@CanesRowing Sweeps Scrimmage with UConn
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The University of Miami rowing program opened its 2015 spring season Wednesday with a scrimmage against UConn.
The Hurricanes and Huskies faced off in a series of 750m pieces on the Indian Creek waterway in Miami Beach, Fla. The 1V8+ and 2V8+ raced towards the finish line area near the 5300 block of Indian Creek Drive, while the 4+ boats raced north of the 71st street bridge.
“It was a good morning of close racing with good conditions,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “During the (approximately) 750m pieces, we were able to work on various parts of our race plan. We look forward to continued development as we prepare for our upcoming races.”
The Varsity 8 boats raced in four pieces with Miami’s 1V8+ winning all four races. The Canes’ 1V8+twice finished pieces under 2:20, finishing Piece 2 in 2:18.82 and Piece 1 in 2:19.46.
The Varsity 4 boats competed in four 2 ½ minute pieces and Miami and UConn also split these races. The Hurricanes won Piece 2 and 3, while UConn prevailed in Piece 1 and 4.
Miami will face Columbia in a head-to-head setting on Saturday in Fellsmere, Fla. Following this week’s racing action, the Canes will head to San Diego to compete in the San Diego Crew Classic in the final weekend of March. Miami will also row in the Knecht Cup and April 11-12 and face off against UCF on April 25 in preparation for the ACC Championships on May 15-16.
Miami starting lineups vs. UConn
1V8+: Meghan Hamilton (Cox), Caitlin White –Parsons, Devon Phelan-Patton, Sarah Aschebrock, Taegan Lynch, Jane Moore, Caitlin Lowe, Hannah Meister, Frida Carlsson
2V8+: Sophia Doughty (cox), Alex Gunner, Ally Whitty, Catherine Tayler, Nicola Eick, Gigi Williamson, Lindsay Bouchacourt, Joletta Silva, Camden Vitale
1V4+: Nicole Rotkovitz (cox), Taylor Richard, Elise Wiley, Alexa Aguilar, Kristen Bufkin
2V4+: Rose Thatcher (cox), Alex Ware, Alyssa Basdavanos, Emme Rempel, Kamila Knaudt
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