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Delaware at Fairfield, Massachusetts
March 16, 2002

 

SHELTON, CT -- The University of Delaware women's rowing team opened its 2002 schedule with an outstanding performance, winning three of the four events in a dual meet with host Fairfield University and the University of Massachusetts Saturday afternoon.

Delaware captured the Lightweight Eights, Novice Eights, and Varsity Fours races and was second in the Varsity Eight race to cap an outstanding day in the season opener for head coach Amanda Kukla's squad.

Delaware won the Lightweight Eights race as the team of Dana Hammond, Laura Muto, Lisa Hardy, Denise Burke, Tory Yanakos, Nicole Ferrari, Fay Schmid, Stef Lazorick, and Lyra Sawzin rowed to a time of 7:25.68. Massachusetts was second (7:28.79) followed by Delaware's B team of Carolyn Serey, Jessica Colpo, Erinn Batykefer, Elizabeth Harris, Jen Suminski, Leanna Ferrand, Danah O'Connor, Janice Brown, and Alison Conway in third (7:32.71).

In the Novice Eights race, Delaware's team of Stacey Atsaides, Emily McElwain, Kathleen Servis, Lauren Fretz, Meredith Bullamore, Stefanie Schneider, Hannah Evans, Courtney Bull, and Maureen Gillen was the winner with a time of 7:48.15. Massachusetts' A team was second in 7:55.51 followed by its B team in 8:26.23.

In the Varsity Fours race, Delaware captured the first two places as the Blue Hens' A team of Kat Campagnini, Andrea Placke, Elizabeth McGarry, Janet Hoyler, and Dana Lohr won with a time of 8:52.62 and the Hens' B team of Alexis Klair, Liz Florin, Dawnyel Boucek, Lindsay Greco, and Susan Carbine was second in 9:03.10. Massachusetts was third in 9:17.09 while Fairfield was fourth in 9:33.95.

In the Varsity Eight race, Massachusetts won with a time of 7:08.18, edging Delaware by just over three seconds in 7:11.83. Fairfield was third with a time of 7:32.86. Delaware's second place team consisted of Alli Garwood, Lauren Heller, Elizabeth McInturff, Lissa Kutz, Dawn Hussnatter, Betsy Ferry, Kylie Campbell, Laura McDonald, and Erin Quimby.

Delaware will return to action next Saturday, March 23, at Lehigh.

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