Charlotte, N.C. - The Duquesne University swimming & diving team continued action at the Fall Frenzy Friday, hosted by Queens University at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.

Through 12 events, the Dukes currently sit third with 452.5 points. The host, Queens leads with 564 points while Nova Southeastern sits second with 455 points. Wingate (290) and James Madison (289) round out the top five after day two.

Senior Orla Egan was the highlight for Duquesne on Friday, capturing the bronze in the 500-yard freestyle. The event was the third race of the day as Egan touched the wall at 4:55.42. Sophomore Lexi Sundgren and senior Kendra Joachim also competed in the race as Sundgren finished sixth with a time of 4:58.49 and Joachim touched the wall at 5:02.13 to be tabbed seventh. In the B Final, junior Aislinn Mooney ended with a time of 5.00.30 while Freshman Sierra Snow clocked in at 5:01.13.

Senior Haley Scholer competed in the 200-yard IM, registering a time of 2:02.80 to be tabbed fifth in the event. Junior Sydney Severini competed in the B Final, posting a final time of 2:04.22 as freshman Ashely Freel touched the wall at 2:06.37.

In the 50-yard freestyle, freshman Kaitlyn Connors finished in eighth place of the A Final with a time of 23.46. In the same event, junior Katie Simpson finished with a time of 23.85 in the C Final while Rae Howard carded 24.17.

The 400-yard medley relay team of Scholar, freshman Jess Burns, Freel, and Sundgren tallied a time of 3:45.42 to finish in sixth. Snow, Severini, Howard, and Egan touched the wall at 3:47.41 to be tabbed ninth in the same event.

The team of Connors, Burns, Howard, and Simpson kicked things off in the 200-yard freestyle by clocking in a finals time of 1:34.39 to finish eighth.

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The Dukes compete in day three of the Fall Frenzy on Saturday, Nov. 23, with the prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the finals scheduled for 5:00 p.m. later that day.