Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, October 30
Ypsilanti, Mich.
5 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
Buffalo
Photo by: Joey Wolter
10/28/2026 1:16:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Friday's session is set for 5 p.m., while Saturday's session will begin at 10 a.m.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swim and dive programs will host the University at Buffalo in Jones Natatorium Friday-Saturday, Oct. 30-31, with the first session beginning at 5 p.m. Friday and the second at 10 a.m. Saturday, in a two-day MAC conference home series for the Eagles.
Live results can be found on our schedule page here, once available.
Fans can stay tuned to EMUEagles.com for a post-meet recap with full results attached. Also, stay tuned to the team's social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook for live in-meet content.
All-Time Against Buffalo
Eastern Michigan holds a 19-3-0 all-time series lead over Buffalo University in a rivalry that dates to January 1992. At home, the Eagles are 9-2 against the Bulls. The Eagles enter this weekend on a one-meet winning streak in the series, having edged Buffalo 149.5-148.5 on Oct. 26, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y.
Last Time Out Highlights
Eastern Michigan swept all three dual meets at the Eastern Classic in Ypsilanti on Oct. 16, opening the 2026-27 season 3-0 with victories over Toledo (217.5-144.5), Aquinas (274-84) and Wayne State (257-106). The Eagles broke 10 meet records and established five program top-10 times across the weekend. Gabia Gelumbickas (Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community) led the swimmers with six total event wins, including two individual victories and four relay victories, while also recording the No. 2 all-time 50-yard freestyle relay split in program history (22.65). Nina LaRosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay) swept both breaststroke events with meet-record times, posting a 1:00.54 in the 100-yard breaststroke to move to No. 2 all-time at Eastern Michigan, and a 2:16.88 in the 200-yard breaststroke to rank No. 9 all-time. Marianna Fardella (Serres, Greece/40 Geniko Lykeio Serron) claimed three individual victories in the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke and 1,650-yard freestyle. Abbey Clarke (Caledon, Ontario/Robert F. Hall) moved to No. 9 all-time at EMU in the 100-yard butterfly (55.23). The 200-yard freestyle relay team — featuring Gelumbickas, Marlee Christie (Seminole, Fla./Seminole), Clarke and Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) — set a school record with a time of 1:31.29.
On the diving side, Rose Kendrick (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) swept both boards, winning the 1-meter (270.45 points) and 3-meter (263.00 points) events and setting meet records in each. Aisling Gutierrez (New Kent, Va./New Kent) placed second on the 1-meter board (244.30 points) and third on the 3-meter (229.15 points). First-year Silvana Pomar (Zapopan, Mexico/Universidad del Valle de Atemajac UNIVA) made her collegiate debut with a second-place finish on the 3-meter board (236.05 points), and a third-place finish on the 1-meter (232.60 points). Meg Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) added fourth-place finishes on both boards, as the Eagles swept the top four spots in both diving disciplines.
Up Next
The Eagles will next host Calvin University in Jones Natatorium Friday, Nov. 13, at 5 p.m.
Follow Us
For the latest in EMU swimming & diving, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com, and follow the team's social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
Live results can be found on our schedule page here, once available.
Fans can stay tuned to EMUEagles.com for a post-meet recap with full results attached. Also, stay tuned to the team's social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook for live in-meet content.
All-Time Against Buffalo
Eastern Michigan holds a 19-3-0 all-time series lead over Buffalo University in a rivalry that dates to January 1992. At home, the Eagles are 9-2 against the Bulls. The Eagles enter this weekend on a one-meet winning streak in the series, having edged Buffalo 149.5-148.5 on Oct. 26, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y.
Last Time Out Highlights
Eastern Michigan swept all three dual meets at the Eastern Classic in Ypsilanti on Oct. 16, opening the 2026-27 season 3-0 with victories over Toledo (217.5-144.5), Aquinas (274-84) and Wayne State (257-106). The Eagles broke 10 meet records and established five program top-10 times across the weekend. Gabia Gelumbickas (Boca Raton, Fla./Boca Raton Community) led the swimmers with six total event wins, including two individual victories and four relay victories, while also recording the No. 2 all-time 50-yard freestyle relay split in program history (22.65). Nina LaRosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay) swept both breaststroke events with meet-record times, posting a 1:00.54 in the 100-yard breaststroke to move to No. 2 all-time at Eastern Michigan, and a 2:16.88 in the 200-yard breaststroke to rank No. 9 all-time. Marianna Fardella (Serres, Greece/40 Geniko Lykeio Serron) claimed three individual victories in the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke and 1,650-yard freestyle. Abbey Clarke (Caledon, Ontario/Robert F. Hall) moved to No. 9 all-time at EMU in the 100-yard butterfly (55.23). The 200-yard freestyle relay team — featuring Gelumbickas, Marlee Christie (Seminole, Fla./Seminole), Clarke and Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) — set a school record with a time of 1:31.29.
On the diving side, Rose Kendrick (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) swept both boards, winning the 1-meter (270.45 points) and 3-meter (263.00 points) events and setting meet records in each. Aisling Gutierrez (New Kent, Va./New Kent) placed second on the 1-meter board (244.30 points) and third on the 3-meter (229.15 points). First-year Silvana Pomar (Zapopan, Mexico/Universidad del Valle de Atemajac UNIVA) made her collegiate debut with a second-place finish on the 3-meter board (236.05 points), and a third-place finish on the 1-meter (232.60 points). Meg Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) added fourth-place finishes on both boards, as the Eagles swept the top four spots in both diving disciplines.
Up Next
The Eagles will next host Calvin University in Jones Natatorium Friday, Nov. 13, at 5 p.m.
Follow Us
For the latest in EMU swimming & diving, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com, and follow the team's social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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