Preview: @DuqSwimDive at Youngstown State

MEET NOTES

Duquesne opens the dual portion of the 2018-19 campaign with a road contest at Youngstown State at Beeghly Natatorium on Saturday at 11 a.m.
The Dukes and Penguins have met each season since 2013-14. Duquesne has claimed victories in all five of those meetings.
The Dukes defeated the Penguins 168-125 in DU's lone home meet last season at Towers Pool. With the win, the Dukes improved to 7-0 on the season.
Emma Brinton (Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove) won a team-high two events for Duquesne with triumphs in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.72) and the 100-yard freestyle (54.26).
All told, Duquesne bested YSU in nine events at the meet.
The Dukes were selected to repeat as Atlantic 10 Champions in the preseason coaches poll released in late September. Duquesne won its first A-10 title in program history last season, dethroning the seven-time reigning champion Richmond.
Freshman Emma Brinton returns for her sophomore campaign after being named the A-10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer last season.
Duquesne is led by 17th-year head coach David Sheets, who was named the 2018 A-10 Women's Swimming Coach of the Year.
The Dukes feature seven seniors on the 2018-19 roster: Kirsten Hillsley, Sydnee Karam, Kristen McKnight, Morgan Smith, Abigail Stauffer, Emily Thirion and Gabrielle Werner.
Charlie Hauser leads the Duquesne divers in his second year after the diving program was reinstated prior to the 2017-18 season. The Dukes have six divers on the roster in 2018-19.
Duquesne posted a 9-1 mark in dual meet action last year.
Five Dukes took part in the CSCAA Open Water Championship on Sept. 22 on Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kan. Junior Lauren Devorace (Rocky River, Ohio/Rocky River led DU with a 36th-place finish.

MEET EVENT SCHEDULE

400 Medley Relay
1,000 freestyle
200 freestyle
100 backstroke
100 breaststroke
200 butterfly
50 freestyle
1-meter diving
100 freestyle
200 backstroke
200 breaststroke
500 freestyle
100 butterfly
3-meter diving
200 IM
200 Freestyle relay

NEXT UP

Duquesne travels to James Madison for a dual meet on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 5 p.m.
JMU is coming off a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship last season. It was the Dukes' eighth title and first conference crown since 2012.
The matchup with James Madison is the first of three duals in three days as DU will participate in the Richmond Duals on Oct. 19-20.

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Players Mentioned

Emma Brinton: IM, Back; Freshman

Lauren Devorace: Free, IM; Sophomore

Kirsten Hillsley: Breast, IM; Junior

Sydnee Karam: Free, Back; Junior

Kristen McKnight: Free, Fly; Junior

Morgan Smith: Fly, IM, Free; Junior

Abigail Stauffer: IM, Breast; Junior

Emily Thirion: Fly, IM, Free; Junior

Gabrielle Werner: Fly, Breast; Junior

Players Mentioned

Emma Brinton
: Freshman
: IM, Back

Lauren Devorace
: Sophomore
: Free, IM

Kirsten Hillsley
: Junior
: Breast, IM

Sydnee Karam
: Junior
: Free, Back

Kristen McKnight
: Junior
: Free, Fly

Morgan Smith
: Junior
: Fly, IM, Free

Abigail Stauffer
: Junior
: IM, Breast

Emily Thirion
: Junior
: Fly, IM, Free

Gabrielle Werner
: Junior
: Fly, Breast

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