BUFFALO, N.Y. - The St. Bonaventure women's swimming and diving team dipped to eighth place in the second day of competition at the Atlantic 10 Championships held in the Flickinger Center Thursday night.

The Brown and White have 105 points holding a 14-point lead over George Washington (90.5) with Fordham topping the women's board with 265 points. Richmond is in second with 185 points followed by Massachusetts in third with 165. La Salle holds fourth (153.5) followed by in fifth (141), Rhode Island holds sixth (112) followed by Xavier University in seventh (111).

In the 500-yard freestyle consolation final, senior Kara Small, competing in her last A-10 championship, placed 12th in the championship rounds with a 5:03.57 finish. Sophomore Jamie Noonan swam a 5:05.45 for a 16th-place finish.

In the 50-yard freestyle, sophomore Lanae Petty touched the wall in 24.49 for 14th place in the consolation finals.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the team of Noonan, Petty, and seniors Allison Smith, and Lauren Ely placed eighth with a time of 136.83.

In the women's 1-meter dive, sophomore Jaelyn Thurner finished in eighth-place with a score of 180.85.

The Brown and White begins its third day of competition at the A-10 Championships beginning 10:30 a.m. tomorrow with the prelims followed by the finals at 6:30 p.m.