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March 25, 2000 Freshman Hardy Wins Two Events in Delaware's 2000 Debut
WILMINGTON, DE -- The University of Delaware women's rowing team opened its 2000 season by winning three of four events in a non-scoring dual meet vs. William & Mary on the Christina River Saturday afternoon. The Blue Hens, now in their second season as a varsity sport at Delaware, captured the Varsity Lightweight Eight, Novice Heavyweight Eight, and Novice Four events and placed second in the Varsity Heavyweight Eight race in their 2000 debut. Delaware freshman Lisa Hardy (Delsea/Franklinville, NJ) competed on two winning teams in her collegiate debut. In the Varsity Lightweight Eight race, the Delaware team of Jenn O'Keefe, Danielle Stevens, Whitney McCormick, Denise Burke, Nicole Belsole, Laurie Patria, Tory Yanakos, Nicole Ferrari, and Susan Krause rowed to a winning time of 5:56.0. William & Mary finished with a time of 6:01.0. In the Novice Heavyweight Eight, Delaware's "A" team of Dana Hammond, Jessica Colpo, Jenni Buckley, Lissa Kutz, Lauren Heller, Betsy Ferry, Victoria Humenik, Hardy, and Katey Prosser won with a time of 5:34.0, beating William & Mary's time of 5:52. In the same race, the Blue Hen "B" team of Anna Christopher, Amy Servidea, Ashley Connell, Maggie Bartholomew, Jen Suminski, Logan Thompson, Robin Kraft, Marybeth Engel, and Mckenzie Jones was third in 6:02.0. In the Novice Four, Delaware's team of Allison Haug, Hardy, Bridget Fairchild, Servidea, and Lindsay Morris won with a time of 6:17. William & Mary was second in 6:58. William & Mary won its only race in the Varsity Heavyweight Eight with a time of 6:11.0, six seconds better than Delaware's time of 6:17.0. The Blue Hen team consisted of Emily Bercaw, Amanda Duley, Gail Orem, Gayle Dornan, Karen Hommer, Jessica Ayres, Heather Bieler, Elizabeth Schultz, and Courtney Levering. The Blue Hens will compete at the Occoquan (Va.) Sprints next Sunday, April 2.
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