Women’s Swimming and Diving Faces Michigan State Friday

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The St. Bonaventure women's swimming and diving team travels to Michigan State this Friday to take on the Spartans at 5:00 p.m.

The last time the Bonnies and the Spatans met was in February 2010 when the Brown and White fell, 138-89.

In that meet, Alycia Gossett came in fifth place in the 1-meter dive with a score of 179.85. In the 3-meter dive she had a score of 179.47 and fifth-place finish.

The Bonnies are coming off a defeat of Valparaiso University, 189-41, and a loss to Cleveland State, 141-96, in a tri-meet at Cleveland State Saturday afternoon.

In that meet, Ivanna Smirnova picked up a first- and second-place win for the Bonnies. She finished first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 53.21 and finished second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.85.

Sophomore Paige Gutowski touched in at 2:24.74 in the 200-yard breaststroke, good for a first-place finish. Teammate McKenzie Courtney came in just behind her with a time of 2:25.19 and a second-place finish.

The Spartans are coming off a victory of Grand Valley State, 167-76, last Friday.

Following the MSU meet, the Bonnies take a week off and return to the pool Dec. 2-4 at the Zippy Invitational in Akron, Ohio.