HARRISONBURG, Va. - The Duquesne swimming and diving team dropped a 182-.5 to 95.5 decision to host James Madison on Thursday evening at Savage Natatorium.

The Dukes posted four first-place finishes on the night against the defending Colonial Athletic Association champions.

Kristen McKnight (Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton) paced the 50-yard butterfly with a mark of 25.91 for Duquesne while Emma Brinton won the 100-yard IM with a time of 59.03, Morgan Smith led the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.60 and the Dukes' 200-yard medley relay team consisting of Audrey Steen (San Pedro, Calif./San Pedro), Abigail Stauffer (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg), McKnight and Carson Gross (York, Pa./York Suburban) earned a first-place finish with a time of 1:47 for Duquesne.

Head coach David Sheets: The meet turned out pretty much the way I expected.  Our ladies had good energy and got up and raced.  JMU is a really good team and this meet provided us an opportunity to race three days in a row under different circumstances and formats.  I'm also impressed with our divers as they continue to improve week-to-week."  I'm looking forward to seeing what the team does tomorrow.

Head diving coach Charlie Hauser: The JMU divers were of very high caliber but the ladies were not intimidated and dove their own lists. I saw a lot of improvement from last weekend, even though there were only a few practices between. Everyone is gaining valuable experience, challenging themselves, and progressing just the way I'm looking for at this time in the season.

NEXT UP
Duquesne heads to Richmond to take part in the Richmond Duals on Friday and Saturday.