ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University swimming and diving teams head to St. Paul for the third straight weekend, this time for a pair of events hosted by Macalester. The Cardinals and Scots square off in a 6 p.m. dual meet on Friday, then the two teams will take part in the 1 p.m. Maclaester Invitational on Saturday.



The Matchups:
Friday's Dual: Saint Mary's vs. Macalester
Saturday's Invitational: Saint Mary's, Macalester, Augsburg, Concordia, Hamline, St. Catherine's, St. Olaf, St. Thomas

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A Year Ago:
Macalester swept the teams' dual-meet showdown a year ago, with the men winning 117.5-92.5, while the women took a 133-81 decision at the Jul Gernes Pool. At the Macalester Invitational, the SMU men placed third, while the Cardinal women were fifth.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
The Cardinals are coming off dual-meet losses against St. Thomas and Carleton last weekend … Rachel Steinkamp (Lakeville, Minn.) and Liz Flynn (Mahtomedi, Minn.) picked up diving wins for the Cardinals last weekend. Steinkamp won the one-meter competition with a score of 168.07, while Flynn won the three-meter event with 188.55 points. … Flynn has now won the three-meter diving in each of the Cardinals' last two meets. She also finished second to Steinkamp in the one-meter. … Anna Smaron (Maple Plain, Minn.) chipped in a second-place effort in the 200 breaststroke (2:42.60), while Mark Ross (Dubuque, Iowa) led the way for the Cardinal men, placing fourth overall in the 200 backstroke (2:06.95) and fifth in the 100 backstroke (58.58).