MARSHALL, Minn. --- The Minnesota State women's swimming and diving team opened its 2020-21 season on a high note Thursday evening as it bested Southwest Minnesota State 205-73.

With the win, MSU now owns a 1-0 record in dual action this season, while SMSU drops to 0-1. Minnesota State took first place in all 16 events, including two relay events and two diving events.

The team of senior Meredith Cox, freshman Elise Mishmash, junior Kayla Rinderknecht and sophomore Lauren Szolyga won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:50.87. Mishmash, freshman Olivia Meinberg, junior Anja Enervold and freshman Ella DeFever won the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:39.70 as well.

Sophomore Ayla Taylor claimed the top spot in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Taylor recorded 177.60 points in the 1-meter diving event and 176.5 points in the 3-meter diving event.

Junior Katie Streiff won three individual events on the day including the 100 butterfly (1:00.64), the 50 butterfly (27.27) and the 100 IM (1:02.16).

Three other Mavericks won two individual events including Meinberg, DeFever and junior Emily Goodman. DeFever won the 100 backstroke and the 200 freestyle events with times of 59.97 and 1:56.70, respectively, while Goodman won the 50 breaststroke (30.69) and the 100 breaststroke (1:08.08) events. Meinberg won the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.02 and finished in a tie for first with her teammate Enervold in the 50 backstroke with a time of 28.18.

Junior Eve Berg also won the 1,000 freestyle event with a time of 11:06.55, while senior Emelia Selky turned in a time of 5:23.29 for first place in the 500 freestyle. Mishmash won the 100 freestyle event with a time of 54.31 also.

Minnesota State returns to action on Saturday as it hosts the St. Cloud State Huskies. The diving events are scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m., with the swimming events set to follow at 2:00 p.m.

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