MacLean, Van Allen, Lead Eagles in Loss to Buckeyes

Complete Results

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University women's swimming and diving team battled the Ohio State Buckeyes to the end, Saturday, Nov. 14, but ultimately fell short by a score of 175-113. Senior Mary Kate MacLean (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Detroit Country Day) and junior Grace Van Allen (Indianapolis, Ind.-North Central) turned in second place finishes in the loss.

The Eagles opened the afternoon by claiming second and third in the 200 Medley Relay. MacLean teamed up with junior Alexis Mitcheltree (Moon Twp., Pa.-Moon Area),as well as freshmen Delaney Duncan (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) and Dora Vrcic to finish on the heels of Ohio State's top relay team, touching in with a time of 1:43.53. Freshmen Michal Liberman (Rosh Haayin, Israel-Begin) and Stephanie Johnston, and juniors Genna Worthley (Portland, Maine-Deering) and Carly Jackson (LaPorte, Ind.-LaPorte), placed third, finishing in 1:44.85.

From there, MacLean and Van Allen added second place finishes before five other Eagles added third place marks. MacLean led after the first split of the 100 Freestyle but could not hold off a late charge by Ohio State's Katy Luchansky, ultimately taking second. Van Allen tangled with Luchansky in the 200 Free, nearly catching her on the last leg of the race but taking second with a time of 1:51.66.

Worthley (200 Breaststroke), Duncan (100 Breast), Jackson (200 Fly), and Mitcheltree (100 Backstroke) registered third place finishes for the Eagles.

Sophomore diver Becky Deacon (Sherwood Park, Alberta-Vimy Ridge Academy) went toe-to-toe with Ohio State on the springboard, posting a score of 269.11 in the 1-meter event to take third.

The Eagles went on to sweep the remaining events as the Buckeyes forfeited points for the remainder of the meet, eventually fallign 175-113.

Eastern Michigan will take a break from competition for the next three weeks before returning to the pool for the EMU Invitiational, Dec. 4-5. Competition is set to begin at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, in Jones Natatorium.

EMU Individual Results
200 Medley Relay
2. Mitcheltree, Duncan, Vrcic, MacLean
3. Liberman, Worthley, Jackson, Johnston
7. Shaw, Wimmer, Garringer, Saddler

1000 Free
5. Becca Winnert          10:50.68

200 Free
2. Grace Van Allen          1:51.66
4. Becca Detro              1:53.32
8. Sierra Wagner             1:56.39
9. Hannah Newell          1:59.57
10. Abby Aumiller          2:00.86

100 Back
3. Alexis Mitcheltree      56.99
5. Michal Liberman          58.67
7. Haley Shaw              1:00.41
8. Makenzie Garringer     1:00.46
9. Betsy Trace              1:03.39

100 Breast
3. Delaney Duncan          1:04.81
4. Genna Worthley          1:05.02
6. Emily Wimmer              1:07.14
7. Erika Guenther             1:07.67

100 Fly
3. Carly Jackson              2:03.47
7. Emilie Desnoyer          2:07.81
8. Clarice Daniel              2:10.44
9. Rosalie Yockey             2:15.14

50 Free
4. Stephanie Johnston      24.04
5. Mary Kate MacLean     24.10
8. Abby Saddler              24.70
9. Dora Vrcic                  24.74

3-meter
5. Emily Tubbs              232.50
6. Alli Shereda              226.28

100 Free
2. Mary Kate MacLean 52.30
6. Sierra Wagner          53.11
7. Stephanie Johnston 53.27
9. Abby Saddler              x54.36
10. Hannah Newell          x54.82

200 Back
4. Alexis Mitcheltree      2:08.74
6. Haley Shaw              2:12.80
7. Abby Aumiller              2:15.05
8. Michal Liberman      2:17.86

200 Breast
3. Genna Worthley      2:22.06
4. Erika Guenther         2:24.45
6. Emily Wimmer          2:27.93

500 Free
1. Grace Van Allen      5:05.82
2. Rosalie Yockey      5:08.63
3. Becca Detro              5:14.07
4. Becca Winnert          x5:15.32

100 Fly
1. Carly Jackson          56.34
2. Dora Vrcic                  58.08
3. Emilie Desnoyer      59.58
4. Makenzie Garringer x1:00.05
5. Betsy Trace              x1:01.42

1-meter
3. Becky Deacon          269.11
6. Alli Shereda              240.90
7. Mattie Boucha          236.02
8. Emily Tubbs              x234.31

200 IM
1. Erika Guenther          2:09.73
2. Clarice Daniel              2:11.69
3. Rosalie Yockey          2:12.46
4. Makenzie Garringer x2:14.33
5. Genna Worthley          x2:16.17

400 Free Relay
1. Wagner, MacLean, Vrcic, Van Allen      3:28.46
2. Detro, Desnoyer, Mitcheltree, Johnston 3:31.91
3. Saddler, Jackson, Duncan, Marion          x3:38.97
4. Liberman, Newell, Trace, Winnert          x3:46.67

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Players Mentioned

Abby Aumiller

Mattie Boucha

Clarice Daniel

Becky Deacon

Becca Detro

Delaney Duncan

Makenzie Garringer

Erika Guenther

Carly Jackson

Stephanie Johnston

Michal Liberman

Mary Kate MacLean

Alexis Mitcheltree

Hannah Newell

Abby Saddler

Haley Shaw

Alli Shereda

Betsy Trace

Emily Tubbs

Mary Grace Van Allen

Dora Vrcic

Sierra Wagner

Emily Wimmer

Genna Worthley

Rosalie Yockey

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