BUIES CREEK, N.C. – For the second straight weekend, Campbell will be at home inside the Johnson Aquatic Center, hosting Liberty in a noon matchup on Saturday, October 25.

Last weekend, the Fighting Camels (0-2) made their home competition debut, hosting East Carolina and UNC Asheville, logging top three finishes eight times on the day, with 17 individuals or relay squads lowering times from the start of the 2025-26 season.

Katarina Gagnon took a runner-up finish in the 1000 free, posting a 10:38.45 mark, down from 10:56.60 in CU's season opener. Gagnon also placed second in the 500 free with a 5:13.13 mark (lowered from 5:20.22).
Camels took second and third in the 100 breaststroke, with Bailey Franci clocking in at 1:06.87, an improvement from 1:09.97, and Sophia Grubbs notching a time of 1:07.07, besting her previous time of 1:08.2. Franci also took second in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:23.52 mark, while Grubbs tallied another season best with a 2:28.99 (prev. 2:33.90).

Other significant time drops included a pair of 200 medley relay teams (1:50.69 to 1:50.09, and 1:53.66 to 1:50.52), Nicole Rubino (1:57.79 to 1:56.84) in the 200 free, Natalie Kingsbury (1:02.18 to 1:01.67) in the 100 back, Julia Garcia (2:12.15 to 2:11.94) and Abby Lederer (2:28.37 to 2:22.50) in the 200 fly, Berni Musto (25.78 to 25.30) in the 50 free, Chloe Vitatoe (2:15.61 to 2:13.55) in the 200 back, Emma Marsalek (5:44.86 to 5:33.68) in the 500 free, Abby Lederer (1:04.28 to 1:03.71) in the 100 fly, and Sam Chemacki (2:20.30 to 2:17.41) and Suriya Pathammavong (2:23.50 to 2:19.67) in the 200 IM.

Liberty heads into Saturday's contest at 2-0 on the season, defeating Tulane 190-163 on October 11.

Next up, the Camels will make a return trip to Lynchburg, Va. for the TYR '85 Invitational, hosted by Liberty on November 21-23.