HAYWARD, Calif. -- The Cal State East Bay swim team in back home this weekend to compete in its first meet in Pioneer Pool in three months. The Pioneers host conference rival Azusa Pacific for a dual starting at 10 a.m.

The meet will feature 11 events, starting with the 200 Medley Relay and finishing with the 200 Freestyle Relay. There will be two short breaks built into the program as well. Barring rain, the meet will be streamed live on the Pioneer Sports Network. Below is the full order of events:

    200 Medley Relay
    1000 Freestyle
    200 Freestyle
    50 Freestyle
    400 Individual Medley
    *Break*
    200 Butterfly
    100 Freestyle
    100 Backstroke
    500 Freestyle
    *Break*
    100 Breaststroke
    200 Freestyle Relay

Last week, the Pioneers were ranked No. 24 in the first Division II National Coaches Poll of the New Year. The squad recently returned from its week-long Winter Break training trip in San Diego, which included a four-team dual meet at UC San Diego. East Bay narrowly defeated conference foe Loyola Marymount, but fell to UCSD and CSU Bakersfield. Dealing with difficult weather, East Bay did not post its best times at that meet and will be looking to bounce back with a strong effort Saturday against the Cougars.

The will be the first time the Pioneers have raced in a dual against APU since 2017, when CSUEB topped the Cougars 125-75 at Pioneer Pool. Azusa Pacific finished fourth at last season's Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference (PCSC) Championships, one spot behind East Bay. They will likely be one of CSUEB's top competitors for the conference crown this year, along with No. 18 ranked Fresno Pacific.