DETROIT -- Competing in its first event of the New Year, the 19th-ranked Wayne State University women's swimming and diving team defeated Saginaw Valley State by a score of 141-97 inside the Matthaei.  The Warriors stood atop the podium for 10 of the 13 events they participated in on Saturday afternoon.

"I thought that considering our pool situation this week, that the programs really fought so hard," said head coach Sean Peters.  "The women were really strong from start to finish, and I believe that they will continue to improve each and every meet.  I could not ask for anything more from our men.  They went up against a higher-ranked program, without our record-setting diver (Julio Osuna), and with an opposing team that had numerous swims with tech suits, including both relays, and we were able to really compete and took it to the final length of the final leg of the final relay.  I couldn't be more proud of this program, and I am extremely grateful for the spirit of our Warriors!"

Warrior Wins - 10
200 medley relay - 1:49.84
Elly Belmore (St. Clair Shores, Mich. / Lakeview)
Delaney Parker (Dexter, Mich.)
Evie Dice (Waterford, Mich. / Clarkston)
Julia Katulski (Novi, Mich.)

1000 free - Alli Vassilakos (Clarkston, Mich. [Carthage College]) - 10:42.67
200 free - Barbara Munoz (Yumbo, Colombia / Comfandi Yumbo) - 1:55.07
50 free - Sabine Branford (Plymouth, Mich. / Salem) - 25.41
200 IM - Elly Belmore - 2:11.34
One-meter diving - Wen Wadsworth-Curcuru (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Loy Norrix) - 250.88
100 fly - Barbara Munoz - 59.11
100 free - Kate Rhodes (Clarkston, Mich. / Lake Orion) - 55.18
100 back - Elly Belmore - 1:00.11
Three-meter diving - Wen Wadsworth-Curcuru - 230.63

Next up on the schedule for Wayne State is a trip to sixth-ranked Grand Valley State on Jan. 11 beginning at 1 p.m. in Allendale.