming and diving team swept all 16 events against UW-Eau Claire Friday evening as the Mavericks bested the Blugolds by the score of 234-65. Minnesota State is now 1-1 this season in dual action.

MSU won both the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay events. The group of senior Chelsea Calhoon, freshman Lily Borgenheimer, senior Taylor Bass and sophomore Maggie Knier turned in a time of 1:49.03 in the 200-yard medley relay, while the quartet of freshman Meredith Cox, senior Cecilia Hake, Borgenheimer and Knier posted a time of 1:41.17 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Freshman diver Amanda Hernesman posted the top score in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Hernesman tallied a score of 230.85 in the 1-meter diving event and a score of 252.50 in the 3-meter diving event.

Calhoon paced the Mavericks with three first place finishes in individual events. Calhoon came out on top in the 50-yard backstroke (27.63), the 100-yard backstroke (58.76) and the 200-yard IM (2:15.74).

Four other Mavericks, including Bass, Borgenheimer, Knier and freshman Emelia Selky, each won two individual events. Bass posted the best times in both the 100-yard butterfly (59.40) and the 50-yard butterfly (27.06), while Borgenheimer finished the 50-yard breaststroke event with a time of 31.37 and the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:09.10. Knier's wins came during the 50-yard freestyle (24.80) and the 100-yard freestyle (54.36), while Selky won both the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle events with times of 2:00.22 and 5:28.39, respectively.

Freshman Melina Cahnbley won the 1,000-yard freestyle event with a time of 11:26.68 as well. 

The Mavericks return to action of Friday, Oct. 27, as they host the Augustana Vikings. The dual is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.


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