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NCAA Championship
Terriers Race in NCAA C/D Semis Saturday Morning
May 31, 2014 | Women's Rowing
May 31, 2014
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Patriot League champion Boston University women's rowing team continued the NCAA Championship by racing in the C/D semifinals on Saturday morning at Eagle Creek Park. Five crews competed in each of the three races with the top three advancing to the C Final.
Coxed by senior Sarah Specht and stroked by junior Claire Richer, the varsity eight boat posted a time of 6:56.942 to defeat Atlantic 10 champion UMass by nine seconds. However, it missed out on a C Final berth by 1.9 seconds to CAA champion Northeastern.
The Huskies led by 0.7 seconds through the first 1,000 meters and held off a Terrier charge for third place. WCC champion San Diego won the race at 6:48.033 with Wisconsin taking second at 6:52.124.
BU's second varsity eight boat coxed by Eline Vermeulen and stroked by freshman Kelli Wegner defeated MAAC champion Jacksonville by 24 seconds with a time of 7:18.422. San Diego though took the third spot by a margin of 13 seconds. Wisconsin won the race at 6:55.484, and C-USA champion Oklahoma took second at 7:01.613.
In the final race of the day, the varsity four boat coxed by Marlaina Miller and stroked by sophomore Jo MacCune finished finish at 8:13.767. UCLA won the race with a time of 7:55.359, and San Diego claimed the third C Final berth at 8:00.354.
The Terriers will conclude their eighth NCAA appearance on Sunday with the varsity four D Final set to take place at 8:30 a.m.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE (D Final)
8:30 a.m. - Varsity Four (Boston U., Jacksonville, UMass, Northeastern)
8:50 a.m. - Second Varsity Eight (Boston U., Jacksonville, UMass)
9:10 a.m. - Varsity Eight (Boston U., Jacksonville, UMass, Oklahoma)
SATURDAY RESULTS (1-3 to C Final, 4 & 5 to D Final)
Varsity Eight
1) San Diego - 6:48.033
2) Wisconsin - 6:52.124
3) Northeastern - 6:55.057
4) BOSTON U. - 6:56.942
Bow - Kelly Jackson, 2 - Alex Gustafson, 3 - Westanna Carleton, 4 - Lynn Ratte, 5 - Kerry Kennedy, 6 - Emily Lerhe, 7 - Mackenzie Wiler, Stroke - Claire Richer, Cox - Sarah Specht
5) UMass - 7:05.844
Second Varsity Eight
1) Wisconsin - 6:55.484
2) Oklahoma - 7:01.613
3) San Diego - 7:05.364
4) BOSTON U. - 7:18.422
Bow - Emily Huber, 2 - Beata Coloyan, 3 - Marisa Borchardt, 4 - Bridget Behmke, 5 -Yahna Harris, 6 - Sam Woo, 7 - Kerri Wegner, Stroke - Kelli Wegner, Cox - Marlaina Miller
5) Jacksonville - 7:42.389
Varsity Four
1) UCLA - 7:55.359
2) Louisville - 7:58.234
3) San Diego - 8:00.354
4) UMass - 8:05.994
5) BOSTON U. - 8:13.767
Bow - Dana Hiniker, 2 - Annalise Routenberg, 3 - Caroline Demko, 4 - Jo MacCune, Cox - Eline Vermeulen
