The Orange And Brown Fall to the Bobcats at Home

Saturday, October 28

Bowling Green, Ohio

1 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

105

195

Ohio

October 28, 2023 | Women's Swimming & Diving

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By: by Brady Shick BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team took on Ohio today. The Falcons fell by a score of 195-105.

Freshman Falcon diver Natalia Mayorga had a stunning performance against the Bobcats. For the second straight meet Mayorga won the 1-Meter and 3-Meter Diving with scores of 273.37 and 312.45. Today though Mayorga did something that hadn't been done in 6 years. Talisa Lemke currently holds the school record in the 1 and 3-Meter Diving reaching those marks as a freshman. With Lemke in attendance at today's meet, now as a member of Ohio's coaching staff, Mayorga recorded the highest score on the 3-Meter boards as a freshman since Lemke.

Emily McNicol paced the effort for the swimmer's today. McNicol came home with yet another event win in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 57.11. McNicol won the only event for the swimmers. McNicol also added a third-place time in the 200 Backstroke finishing right behind fellow Falcon Morgan Sokol.

Senior swimmer Riley McNichols added two top three finishes in her events today. McNichols finished second in the 100 Butterfly and third in the 50 Freestyle. Elayna Krupp also had two top five finishes. Krupp finished second in the 100 Freestyle and fourth in the 50 Free finishing a millisecond behind McNichols.

FALCON FINISHES
3-Meter Diving – 1. Natalia Mayorga 312.45, 2. Rayah Blood 296.40
200 Medley Relay – 1. McNicol, Robertson, Krupp, McNichols 1:44.78
1000 Freestyle – 4. Lourdes Manderfield 10:42.76
200 Freestyle – 4. Julianna Petrak 1:55.18, 5. Abby Toepfer 1:55.87
100 Backstroke – 1. Emily McNicol 57.11, 5. Morgan Sokol 59.41
100 Breaststroke – 4. Joanna Robertson 1:05.52
200 Butterfly – 3. Ava Vial 2:06.49, 5. Grace Bodrock 2:07.53
50 Freestyle – 3. Riley McNichols 24.24, 4. Elayna Krupp 24.25
1-Meter Diving – 1. Natalia Mayorga 273.37, 2. Rayah Blood 257.10, 4. Grace Ellis 233.85
100 Freestyle – 2. Elayna Krupp 52.74
200 Backstroke – 2. Morgan Sokol 2:05.04, 3. Emily McNicol 2:05.19
200 Breaststroke – 5. Ava Vial 2:25.15
500 Freestyle – 3. Abby Toepfer 5:09.84, 5. Blanca Sanz 5:12.03
100 Butterfly – 2. Riley McNichols 57.78, 4. Grace Bodrock 58.75
200 IM – 3. Joanna Robertson 2:11.45
200 Freestyle Relay – 2. Krupp, Petrak, McNicol, McNichols 1:35.86

RICKEY'S REACTIONS
"It was disappointing to lose but I enjoyed how hard we fought today. We stayed competitive through the meet, we didn't give up, we kept cheering for each other, and still supported each other. Ohio is a good team. We are better than we were at this time last year, which I am really proud of. Our goal now and for next week is to continue to work hard and fix those things we saw today. Whether it be a lack of power here or there or a bad turn we will try to fix those things and move forward."

UP NEXT
The Falcons are back in action next Saturday as they travel up I-75 to take on Toledo.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Be sure to follow the Falcons swimming and diving team throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @FalconSwimDive
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_swimdive'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'