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Delaware vs. Lehigh
March 23, 2002

 Blue Hens Rowers Win Three of Five Races

 

BETHLEHEM, PA -- The University of Delaware women's rowing team won three of the five races in a dual meet against host Lehigh University Saturday afternoon on the Lehigh River.

Delaware teams captured the Novice Eights, Lightweight Fours, and Second Varsity Eights races and placed second in the Varsity Eights and Heavyweight Fours races.

Delaware won the Novice Eights race in a time of 6:09.36 as the team of Stacey Atsaides, Emily McElwain, Kathleen Servis, Lauren Fretz, Meredith Bullamore, Stefanie Schneider, Hannah Evans, Courtney Bull, and Maureen Gillen upended Lehigh (6:15.36).

The Blue Hens won the Second Varsity Eights race as Delaware's junior varsity team of Carolyn Serey, Jessica Colpo, Erinn Batykefer, Jessica Ayers, Jen Suminski, Leanna Ferrand, Danah O'Connor, Janice Brown, and Dawnyel Boucek rowed to a winning time of 6:00.76 to outdistance Delaware's Lightweight Varsity Eights team of Dana Hammond, Laura Muto, Lisa Hardy, Denise Burke, Tory Yanakos, Susan Krause, Fay Schmid, Stef Lazorick, and Dana Lohr in 6:16.15. Lehigh was third with a time of 6:18.06.

The UD Lightweight Fours team of Alexis Klair, Nicole Ferrari, Liz Florin, Lindsay Greco, and Susan Carbine was also a winner with a time of 6:37.50, defeating Lehigh, which had a time of 6:48.7.

Delaware was second behind Lehigh (5:40.54) in the Varsity Eights race with a time of 5:59.42. Delaware's team consisted of Alli Garwood, Lauren Heller, Elizabeth McInturff, Lissa Kutz, Dawn Hussnatter, Betsy Ferry, Kylie Campbell, Laura McDonald, and Erin Quimby.

Lehigh captured the Heavyweight Fours race in a time of 6:18.93 to down Delaware's team of Kat Campagnini, Andrea Placke, Elizabeth McGarry, Elizabeth Harris, and Dana Lohr, which posted a time of 6:35.87.

The Blue Hens will return to action next Saturday when they travel to Jacksonville, FL to take on host Jacksonville, Central Florida, and Stetson in a four-way meet.

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