PRINCETON, N.J. - ODU rowing's Varsity Eight won both the heat and the semifinal Saturday at the Knecht Cup to advance to the Grand Final tomorrow.
Old Dominion's Varsity Eight won the second semifinal with a time of 6:51.61 and advanced to tomorrow's Grand Final where they will be in Lane 6. The Lady Monarchs Varsity Eight also finished first in the heat with a time of 6:55.50.
ODU's Varsity Four began the day in the fourth and final heat finishing fourth in a tightly contested race as Old Dominion competed the course with a time under 8 minutes at 7:58.93.
The Varsity Eight followed up in the second heat by winning the race over Central Florida, Boston University Lwt., SMU and Canisius with a time of 6:55.50.
The Lady Monarchs Second Varsity Eight finished the third heat in third place with a time of 7:03.93, ahead of Boston University Lwt., Temple and Colgate.
The Women's Varsity Four began their semifinal with a fourth place finish, with a time of 7:44.01, while beating Alabama and West Virginia.
The Second Varsity Eight continued with an impressive fourth place finish and a time under 7 minutes at 6:58.32, ahead of UMass and Delaware.
ODU's Varsity Eight won in the second of the semifinals with a 6:51.61 finish time, ahead of Boston College, Wisconsin Lwt., Alabama, Colgate and George Mason.
Old Dominion's Third Varsity Eight finished the heat in third place with a time of 7:07.68. The Lady Monarchs beat out West Virginia and Delaware.
Final Results here- http://www.regattaworks.com/knecht/results.php?DB_OEM_ID=31100&id=127
Saturday ODU Lineups:
Women's Varsity Four-
Cox- Megan DeHond
Stroke- Ashley Mauroff
3- Raven Woody
2- Leslie Lomax
Bow- Katarina Bauer
Women's Third Varsity Eight-
Cox- Lindsey Sanford
Stroke- Kaela Woods
7- Lauren Wright
6- Emily Hughes
5- Brett Wolff
4- Dominique Williams
3- Jackie Donlan
2- Sabrina Paulsen
Bow- Keolewa Puhl
Women's Second Varsity Eight-
Cox- Nicole Sicurella
Stroke- Keira Flanagan
7- Colleen Rennie
6- Ashley Nardiello
5- Shannon La Sala
4- Jessica Donlan
3- Carlie Cohen
2- Miranda Brown
Bow- Chelsea Trice
Women's Varsity Eight-
Cox- Lydia Cleveland
Stroke- Kennedy Stafford
7- Erin O'Connell
6- Paige Madison
5- Jenna Sterling
4- Kara Stephan
3- Raven Howser
2- Marisa Fruetel
Bow- Kelsea Shiner
Sunday Schedule:
Women's Varsity Four Petite Final- ODU will be in Lane 3.
1. Temple
2. Philadelphia
3. Old Dominion
4. Villanova
5. Fordham
6. Drexel
Women's Third Varsity Eight Final- ODU is in Lane 2
1. Temple
2. Old Dominion
3. Fordham
4. UMass
5. Boston College
6. Central Florida
Women's Second Varsity Eight Petite Final- ODU is in Lane 2
1. West Virginia
2. Old Dominion
3. North Carolina
4. Boston University Lwt.
5. Alabama
6. Central Florida
Women's Varsity Eight Grand Final- ODU is in Lane 6
1. Tulsa
2. Boston College
3. Drexel
4. UMass
5. Bucknell
6. Old Dominion