KINGSTON, R.I. - Rhode Island Women's Rowing had a competitive day of racing at the Lake Morey Regatta on Saturday morning in Fairlee, Vt.
The Rams hung in with Dartmouth, which received votes in last week's Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association poll, before defeating Atlantic 10 foe Fordham nearly across the board in the afternoon. Massachusetts was also at the event, though Rhody did not face off against the team directly.
The top two eights maintained contact with the Big Green in the opening rounds of action. The crew of coxswain
Lily Stasaitis,
Catie Castle,
Bethany Nordstrom,
Hailey Pardi,
Emma Barnhart,
Nicole Jones,
Olivia Kowalski,
Cait Reardon and
Bella Bruno finished just under four seconds off of Dartmouth's winning pace in the morning before handily defeating the opposing Rams by a 10-second margin in the afternoon.
Coxswain
Ellie McGee,
Jessica Tosi,
Samantha Gumprecht,
Sarah Pecoraro,
Sammie Gorecki,
Eryn Wale,
Amanda Cubit,
Maia Hembruff and
Emma Larsh were just over two seconds off of besting the Big Green in the morning. In their second round, they defeated Fordham with open water.
Both the Varsity 4+ and the Third Varsity 8+ crossed ahead of Fordham in the second round of racing. URI's boats got faster as the day went on, a testament to both the speed found throughout the competition and a tailwind on the course.
Rhode Island Results
Varsity 8+ | Morning Session
1. Dartmouth - 7:07.0
2. Rhode Island - 7:10.8
Second Varsity 8+ | Morning Session
1. Dartmouth - 7:15.53
2. Rhode Island - 7:17.20
Varsity 4+ | Morning Session
1. Dartmouth - 8:14.4
2. Rhode Island - 8:27.1
Second Varsity 4+ | Morning Session
1. Dartmouth - 8:33.7
2. Dartmouth (B) - 8:45.2
3. URI - 8:46.3
Third Varsity 8+ | Morning Session
1. Dartmouth - 7:44.5
2. Rhode Island - 8:03.4
Varsity 8+ | Afternoon Session
1. Rhode Island - 6:38.5
2. Fordham - 6:48.2
Second Varsity 8+ | Afternoon Session
1. Rhode Island - 6:53.4
2. Fordham - 7:02.5
Varsity 4+ | Afternoon Session
1. Rhode Island - 7:46.6
2. Fordham - 7:49.3
3. Rhode Island (B) - 7:55.8
Third Varsity 8+ | Afternoon Session
1. Rhode Island - 7:20.9
2. Fordham - 7:24.2
