GREENE, Maine -- The Bates rowing teams took on the NCAA and IRA Division I MIT heavyweights Saturday on the Androscoggin River, with the women's second varsity eight emerging victorious for the Bobcats.

Led by sophomore coxswain Shoshana Levy (Arlington, Va.) and junior stroke seat Charlotte Comrack (Washington, D.C.), the Bates women's 2V raced to the finish of the 1900-meter course in 7:10.4, winning by five seconds over the Engineers, who crossed the finish line in 7:15.7. Meanwhile, the Bates women's first varsity eight was just under five seconds behind MIT, recording a time of 6:55.3, with the Engineers winning the race in 6:50.7

On the men's side, the Bobcats finished runner-up to MIT in a pair of races, with the 2V providing the stiffest challenge for the visitors, racing to the finish in 6:12.8. The MIT 2V was able to win the race in 6:07.6.

The races served as a strong tune-up to Sunday's President's Cup Regatta against rivals Bowdoin and Colby, which begins at 9 a.m. on the Androscoggin River.

Bates Lineups:

Bates WV8 lineup: Bow: Hannah de Fontaine; 2: Greta Oberdiek; 3: Isabelle Martin; 4: Megan O'Donnell; 5: Quinn Gleason; 6: Maggie Gill; 7: Olivia Smith; Stroke: Virginia Adams; c: Leah Brody

Bates W2V8 lineup: Bow: Fili Keszti; 2: Mia Senturk; 3: Froney Dreher; 4: Adina Suchman; 5: Arden Minor; 6: Kiki Hillery; 7: Ava Teleki; Stroke: Charlotte Comrack; c: Shoshana Levy

Bates W3V8 lineup: Bow: Merrill Doherty; 2: Olivia Hill; 3: Mackenzie Higgins; 4: Carolyn Musselwhite; 5: Ella Lisle; 6: Taylor Glick; 7: Caitlin Davidson; Stroke: Evie Fox; c: Sophie Shaw

Bates WV4A lineup: Bow: Isabelle Switanek; 2: Eva Calcutt; 3: Zeiva Sussman; 4: Kat O'Connell; c: Riley Tran

Bates WV4B lineup: Bow: Ella Westhoff; 2: Noa Hart; 3: Athalia Blasser Mulligan; 4: Juliana Loesche; c: Caitlin Regan

Bates MV8 lineup: Bow: Peter Gratwick; 2: Brendan Kelly; 3: Samuel Perozek; 4: Thomas Pacinda; 5: Roy Bellows; 6: Lando Putnam-Bagley; 7: Luke Johnson; Stroke: Luke Desmaison; c: Darien Chiang

Bates M2V8 lineup: Bow: Hugh McCabe; 2: John Cleary; 3: Bryce Ahn; 4: Benji Richards; 5: Nicholas Hoerle 6: Conor McGuckin; 7: Will Mitchell; Stroke: Kelly McKaige; c: Micah Shimizu

Bates M3V8 lineup: Bow: Soren Davidson; 2: Diego Davalos; 3: Erik Lindholm; 4: Louis Consigli; 5: Jack Tierney; 6: Sam Williams; 7: Cooper Drazek; Stroke: Finian Guinney; c: Sara Maquera

Bates M4V8 lineup: Bow: Logan Schlichter; 2: Alwin Ma; 3: Xavier Drouin; 4: EJ Herrmann; 5: Oscar Green; 6: Alex Appleton; 7: George Udris; Stroke: Solomon Kayobotsi; c: Benji Cao

Bates M5V8 lineup: Bow: Billy Pierce; 2: Finnegan Merrick; 3: Patrick Cohen; 4: Aidan O'Brien; 5: Timmy Howe; 6: Hayden Lee; 7: Randy Li; Stroke: Nate Oh; c: Hannah Daher