SPRINGFIELD – In Missouri State and Drury's second meeting of the 2019-20 season, it was the Panthers who capitalized on its home advantage and swept the Bears Monday evening at Breech Pool. The Panthers fended off the MSU women by a 141-98 margin, while the men's team fell 165-78.

Drury 141, MSU Women 98
Libby Howell and Ellie Southward collected the Bears' top two individual finishes of the meet, with Howell boasting first in the 200 free (1:52.84) and Southward tallying her second consecutive win in the 100 back (57.26).

MSU tallied numerous runner-up decisions, seeing Sydney Radloff, Haley Allen, and Anna Miller tack on key points for the visiting Bears. Radloff pulled in second in the 200 IM (2:08.45), while Allen and Miller fell just shy of the top spot in the 100 fly (58.12) and 100 free (51.56), respectively.

The Bears dominated the diving boards, finishing 1-2-3-4 in both the 1-and 3-meter dives. Dayana Popa (249.60) claimed the top score in the 3-meter competition, followed by Adriana Avila (248.62), Ashley Yarbrough (242.60), and Payton Smith (199.20). Yarbrough (260.40) proved victorious on the 1-meter board, while Popa, Avila, and Smith rounded out the top four.

Drury 165, MSU Men 78
Antonio Thomas produced two winning efforts for the MSU men, clinching the long-distance 1000 (9:18.72) and 500 (4:36.05) freestyle races. Teammate Pawel Krawczyk provided the 1-2 punch for the Bears in the 500 free (4:39.17), turning in a second-place finish.

Jonathan Hill and Arthur Cury rounded out MSU's top scorers, with Hill placing second in the 200 free and Cury taking a runner-up time in the 200 IM.

Michael Claunch wrapped the meet with a pair of second-place totals on the 1- (269.62) and 3-meter (296.25) boards.

The MSU men trek to South Bend, Ind. for the Shamrock Invitational Jan. 24-25, while the MSU women remain idle until the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championship Feb. 19-22.   

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