DETROIT -- Both of the Wayne State University swimming & diving teams will be home at the same time this Friday for the first instance this season.  The Warriors will host Davenport at 5 p.m. inside the Matthaei Natatorium for either program's first GLIAC dual of the 2024-25 campaign.

"I'm excited to see what we do this Friday with Davenport coming to the Matthaei," said head coach Sean Peters.  "Last season, the Panthers had a few NCAA qualifiers with the men and women, and will be a very strong matchup for us.  Last weekend, they swam very fast, and I know it will be a fun and fast meet here in the D!"

Friday's date against Davenport is the first of four this season in which Wayne State will face a league foe.  The other three being Saturday, Nov. 9 against Northern Michigan at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 4 vs. Saginaw Valley State at 1 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 11 at Grand Valley State at 1 p.m.

Aside from Wayne State's Alumni Meet on Friday, Nov. 1, this competition against Davenport will be the Warriors' only event until the Nov. 9 tri-meet with Northern Michigan and Findlay inside the Matthaei.  WSU has had great success in head-to-head meetings with DU, as can be seen below.

Series History
Oct. 22, 2021: Wayne State 127, Davenport 104
Oct. 21, 2022: Wayne State 122, Davenport 100
Oct. 27, 2023: Wayne State 132, Davenport 100

Davenport is coached by seventh-year man and Grand Valley State alum, Justin Vasquez, the only head coach in either program's history.  The Panther women began competing in the fall of 2018 before the men followed suit two years later.  Vasquez's top assistant in charge of diving is Areal Tolsma and the 2024-25 season is Tolsma's fourth at Davenport.