Olean, N.Y. - The Duquesne swimming and diving team turned in a dominant performance Friday afternoon, earning a 199-101 victory over St. Bonaventure in Atlantic 10 action. With the win, the Dukes improve to 4-0 on the season.

The Dukes registered 31 top three finishes, including 13 golds, 10 silvers, and right bronze. Lucy Backus and Jess Burns paced the way with four golds while Ashley Freel added three first-place finishes and one silver.

Duquesne opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay as the team of Ashley Freel, Jessica Burns, Rachel Howard and Lucy Backus touched the wall in 1:43.72. Duquesne followed with a one-two finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle, led by Kaitlyn Connors, who claimed first in 10:25.02. Sierra Snow added a second-place finish in 10:33.50.
Freel captured the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.31, while Norah Kotnik added a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke (58.16). Burns led a Duquesne sweep of the top three spots in the 100-yard breaststroke, touching first in 1:05.85 ahead of Surrena Luna (1:09.17) and Addi Ebol (1:09.53).

The Dukes continued to build their advantage in the 200-yard butterfly, sweeping the top three finishes. Lainey Sheets paced the group in 2:05.61, followed by Maya Freeman (2:10.49) and Anika Donovan (2:10.95). Backus added another individual victory in the 50-yard freestyle, touching in 23.63, while Connors finished second in 23.99.
Backus continued her strong afternoon in the 100-yard freestyle, earning her second individual victory with a time of 52.36. Freel (52.44) and Sheets (52.71) completed a Duquesne sweep of the top three spots.

Snow claimed the 200-yard backstroke in 2:02.61, with Kotnik finishing second in 2:04.93. Burns added her second individual victory of the meet in the 200-yard breaststroke, touching in 2:21.65, while Luna (2:29.99) and Ebol (2:32.55) also posted top-four finishes.

Sheets captured the 500-yard freestyle in 5:09.59, while Donovan (5:13.93) and Kathryn Cinson (5:14.32) finished third and fourth, respectively. Howard earned a victory in the 100-yard butterfly, touching in 57.24, with Emily Kyre (58.69) and Connors (59.35) adding third- and fourth-place finishes.

On the diving boards, Brianne Dempsey led the Duquesne effort with a runner-up finish on the one-meter board, posting a score of 241.13. Elly Huron added a second-place finish on the three-meter board with a score of 216.68.

Duquesne closed out the meet with another relay victory as the quartet of Connors, Burns, Freel and Backus won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:34.96.

UP NEXT
Duquesne returns to action when it travels to Lynchburg, Va. to compete in the TYR '85 Invite, hosted by Liberty University on Friday, Nov. 20 through Sunday, Nov. 22.