ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The George Mason (women: 1-0, men: 1-1), Loyola (both 1-0) and the nationally-ranked LSU (No. 13 women: 0-1, No. 19 men: 0-1) swimming and diving teams will travel to Annapolis for a Friday meet against Navy (both 2-1) in Lejeune Hall starting at 4 p.m.
The last time both Navy teams played host to a nationally-ranked team in the same meet was Oct. 31, 2020, when Virgina faced the Mids. At the time the Cavaliers were ranked first nationally in the women's voting and 13th in the men's ranking. Additionally, Friday is the first time a men's and women's SEC team is competing on The Yard since LSU was here at the start of the 2018-19 campaign.
Live results from the meet can be found through NavySports.com.
Navy - Women (2-1)
The Navy women's team earned a pair of victories last weekend over UMBC and William & Mary in Annapolis. The Mids defeated the Retrievers, 162-123, and the Tribe, 170-124.
Winning a pair of individual events for Navy during the meet was
Ela Habjan, who won both backstroke races.
Navy - Men (2-1)
The Navy men's team also registered victories over UMBC and William & Mary as it won a 161-125 decision over the Retrievers and a 153.5-113.5 dual against the Tribe.
Four Mids won two events on the day.
Zach Stump swept the backstroke events,
Juan Mora won the 100 breast and 100 fly races,
Luca Oliva claimed first place in the two distance free events and
Blakeman Shaw won both diving boards.
George Mason - Women (1-0)
The Patriots defeated Davidson, 164-135, in the team's lone dual meet of the season.
George Mason finished the 2023-24 season with a 5-4 record during the regular season and a fifth-place finish at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship.
Navy holds a 9-3 advantage in the all-time series with George Mason. The last meet between the teams saw Navy win a 187-106 decision on Oct. 7, 2016, in Lejeune Hall.
George Mason - Men (1-1)
George Mason has split its two meets this season, both of which came against Davidson.
The Patriots compiled a 4-2 record last season and placed fourth at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship.
The Mids have won all seven previous duals against the Patriots, with the most recent win being a 218.5-81.5 victory on Oct. 7, 2016, in Annapolis.
Loyola - Women (1-0)
Loyola opened its season with a 246-53 victory over American on Tuesday.
The Greyhounds registered a 6-2 record last season and finished in sixth place at the Patriot League Championship.
Navy leads the all-time series with Loyola by the count of 19-1. The teams last met on Feb, 27, 2021, when the Mids posted a 214-65 victory in Lejeune Hall.
Loyola - Men (1-0)
The Greyhounds defeated American, 211-88, Tuesday in their first dual meet of the year.
Loyola won all but one of its eight dual meets last season and ended the year placing third at the Patriot League Championship.
Navy registered a 156-111 victory over Loyola when the teams last met on Feb. 27, 2021, in Annapolis. The victory gave the Mids a 10-0 record in the series.
No. 13 LSU - Women (0-1)
The Tigers opened the season with a 184-116 loss to No. 2 Texas last week in Baton Rouge.
LSU lost each of its six dual meets last season, with three of those losses coming to teams ranked in the top 20 of the final poll of the 2023-24 campaign. The Tigers ended the year with an eighth-place showing at the Southeastern Conference Championship.
Friday's meet will mark the second time the Mids and the Tigers will have competed against one another. LSU defeated Navy, 244-109, on Oct. 5 and 6, 2018, in Annapolis. The only other Navy meet against a team currently in the SEC was when the Mids lost to Arkansas in a neutral site meet during the 2011-12 season.
No. 19 LSU - Men (0-1)
No. 3 Texas defeated LSU, 198-102, in the first dual meet of the season for the Tigers.
The Tigers faced four teams ranked among the top 20 in the country in the final poll of last season. LSU dropped each of those four meets plus its remaining additional dual, then posted a sixth-place finish at the Southeastern Conference Championship.
Navy and LSU have met once before. The Tigers won a 201-152 decision on Oct. 5 and 6, 2018, in Annapolis.
The Mids also have previously faced SEC teams Auburn and Tennessee. The Tigers defeated Navy, 175-125, on Nov. 2, 2019, in Lejeune Hall, and Tennessee defeated the Mids in a pair of meets in Annapolis during the 1968-69 and 1969-70 seasons.
