University at Buffalo
Knecht Cup
Second Varsity Eight Wins Petite Final at Knecht Cup
4/14/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
CAMDEN, NJ -- The University at Buffalo women's rowing team concluded a successful weekend at the Knecht Cup Regatta with four boats competing in petite finals.
The second varsity eight lead the way for UB by clinching a victory in its petite final. The Bulls crossed the finish line with a time of 6:59.34 ahead of Old Diminion, Alabama, West Virginia, Dayton and North Carolina.
The varisty four took fourth in its petite final finishing with a time of 8:11.53 behind Drexel, New Hampshire and Drexel.
UB's novice eight had a strong showing on day two, taking second to Lehigh. The Bulls crossed the finishing line at a time of 7:19.66 ahead of Holy Cross, Kansas, Duquesne and UMass.
The last boat to compete for the Bulls, was the varsity eight. In its petite final, UB took third in the Bulls' closest race of the day finishing a mere three seconds behind first place Trinity. There was only a seven second difference difference between first and sixth place.
The Bulls return to action, Thursday, April 25, as the they head to Bucknell to take on the Bisons.
Lineups for the day:
Varsity 8: Cox Emily Glasgow, Heide MacMahon, Rosa Kemp, Shannon David, Samantha Paige, Haley Franco, Deborah Garth, Justine Bottorff, Danielle Carlino
2nd Varsity 8: Cox Alyssa Porter, Alexa Shoiock, Kate Koscielniak, Mackenzie Turpin, Elizabeth Murphy, Melissa Ward, Veronika Kwinecki, Brittany Davidson, Sydney Gilchrist
Lightweight 8: Cox Christine Proulx, Maggie Lawn, Hanna Victor, Katie Coffin, Megan Klyzcek, Taylor Nilsen, Jackie Parente, Cassandra Nicolia, Jean Kang
Novice 8: Cox Courtney Donovan, Colleen Patterson, Anna Lapinska, Quenisha Ivey, Vanessa Ho, Clare Costello, Rebecca Fabian, Erica Tenteromano, Taylor Hagenbuch
Varsity 4: Cox Kara Buchheit, Fran Strange, Hannah Miller-Selzer, Jordyn Phillips, Sara-Ann Fox
