ST. PAUL, Minn. --- The Minnesota State women's swimming and diving team bested Concordia-St. Paul, but fell to St. Thomas in its double dual Friday evening.

The Mavericks defeated the Golden Bears 215.5-83.5, while the Tommies bested MSU by the score of 161.5-138.5. UST defeated CSP 161.5-138.5. Minnesota State now owns a 5-2 dual record on the season.

"Our women did well tonight. We saw some of the swimmers pop off season best times in their events, which is always a good sign," head coach Nathan Owens said. "We had some great races with these other teams. It was an exciting Friday night competitive meet environment. St. Thomas & CSP both have excellent divers, so it was a good environment for them as well. Overall, it was a very solid night for us in terms of performance. This team has put in a lot of great work the past few months and we feel good about where we are."

In the 100 breaststroke event, sophomore Emily Spielman finished in a tie for first with UST's Amber Hess as they both recorded times of 1:06.36. Spielman also won the 200 breaststroke event with a time of 2:25.72 as well.

Freshman Jaylee Vobr took first place in the 200 butterfly event with a time of 2:10.52, while junior Averi Larsen won the 100 freestyle with a time of 52.40. Larsen finished first in the 100 IM with a time of 58.37 as well.

The 200 backstroke event saw MSU freshman Mya Noffsinger take first place with a time of 2:06.97, with junior Savannah Acker following in second with a time of 2:08.74.

Junior Chloe Dobie took fourth place in the 1-meter diving event with a score of 198.40, while junior Kaitlyn Hettiarachchy finished in fourth place in the 3-meter diving event with a score of 211.50.

Minnesota State returns to action on Friday, Nov. 13 as it travels to Sioux Falls, S.D., to take on Augustana. The dual is scheduled for 5:00 p.m., at Midco Aquatic Center.