Cherry Hill, NJ – The women's rowing team headed north to New Jersey to compete in the Knecht Cup on Saturday morning. The women competed in the varsity four, varsity eight and second varsity eight.
 
In heat one of the varsity four Stetson placed fourth with a time of 8:42.31. In the women's varsity eight Stetson competed in heat three, placing fifth with a time of 7:14.89. The Stetson second varsity eight competed in heat 1 placing third with a time of 7:37.66.
The varsity eight would make it to the second semi, where they would place fourth lowering their time from the heat race to a time of 7:03.69.
 
After all of the racing concluded for the day, Stetson will have a couple teams compete in Sunday's finals. Stetson will compete in the second varsity eight petite final, which is set to start Sunday at 10:58 a.m. The Hatters will also compete in the varsity eight petite final set for 12:18 p.m. tomorrow.
 
 "We  had some tough races today as we continue to learn about ourselves. The four had a good race and simply weren't fast enough to progress to tomorrow's finals. Both eights had solid races and ended up in the petite finals for tomorrow. We're excited to see what the team is capable of tomorrow,' said Stetson head coach Jamie Francis.
 
Full Results From Day 1:

Women's Varsity Four (Event 7)
1 plus next 3 fastest times to Grand Final, next 6 fastest times to Petite Final
HEAT 1					Sat, 8:10
Place	Team	500m	1000m	1500m	Finish	Split	Lane
1	Drexel				7:51.97		6
2	Connecticut				7:58.73	6.76	2
3	Villanova				8:22.43	30.46	5
4	Stetson				8:42.31	50.34	3
5	West Virginia				8:44.78	52.81	4

 

Women's Varsity Eight (Event 27)

Race for lanes in the Semi-Final

 

HEAT 3					Sat, 10:18
Place	Team	500m	1000m	1500m	Finish	Split	Lane
1	Boston University LWT				6:56.16		6
2	MIT A				6:59.96	3.80	5
3	Fordham				7:03.59	7.43	3
4	St. Joseph's				7:09.45	13.29	4
5	Stetson				7:14.89	18.73	2
6	Iona				7:38.13	41.97	1

 

Women's Second Varsity Eight (Event 20)

1-2 to Grand Final, 3-4 to Petite Final

 

HEAT 1					Sat, 12:40
Place	Team	500m	1000m	1500m	Finish	Split	Lane
1	Drexel				7:10.58		6
2	Connecticut				7:18.32	7.74	5
3	Stetson				7:37.66	27.08	3
4	Eastern Michigan				7:43.36	32.78	4
5	Iona				8:57.52	1:46.94	2

 

Women's Varsity Eight (Event 27)

1-2 to Grand Final, 3-4 to Petite Final, 5-6 to Third Level Final

 

SEMI 2					Sat, 2:56
Place	Team	500m	1000m	1500m	Finish	Split	Lane
1	Drexel				6:43.25		6
2	Fordham				6:54.98	11.73	4
3	Duquesne				6:58.57	15.32	5
4	Stetson				7:03.69	20.44	2
5	Eastern Michigan				7:07.86	24.61	3

 
Sunday Schedule:
Women's Second Varsity Eight (Event 20)

PETITE FINAL					Sun, 10:58
Place	Team	500m	1000m	1500m	Finish	Split	Lane
	West Virginia						1
	La Salle						2
	Stetson						3
	Villanova						4
	Eastern Michigan						5
	St. Joseph's						6

 
Women's Varsity Eight (Event 27)

PETITE FINAL					Sun, 12:18
Place	Team	500m	1000m	1500m	Finish	Split	Lane
	Villanova						1
	Duquesne						2
	West Virginia						3
	Stetson						4
	La Salle						5
	St. Joseph's						6

 
Lineups:

• Women's First Varsity Eight
  • Coxswain    Sarah Sessions
  • Stroke          Jocalyn Ortega
  • Seven          Mallory Holland
  • Six                Madison Geib
  • Five              Hannah Hardey
  • Four             Germaine Smart-Marshall
  • Three           Emma Rees
  • Two              Frances del Toro
  • Box              Maia Starrwalker
• Women's Second Varsity Eight
  • Coxswain    Cassandra Bradley
  • Stroke           Cailin Mitchell
  • Seven           Asia Erickson
  • Six                 Chyara Kruger
  • Five               Julia Hickey
  • Four              Dodge
  • Three           Cheyenne Justice
  • Two              Ana Cumming
  • Box              Savannah Clarke
• Women's First Varsity Four
  • Coxswain    Gianna Robinson
  • Stroke           Taylor Hufford
  • Three             Brooke Bell
  • Two                Katrina Early
  • Bow               Rebecca Naser

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