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Bulls Finish Second At ECAC Metro Cup

Sher Briggs

UB’s Varsity Eight boat, which consisted of Sher Briggs (St. Catharines, Ontario/West Park), Tara Rudkoski (Merrick, NY/Calhoun), Bridget Yannes (Edgewater Park, NJ/Holy Cross), Alana Sharpe (St. Catharines, Ontario/Governor Simcoe), Brittany Aiello (Lancaster, NY/Clarence), Melina DiCosimo (Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul), Cathleen Streicher (West Seneca, NY/Sacred Heart Academy), Lauren Sexton (Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul) and Kelsey Tretter (Rochester, NY/Brighton) finished in second place in the grand final after winning their heat earlier in the day. The Bulls won their heat by clocking in at 6:42.45, which was just under six seconds faster than Rhode Island. That put the Bulls in the final where they finished second to Bucknell, but they did improve on their time against the Bison as they finished just over three seconds behind Bucknell. The Bulls clocked in at 6:40.87 as Bucknell came in first at 6:37.18.

Margaret Devendorf

UB’s Second Varsity Eight boat placed in third place in the grand final as they also won their heat earlier in the day. UB’s crew of Margaret Devendorf (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Maggie Fairgrieve (Fort Erie, Ontario/Lake Shore Catholic), Jessica Hughes (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), Morgan Witte (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker), Sasha Bailey (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park), Lindsay DiCosimo (Niagara Falls, Ontario/St. Paul), Francisca Nwoke (Rosedale, NY/Hillcrest), Samantha Masucci (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) and Ashley Hanhurst (Highland, NY/Highland) finished their heat in 6:56.52, which was more than four seconds ahead of Rhode Island. In the finals, UB finished in third place just three seconds behind second-place UMass and just four seconds behind Bucknell, who won the race.

UB’s Varsity Four boat, which also helped towards its team point total, finished in fourth place in the grand final after a third-place finish in its heat. In the finals, the Bulls clocked in at 8:12.42, which was just behind two boats from Bucknell and one boat from Rhode Island.

Britt Marshall

Also competing on the day was UB’s Novice Eight boat, which finished fifth in the grand final after a second-place finish in its heat. The Bulls finished just three seconds behind Rutgers in the heat and despite finishing in fifth in the finals, their 7:18.95 time was just a little more than 11 seconds behind Rhode Island, who won the race.

The Bulls will be back in action next weekend as they head to the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, PA.

Varsity Eight:
Heat 2
1. Buffalo - 6:42.45
2. Rhode Island - 6:48.14
3. Colgate - 6:58.27

Grand Final
1. Bucknell - 6:37.17
2. Buffalo - 6:40.87
3. Rhode Island - 6:42.69

Second Varsity Eight:
Heat 1
1. Buffalo - 6:56.52
2. Rhode Island - 7:01.28
3. George Mason - 7:10.52

Grand Final
1. Bucknell - 6:50.39
2. UMass - 6:51.57
3. Buffalo - 6:54.81

Varsity Four:
Heat 2
1. Rhode Island - 7:58.27
2. Bucknell B - 8:07.01
3. Buffalo - 8:21.88

Grand Final
1. Bucknell A - 7:35.94
2. Rhode Island - 7:47.33
3. Bucknell B - 7:59.44
4. Buffalo - 8:12.42

Novice Eight:
Heat 2
1. Rutgers - 7:20.33
2. Buffalo - 7:23.61
3. Rhode Island - 7:25.35

Grand Final
1. Rhode Island - 7:07.85
2. Rutgers - 7:10.06
3. UMass - 7:13.40
4. George Mason - 7:15.08
5. Buffalo - 7:18.95