BUFFALO - The Duquesne swimming and diving team battled Mid-American Conference foes Buffalo and Akron on Saturday afternoon in a tri-meet hosted by the Bulls at the Alumni Arena Natatorium. 

Buffalo defeated the Dukes by a score of 223-57 and the Zips collected a 221-59 victory. 

Freshman Sydney Sherman (Erie, Pa. / Villa Maria Academy) placed third in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 26.73.

Fellow freshman Emma Menzer (Newark, Del. / Newark Charter) finished fourth in the 800-yard freestyle at 8:23.70 and Hanna Everhart (Bloomsburg, Pa. / Bloomsburg Area) posted a fourth-place mark in the 150-yard freestyle at 1:23.91. 

Emma Brinton (Landenberg, Pa. / Avon Grove) recorded a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard IM with a time of 59.93, while Erin Kuhn (Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny) registered a fifth-place mark in the 150-yard breaststroke with a mark of 1:44.83. 

Sawyer Weitzel (Celina, Ohio / Celina) paced the Duquesne divers on the 1-meter boards with a score of 224.35 while Sidney O'Donnell (Solon, Ohio / Solon) led the Dukes on the 3-meter at 246.65. 

NEXT UP
The Duquesne swimmers will return to action at the 2020 A-10 Championship, with the divers taking part in one last tune-up before the conference championship meet on Friday, Feb. 8.