Bowling Green Top Eastern Michigan For Second Time In Program History

BOWLING GREEN VS EASTERN MICHIGAN (WOMEN)

• November 7, 2025
• Bowling Green, Ohio
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green women’s swimming and diving made history Friday night, defeating Eastern Michigan 161-139 at Cooper Pool. The Falcons (7-0, 2-0) earned just their second-ever win against the Eagles, improving on a 1-17 all-time record entering the meet.

“To think that our program hadn’t secured a conference victory since 2022, and now we have two—it’s a testament to the work they’ve been putting in this season and last season,” head coach Tanner Barton said. “It’s really paying off, and the ladies are racing well.”

BGSU opened the meet with a win in the 400-yard medley relay, as Emily McNicol, Lauren Jablonski, Grace Bodrock and Samia Becdach clocked a 3:45.88 finish. On the boards, senior Natalia Mayorga swept both diving events, winning the 1-meter (275.93) with an NCAA Zone qualifying score and 3-meter (306.08).

“Natalia faced her toughest competition yet,” Barton said. “She stayed locked in through warmups and both events, and her first-place points were huge for us.”

The Falcons continued to roll in the pool. Taylor Devorace took the 200 freestyle (1:54.49), while McNicol claimed victories in both the 100 (55.54) and 200 backstroke (2:02.72).

Bodrock emerged with a strong performance as well. She swept both butterfly events, winning the 200 (2:04.28) and 100 (56.26).

“She’s been disciplined in workouts,” Barton said. “Her senior leadership and performance in those fly events made a real difference in the meet.”

Becdach added wins in the 50 (23.51) and 100 freestyle (51.38) and placed second in the 200 IM (2:08.37) to help seal the meet.

Bowling Green, in the midst of one of their best starts in program history, will host UTRGV on Nov. 14 and 15 at Cooper Pool.

Courtesy: EMU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swim and dive programs fell to Bowling Green State University, Nov. 7. The Falcons outscored the Eagles with 169 points to 131 points, respectively.

How it Happened: Swim
The Eagles won six events in the pool, while the Falcons won eight. Nehir Oz (Istanbul, Turkey/Cevre), earned two event wins, finishing the 1000y freestyle with a time of 10:16.98, along with the 500y freestyle, finishing with a time of 5:02.79.

Also earning two event wins was Nina LaRosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), as she finished the 100y breaststroke in 1:03.55, and the 200y breaststroke with a time of 2:20.88.

Winning the 200y individual medley was Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King’s Academy), with a time of 2:08.44. She was joined in the top three by Shayne Patrick (Reno, Nev./TMCC Magnet High School), who finished third with a time of 2:09.31.

The 200y freestyle relay was won by the team of Marlee Christie (Seminole, Fla./Seminole), Emma Littrell (Taylor Mill, Ky./St. Henry District), Abbey Clarke (Caledon, Ont./Robert F. Hall), and Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast), with a time of 1:35.60.

How it Happened: Dive
Bowling Green won both diving events, as Natalia Mayorga took first place in the one-meter and three-meter. Mid-American Conference (MAC) Diver of the Week, Rose Kendrick (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva), earned second place in both events, scoring 262.05 points in the three-meter, and a personal-best 268.35 points in the one-meter.

The next highest scorer for the Eagles in the three-meter was Aisling Gutierrez (New Kent, Va./New Kent), scoring 255.45 points, while the next highest scoring in the one-meter was Megan Lupa (Campden, Ont./West Niagara Secondary), scoring personal-best 249.45 points.

Personal Bests
The Eagles saw a combined total of six personal-best performances.

EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal-Best

400y Medley Relay
2. EMU A (Fardella, Mina, LaRosa, Littrell) – 3:50.38
4. EMU B (Umut, Patrick, Noble, Clarke) – 3:53.38

Three-Meter Dive
2. Rose Kendrick – 262.05
4. Aisling Gutierrez – 255.45*
6. Marnie Howard – 217.58
7. Megan Lupa – x213.45
9. Taityn Speier – x208.20

1000y Freestyle
1. Nehir Oz – 10:16.98
3. Morgan Hofmeister – 10:37.94
7. Nicole Shanks – 11:21.53

200y Freestyle
2. Azra Umut – 1:55.83
4. Emma Littrell – 1:56.23
6. Ali Kudo – 2:00.48

100y Backstroke
3. Marianna Fardella – 57.14
5. Addy Burrough – 58.98

100y Breaststroke
1. Nina LaRosa – 1:03.53
3. Lucy Noble – 1:06.60
5. Tristen Mina – 1:07.81

200y Butterfly
3. Shayne Patrick – 2:08.49
4. Sydney Ulmer – 2:10.71
6. Nehir Guven – 2:12.18

50y Freestyle
2. Marlee Christie – 24.25
4. Abbey Clarke – 24.39
6. Sophie Gatrall – 24.56

One-Meter Dive
2. Rose Kendrick – 268.35*
4. Megan Lupa – 249.45*
6. Marnie Howard – 227.40
8. Taityn Speier – x196.28
9. Aisling Gutierrez – x185.63

100y Freestyle
2. Emma Littrell – 53.20
5. Abbey Clarke – 53.72
6. Marlee Christie – 53.76
7. Nehir Guven – x54.11
8. Sophie Gatrall – x54.23

200y Backstroke
2. Marianna Fardella – 2:03.02*
3. Azra Umut – 2:07.58
4. Addy Burrough – 2:07.84

200y Breaststroke
1. Nina LaRosa – 2:20.88
5. Lucy Noble – 2:31.06*

500y Freestyle
1. Nehir Oz – 5:02.79
3. Marianna Fardella – 5:08.01*
4. Morgan Hofmeister – 5:13.78
7. Nicole Shanks – x5:35.53

100y Butterfly
3. Shayne Patrick – 56.94
4. Tristen Mina – 58.06
5. Maizie Moustgaard – 58.78
7. Nehir Guven – x1:01.14
8. Sydney Ulmer – x1:01.99

200y Individual Medley
1. Tristen Mina – 2:08.24
3. Shayne Patrick – 2:09.31
4. Nehir Oz – 2:12.20
7. Morgan Hofmeister – x2:16.44
8. Sydney Ulmer – x2:20.60

200y Freestyle Relay
1. EMU A (Christie, Clarke, Littrell, Noble) – 1:35.60
4. EMU B (Gatrall, Umut, Guven, Oz) – 1:41.66

Meet Scores
1. Bowling Green – 169
2. Eastern Michigan – 131

Up Next
The Green and White next travel to Rochester, Mich., to compete against Oakland University, Thursday, Nov. 20.