The WSU swim team will return home for a meet against the University of Idaho on Friday in Gibb Pool in Pullman.

This is the second time this season WSU will compete against Idaho. The Cougars last matchup was a relay meet on Sept. 27. In their last meet, the Cougars took fourth place in the Chick-Fil-A Invitational.

Head coach Matt Leach said his goal for this Friday is to hopefully finish the night with a win, but more importantly to have improvements across the board as a team.

“Overall, we would love to see more people get onto that top five, top 10 list,” Leach said. “For us, it’s trying to get better every meet.”

In a post Chick-Fil-A Invitational presser, Leach said he sees the team’s objective, as of late, to be developing more energy on the relay.

Sophomore Lauren Burckel placed third last weekend in the 200-yard breaststroke. Burckel said she believes the swim roster will continue to have positive energy for this upcoming meet. The team chemistry can have a positive effect on the team’s relay squads.

“Going into this weekend, it’ll be a really good opportunity to just apply [positive energy] and keep the positive energy going,” Burckel said.

Junior Taylor McCoy said the team is coming together for a great upcoming season and the freshmen talent has developed as they adjusted to the Pac-12. She looks forward to a fun and competitive meet this weekend.

“[I hope] to try and come together as a team,” McCoy said, “and have a lot of fun together and hopefully swim fast.”

At the relay meet, WSU placed third with a score of 78 points, and Idaho placed fourth with a score of 36 points.

WSU will start their meet at 5 p.m. Friday at Gibb Pool in Pullman.