The Saint Joseph's women's rowing team hosted a tri-meet with Navy and Rutgers and the Hawks finished ahead of Rutgers and second to Navy in every event in near-perfect conditions on the Schuylkill River.
The Varsity 8 took the lead right off the start and opened up a length's lead by the 1000-meter mark, but in the third 500, Navy started to chip away at the Hawks' lead and ultimately finished first in a great race.
The Hawks' 3rd Varsity 8 also had a great race, separating from Rutgers and battling with Navy all the way down the course. The crews traded the lead several times, but in the end Navy pulled out the victory by one second.
Both Varsity Fours and the 2nd Varsity 8 also had solid races, besting Rutgers and coming in second to Navy.
SJU's lineups for the day were:
Varsity 8: c- Myra McCann, 8- Amanda McEvoy, 7- Natalie Simms, 6- Emily Serkes, 5- Brittany Stokes, 4- Maura Daly, 3- Katherine Robb, 2- Taylor Biesiada, 1- Delaney McGuire
2V8: c- MaryKate Gibbons, 8- Maria Biancaniello, 7- Maura Mahoney, 6- Cailin McCully, 5- Maggie Mueller, 4- Eileen Welsh, 3- Margot Merrill, 2- Lauren Slattery, 1- Kerri Roman
3V8 8: C- Anna Birmingham, 8- Sarah Donahue, 7- Rose Tavianini, 6- Emer Ryle, 5- Meg Michaels, 4- Elizabeth Parker, 4- Margaret Whiteman, 3- Caroline Buckley, 2- Katie Comerer, 1- Jess Parejo (alternates Dominique Millilio, Erin Coleman)
V4: c- Nazel Malhani, 4- Emily Coldren, 3- Angela Smith, 2- Anjelica Grebenschikoff, 1- Katie Comerer
V4B: c- Briege Pilch, 4- Alyssa Vanni, 3- Bridget Welsh, 2- Natalie Kresbach, 1- Erin Coleman (alternate Ashley Varghese).
"We are really proud of our whole team today. We rowed hard and threw everything we had at Navy and Rutgers. We are really happy with where we are right now as we head into our championship portion of our season," said coach Gerry Quinlan.
Next up for Saint Joseph's is the Kelly Cup on April 25 on the Schuylkill River.
