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Friday, April 29, 2011

Women Head to the BIG EAST

story courtesy of SU Athletics

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Syracuse University women’s rowing team will descend on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J., for the 2011 BIG EAST Rowing Championship on Sunday, May 1. Preliminary races begin at 8 a.m. Eastern time, with the first final to start at 10:50 a.m. This year marks the seventh annual BIG EAST Rowing Championship but will be the 11th time the BIG EAST will crown a conference champion. The championship was formerly referred to as a “challenge” from 2001-2004.Notre Dame has claimed each of last seven titles dating back to 2004.

Syracuse is the third-seeded varsity eight. The crew has spent much of its season in Boston, Mass., competing there four times this spring. The Orange faces Notre Dame, West Virginia and Connecticut in its preliminary heat.

The Orange also has the second-seeded third varsity eight, a crew that defeated Boston University on March 26. SU meets Notre Dame and Rutgers in its preliminary heat.

SU’s second varsity eight and varsity four will also be in action. The 2V8 will do battle with Louisville, Rutgers and Villanova and the V4 will square off against Notre Dame, Rutgers and West Virginia.

The Orange are the only other team besides Notre Dame to claim a title, winning the BIG EAST Challenge three-straight times from 2001-2003.

(Schedule is an image below. Please click on the image for a large-size, printable format.)

Lineups:

1V8
C – Allison Todd
S – Emma Karpowicz
7 – Miranda Williams
6 – Chelsea MacPherson
5 – Rebecca Soja
4 – Tiffany Macon
3 – Carmen Fallia
2 – Macey Miller
B – Maggie McCrudden

2V8
C – Mikela Almeida
S – Emily Moomey
7 – Brandis Arcadia
6 – Kerriann Miller
5 – Annie Cowuwenhoven
4 – Rachel Ogundrian
3 – Gina Biascochea
2 – Ali Sayer
B – Kate Severino

V4+
C – Kristina Herb
S – Mary Carlson
3 – Ciara Shaenauer
2 – Jaque Lee
B – Meryl Engler

3V8
C – Sam Hart
S – Erika Merola
7 – Ashley Marsh
6 – Miranda Bull
5 – Laura Adams
4 – Kristin Hanifin
3 – Amanda Quick
2 – Mary Wilson
B –Sabrina Keller

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