CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The Boston University lightweight rowing team wrapped up the opening day of the 2025 Knecht Cup Regatta on Saturday afternoon along the Cooper River.
 
The morning heats saw six crews hit the course with a trio of Doubles, two Eights and the Varsity 4+. Each crew made at least the Petite Finals in their respective events, and four reached the Grand Finals.
 
Advancing to Sunday's Women's Double Grand Final are the duos of Kylie Lough (bow) and Cece Mason (stroke) as well as Emilia Vukasinovic (bow) and Zoe Meurer (stroke). The former won Heat 4 with the second-fastest time among all pairs in 8:58.50. Meurer and Vukasinovic completed the route in 9:11.51, good for third in the heat and the fifth-fastest time. Nora Hemsley (bow) and Sam Angel (stroke) will compete in the Petite Final after posting a time of 9:26.38.
 
BU's Varsity 4+, coxed by Heather Shinn and stroked by Rosa Beckert, clocked in at 8:37.58 in Heat 3 for the second-fastest time across the field, only to the winner of the third heat in Lafayette. In the second semifinal, a three-boat race with the Terriers, Drexel and UConn saw BU capture first place by nearly a full length at 8:27.60, securing a trip to the Grand Final.
 
In the first heat for the Varsity 8+, the Terriers, coxed by Mayberry Mark and stroked by Mia Seibert, fended off Villanova by one length to win its heat in 7:17.59, the fastest V8 time in the heats by .36 seconds on second-place Bucknell. That earned a trip to the first semifinal, where the Terriers comfortably took first with a time of 7:12.90, 13-and-a-half seconds ahead of runner-up MIT.
 
The Terrier Second Varsity 8+, coxed by Lylah Nah and stroked by Cece Mason, was fourth in Heat 1 with a time of 7:41.65, ahead of Stetson and trailing Jacksonville, Ithaca and Marist. In the second semifinal, BU was sixth in 8:04.85.
 
Racing will conclude on Sunday, April 3 with the finals for crews that raced on Saturday. In addition, the Terrier Lightweight 8+ and two 4+ will compete in their lone races, the former vying for the Danielle Kousoulis Memorial Trophy.
 
SATURDAY RESULTS
Women's Doubles

• "C" Crew – Heat 2
  • MIT "B" – 8:55.94
  • Wisconsin – 9:09.20
  • BU – 9:11.51
  • Georgetown – 9:42.56
  • Pittsburgh "C" – 10:34.05
  • U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – 13:52.00
• "B" Crew – Heat 3
  • Harvard-Radcliffe – 9:16.00
  • BU – 9:26.38
  • Wisconsin "B" – 9:47.85
  • Pittsburgh "B" – 10:08.86
  • Carnegie Mellon & Georgetown "B" – Scratch
• "A" Crew – Heat 4
  • BU – 8:58.50
  • MIT – 9:13.92
  • Pittsburgh – 9:59.66
  • Gordon "B" – 10:19.88
  • La Salle – 10:31.04
  • Dominican – 14:19.05

Varsity 4+

• Heat 3
  • Lafayette – 8:33.92
  • BU – 8:37.58
  • MIT – 8:56.43
  • La Salle – 9:38.53
  • Scranton – 11:14.64
• Semifinal 2
  • BU – 8:27.60
  • Drexel – 8:30.62
  • UConn – 8:33.93
  • Marist – 8:51.70
  • Villanova – 9:02.46
  • Fairfield – 9:12.07

Varsity 8+

• Heat 1
  • BU – 7:17.59
  • Villanova – 7:22.35
  • Ithaca – 7:26.52
  • Jacksonville – 7:29.19
  • Stetson – 7:40.18
  • Merrimack – 8:50.99
• Semifinal 1
  • BU – 7:12.90
  • MIT – 7:26.40
  • Jacksonville – 7:32.37
  • UMass – 7:34.07
  • Embry-Riddle – 7:41.73
  • Duquesne – 7:48.91

Second Varsity 8+

• Heat 1
  • Jacksonville – 7:25.74
  • Ithaca – 7:36.54
  • Marist – 7:37.14
  • BU – 7:41.65
  • Stetson – 7:56.09
• Semifinal 2
  • MIT – 7:28.22
  • Bucknell – 7:32.52
  • Wisconsin – 7:39.74
  • UMass – 7:44.50
  • Marist – 7:58.58
  • BU – 8:04.85

SUNDAY SCHEDULE – APRIL 13

• 8:02 a.m. – Women's Double Petite Final (BU "B")
• 8:10 a.m. – Women's Double Grand Final (BU "A" and "C")
• 8:26 a.m. – Lightweight 4+ Final
• 9:38 a.m. – Varsity 4+ Grand Final
• 10:50 a.m. – Lightweight 8+ Final – Danielle Kousoulis Memorial Trophy
• 11:22 a.m. – Second Varsity 8+ Petite Final
• 12:50 p.m. – Varsity 8+ Final – Ann Harris Smith Memorial Trophy

LINEUPS
Women's Double "A"
Bow: Kylie Lough
Stroke: Cece Mason

Women's Double "B"
Bow: Nora Hemsley
Stroke: Sam Angel

Women's Double "C"
Bow: Emilia Vukasinovic
Stroke: Zoe Meurer

Varsity 4+
Cox: Heather Shinn
Bow: Elizabeth Falo-Yohn
2: Serena Jabre
3: Carly Milosevic
Stroke: Rosa Beckert

Varsity 8+
Bow: Hannah Clark
2: Savanna Jacovini
3: Caroline Burchette
4: Maya Popper
5: Ela Ersan
6: Zoey Goodness
7: Lulu Smith
Stroke: Mia Seibert
Cox: Mayberry Mark

Second Varsity 8+
Bow: Chloe Capizzi
2: Catherine Clark
3: Kelly Shashaty
4: Jasmine Wu
5: Kylie Lough
6: Nora Hemsley
7: Sam Angel
Stroke: Cece Mason
Cox: Lylah Nag