BUFFALO, N.Y. - The St. Bonaventure women's swimming and diving team holds second place and a two-point lead over Duquesne after the first day of the Atlantic 10 Championships at the Flickinger Athletic Center on Wednesday.

In the first event of the A-10s, the Bonnies secured third place in the 200-yard medley relay a slim .05 seconds above Xavier University.

The Brown and White placed sixth in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 7:38.18. Seniors Allison Smith and Kara Small, junior Natalya Ghostlaw and sophomore Jamie Noonan touched the wall 1.7 seconds behind La Salle.

At the end of the day, Fordham University is in first place with 80 points followed by St. Bonaventure in second with 58 points. Fordham secured a 24-point lead over third-place Duquesne, La Salle, and the Massachusetts who are tied with 56 points. Xavier holds sixth place with 52 points.

Thursday morning trials beginning at 10:30 a.m. Thursday's finals at 6:30 p.m.