Huntington, W.Va. – The Duquesne swimming and diving team continued its 2026 season Friday night, falling 223-187 at Marshall inside the Fredrick A. Fitch Natatorium.

The Dukes earned four individual victories and one relay win on the evening, led by a standout performance from sophomore Sierra Snow. Snow captured first place in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:51.98. She followed with another win in the 500 freestyle (5:01.53) before completing a sweep of the distance events by claiming gold in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:21.19.

Sophomore Jess Burns also delivered a top finish for Duquesne, winning the 200 breaststroke in 2:21.79. Senior Sydney Severini placed second in the same event, posting a time of 2:22.05. Severini added three additional runner-up finishes on the night, taking second in the 50 breaststroke (30.25) and 100 breaststroke (1:05.67), and swimming the second leg of the 200-yard medley relay, which finished second in 1:46.10.

The 50-yard butterfly opened Friday's competition, with sophomore Rachel Howard earning a silver medal after posting a time of 26.05. Freshman Emily Kyre followed closely behind, securing third place by touching the wall at 26.16. In the 50 freestyle, freshman Lucy Backus claimed second place with a time of 23.69 and later added another silver in the 100 freestyle, clocking in at 51.76.

Sophomore Ashley Freel delivered a pair of strong performances in the individual medley events. She finished second in the 100 IM with a time of 59.98, while freshman Kira Schrecongost earned bronze in the event at 1:00.91. Freel added another runner-up finish in the 200 IM, touching the wall at 2:05.64, before closing her night with a second-place effort in the 400 IM (4:27.27).

Relay events capped off the meet, beginning with the 200-yard medley relay team of Freel, Severini, Howard, and Kyre, which earned a second-place finish in 1:46.10. The Dukes closed the night on a high note as the 200-yard freestyle relay team of sophomore Kaitlyn Connors, Burns, Snow, and Backus captured gold with a winning time of 1:35.92.

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Duquesne returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 17, competing in a tri-meet against Marshall and Bowling Green. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m.