ROW | Second Varsity Eight Beats Portland on Saturday

Saturday, April 16

Vancouver, WA

9:00 am

Saint Mary's College of California

Portland Invite

Photo by: SMC Athletics / Caitlin Luquet

ROW | Second Varsity Eight Beats Portland on Saturday

4/16/2022 2:40:00 PM | Women's Rowing

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Saint Mary's Rowing took on the University of Portland and Seattle University on Saturday morning, with the Gaels putting two boats in the water. Both SMC boats excelled in the water despite some periodically rough conditions. The Gaels were able to take down one of the Portland boats in the second varsity eight race, with their times reflective of the conditions on the water.

The first varsity eight boat took the water at 9:00 am, and the Gaels were within striking distance of both Portland and Seattle. The Gaels time of 7:34.5 was a slight drop from their previous races at Creighton, but with conditions a bit choppy, that should be expected. The second varsity eight boat was the best performing boat for SMC on Saturday, finishing in second overall and just seven seconds behind Seattle's winning boat. Their time of 7:41.7 was an improvement of 24 seconds from their times at Creighton just two weeks ago.

RESULTS
V8
1. Portland – 7:13.7
2. Seattle – 7:24.4
3. Saint Mary's – 7:34.5

2V8
1. Seattle – 7:34.9
2. Saint Mary's – 7:41.7
3. Portland – 7:42.1

LINEUPS
V8 Coxswain Camille Bischoff, 8 Katrina Heffernan, 7 Katherine Ferbet, 6 Emily Ferbet, 5 Brooklyn Cassel, 4 Emma Scanlan, 3 Kendall Brazeel, 2 Isabella Brakhage, 1 Madison Ciccolella

2V8 Coxswain Madison Sciba, 8 Jessica Ponce, 7 Vivian Hsu, 6 Alyssa Teague, 5 Katerina Benedikt, 4 Courtney Cassel, 3 Kiki Koeppen, 2 Lindsay Abrams, 1 Maddison Potts

UP NEXT
With regular season races done, Saint Mary's will be back in action on April 30 at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championship. Races will be held at Lake Natoma in Folsom, the third time SMC will race at Lake Natoma during the 2021-22 season. Following the WIRA Championship, the Gaels will ready themselves for the West Coast Conference Championship, taking place on Saturday, May 14.

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