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Buffalo v. Duquesne
January 10, 2026 Alumni Arena Natatorium, Buffalo, NY SCY (25 yards) “Duquesne at Buffalo” on MeetMobile Final Score: Buffalo 165, Duquesne 135Courtesy Buffalo Athletics
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program hosted Duquesne University on Saturday afternoon in the Alumni Arena Natatorium, defeating the Dukes, 165-135. The Bulls improved to 9-2 all-time versus Duquesne.
“I was really happy and proud of the girls,” said Head Coach Andy Bashor. “They put a lot of good work in this week, did a great job with the way they raced and it showed with some of the times that were put up. The 150-yard races are good for mimicking the 200-yard races we compete in, while minimizing the impact on their bodies after a hard week of training. We’ll continue to adapt, train and look to get faster leading into Mid-American Conference Championships.” IN THE POOL
The Bulls opened the meet against the Dukes by winning the 200-yard medley relay. Vivian Roy, Pinar Donmez, Nicole Aguilar and Bella Forsman combined to finish the event in 1:45.20.
Elise McCaul (1st, 10:38.42), Karen Austin (2nd, 10:42.03) and Ava Cunningham (3rd, 10:49.42) continued the program’s momentum in the 1,000-yard freestyle by taking the top three spots. The trio added 16 points for the Bulls.
Freshman Alex Bulat (2nd, 1:23.28) and Abbey Gardner (3rd, 1:24.76) posted top-three placements in the 150-yard freestyle to add seven points for the program.
Donmez secured a win for the Bulls in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.94. Grace Rider (3rd, 1:05.44), Ava Pauly (4th, 1:05.60) and Madi Tewksbury (5th, 1:06.85) put four Bulls inside the top five swimmers to place.
Forsman earned the fourth event win for the program, taking first place in the 150-yard butterfly with a time of 1:29.19. Freshman Kamilla Nemes placed third (1:30.12) and Maddy Schnelzer earned fifth (1:34.16), putting three Bulls inside the top five swimmers to place.
Amanda Jurgelon (2nd, 24.29) and Jillian Strine (4th, 24.59) earned two of the top four spots in the 50-yard freestyle. Jurgelon was within a second of her personal best time in the event (23.68).
Aguilar posted yet another event win for the program, earning first place in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.22. Bulat placed third (53.01) and Jurgelon finished fourth (53.34) to put three Bulls inside the top four.
The Bulls earned four of the top five spots in the 150-yard breaststroke. Donmez finished second (1:41.73), with Tewksbury in third (1:44.65), Pauly taking fourth (1:45.25) and Rider in fifth (1:46.05).
Nemes secured her second top-three finish of the day in the 500-yard freestyle, taking second with a time of 5:08.12. McCaul (3rd, 5:09.67), Austin (4th, 5:16.20) and Cunningham (5th, 5:17.62) earned top-five placements. The four Bulls added 10 points for the program.
Forsman closed out the individual events in the pool by winning the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:05.93. Nemes trailed to post another top three finish with a time of 2:06.60.
The Bulls ended the afternoon by taking second (3:29.97) and third (3:35.17) in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Adele Melamud headlined for the Bulls in the three-meter event, winning with a score of 315.38. The freshman was just shy of her personal best score of 321.55, which ranks seventh in program history.
The Bulls earned five of the top six spots as a team in the three-meter, with Mallory Hanna taking second (287.63), Maggie Meyers in third (276.30), Tristan Krajcarski placing fourth (249.53) and Daphne Fox finishing sixth (215.10).
Hanna’s score of 287.63 was a new personal record that qualified the senior for NCAA Zone A Diving Championships this spring. Hanna is now the fourth Buffalo diver to qualify for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships in both the one-meter and three-meter, joining Presley Dorsett, Melamud and Sophie Meuwissen.
Melamud continued her momentum into the one-meter, winning the event with a new personal best score of 279.38. The freshman’s performance joined the program’s all-time leaderboard to rank 10th. The event win marked Melamud’s seventh of the season.
The Buffalo divers piled into the standings, taking five of the top six spots again in the one-meter. Hanna finished second (255.30), with Krajcarski earning third (250.58), Meyers in fifth (239.18) and Fox placing sixth (228.68). Krajcarski’s score was a new personal best.
“I’m really proud of the team considering the challenges we faced this week,” said Head Diving Coach Russ Dekker. “Their accomplishments despite obstacles were impressive.”
Courtesy of Duquesne Athletics
Buffalo, N.Y. – The Duquesne University swimming and diving team opened the spring portion of its schedule on Saturday afternoon, falling 165–135 to Buffalo at the Alumni Arena Natatorium & Dorsi Raynolds Pool.
The Dukes recorded 19 top-three finishes on the day, highlighted by eight gold medals. Duquesne opened the meet in the 200-yard medley relay, earning both silver and bronze finishes. The sophomore trio of Sierra Snow, Jess Burns, Ashley Freel, and freshman Lucy Backus placed second with a time of 1:45.67, while the team of freshman Norah Kotnik, senior Sydney Severini, sophomore Rachel Howard, and freshman Emily Kyre finished third at 1:47.65.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Connors delivered Duquesne’s first gold medal in the 150-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:22.97. Connors added a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.45. The Dukes then swept the podium in the 100-yard backstroke, led by Snow’s winning time of 57.09. Sophomore Caitlin Horning followed in second (58.47), with Kotnik securing third place at 59.17.
Burns kept her strong performance going in the 100-yard breaststroke, earning a silver medal with a time of 1:05.27. She later captured gold in the 150-yard breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:41.49. Freel added a second-place individual finish in the 150-yard butterfly with a time of 1:29.56 before claiming gold in the 100-yard butterfly at 56.55.
Backus led the Dukes in the 50-yard freestyle, taking first place with a time of 23.75, and followed with a silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle by clocking in at 52.79. In the 150-yard backstroke, Kotnik secured the top spot with a time of 1:30.97, narrowly edging Horning, who finished second at 1:31.06.
OFF THE BOARDS Duquesne’s diving team also competed on Saturday afternoon in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. In the 1-meter, senior Ashley Felitsky led the Dukes with a fourth-place finish, posting a score of 242.64. Sophomore Brianne Dempsey followed with a score of 200.48, while junior Erin Castagnero (199.35) and freshmen Elly Huron (187.50) and Grace Hedger (164.10) also represented Duquesne.
QUOTABLE “I was happy with how we performed today in the pool,” head coach David Sheets said. “We had some really nice swims coming off a week and a half training camp. We still have some work to do with some of our racing strategy and execution but overall it was a solid Saturday.”
Felitsky again paced the Dukes in the 3-meter, earning a fifth-place finish with a score of 241.95. Dempsey placed seventh at 209.03, while Huron (205.20), Castagnero (192.68), and Hedger (189.68) rounded out the scoring for Duquesne.
QUOATABLE “Buffalo has some great divers and served as good competition, but our girls held up and made some crucial corrections to their dives in competition,” diving coach Alexa Gonczi said. “I feel confident they will only continue to improve throughout this second semester”
Later in the meet, Snow kept the momentum going for the Dukes by capturing gold in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:06.16. In the 100-yard butterfly, Howard earned a third-place finish, touching the wall at 57.52. Kyre added another podium performance for Duquesne by placing third in the 200-yard IM at 2:09.41. Classmate Kira Schrecongost followed closely in fourth (2:11.27), while sophomore Surrena Luna finished fifth with a time of 2:12.86.
The meet concluded with the 400-yard freestyle relay, where the quartet of Snow, Connors, Freel, and Backus claimed first place with a time of 3:29.58.
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