MANKATO, Minn. --- The Minnesota State women's swimming and diving team earned a pair of dual victories Friday against Gustavus Adolphus and UW-Stevens Point.

The Mavericks bested Gustavus Adolphus 235-81 and UW-Stevens Point 255-58. MSU now owns a 4-1 dual record in the season.

"We had another good day of racing," head coach Nathan Owens said. "The divers did a terrific job and did their part. The swimmers had a lot of big events today, including our first 400 IM.

"They've all been training hard and working hard so their bodies aren't feeling awesome. That said, the effort is there and our women have a lot of grit. We had a lot of great performances again this weekend and I am very proud of everyone."

In total the Mavericks took first place in 16 events against the Gusties and Pointers.

In the diving events that were held at Highland Pool junior Chloe Dobie set the standard as she won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Dobie recorded 228.55 points in the 1-meter event and 220.30 points in the 3-meter diving event. Junior Kaitlyn Hettiarachchy finished second on the 3-meter board with a score of 212.70.

MSU won both relay events on the day. The quartet of junior Averi Larsen, junior Sydney Pippert, junior Savannah Acker and junior Norah Naatjes posted a time of 1:38.08 in the 200 freestyle relay event. The 200 medley relay team of Acker, sophomore Emily Spielman, sophomore Parker Schmieding and Larsen won the event with a time of 1:46.46.

Spielman would go on to finish first in three events including the 100 breaststroke (1:06.63), the 200 breaststroke (2:25.52) and the 200 IM (2:09.66). Larsen won a pair of events as well as she posted times of 1:57.89 in the 200 freestyle and 2:12.41 in the 200 backstroke.

Acker won the 100 backstroke event with a time of 58.13, while junior Teresa Collingwood won the 400 IM with a time of 4:46.56.

In the 100 butterfly event, Schmieding took first place with a time of 58.20, while freshman Paige Samuelson won the 200 butterfly event with a time of 2:13.74.
Sophomore Jessica Paulsen won the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.09, while Pippert won the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.66. Freshman Sienna Mrachek took first in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:26.99.

Minnesota State returns to action on Nov. 6 as it travels to St. Paul, Minn., to take on St. Thomas and Concordia-St. Paul at the AARC Pool and Aquatic Center. The diving events will begin at 4:00 p.m., with the swimming events set to follow at 5:00 p.m.