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Murphy Cup
April 18-19, 2003

 Delaware Advances to Finals in Six of Seven Events

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Delaware women's rowing team advanced six of seven crews to the finals led by a first place finish by the Junior Varsity Eights team at the Murphy Cup Saturday on the Schuylkill River.

The Junior Varsity Eights team of Nicole Lombardi, Elizabeth Harris, Lisa Hardy, Jess Colpo, Alison Conway, Andrea Placke, Janice Brown, Laura McDonald, and Elizabeth McGarry rowed to a time of 6:48.9 to claim the title, edging runner-up Villanova (7:01.4). Fordham was third, Saint Joseph's fourth, Drexel fifth, and Bryn Mawr sixth.

Also for the Hens, the Novice Fours A team placed second, the Novice Eights placed second, the Lightweight Eights team placed third, the Novice Fours B team placed sixth, and the Varsity Heavyweights Eights advanced to the finals with a third place finish in its heat but the results of the finals were unofficial and still under review due to a protest by one of the competing teams. The Varsity Fours team was the only Delaware squad that did not advance to the finals as it placed fourth in its heat Friday.

In the Novice Fours race, Delaware's A team of Jamie Hartnett, Jamie Schoeonwald, Jessica Kostick, Courtney Maggiulli, and Cathy Savarese rowed to a time of 7:48.5 to place second. Johns Hopkins won the race with a time of 7:43.1 while Saint Joseph's was third (8:02.1), Franklin and Marshall was fourth (8:05.0), Bucknell was fifth (8:20.1), and Delaware's B team of Jill Goldman, Steph Miller, Leah Conway, Nicole Neidig, and Jen Vattimo was sixth (8:20.5).

In the Novice Eights race, Saint Joseph's claimed first place with a time of 6:48.5 while Delaware's team of Sarah Mazurkevich, Jenna Darrenkamp, Leslie Forsyth, Katherine Reiner, Val Schuster, Cindy Dudzinski, Kate Sianni, Lane Kohl, and Becca Bauer was second in a time of 6:59.2. Bucknell was third followed by Temple, Lehigh, and Rutgers.

In the Lightweight Eights race, Bucknell won in a time of 6:46.6 while Villanova was second in 6:51.3. Delaware's team of Carolyn Serey, Denise Burke, Dana Lohr, Laura Muto, Emily McElwain, Stef Lazorick, Tory Yanakos, Lyra Sawzin, and Susan Carbine was third in 6:51.6.

In the Varsity Heavyweight Eights competition, Delaware's team of Alli Garwood, Megan Batykefer, Elizabeth McInturff, Kylie Campbell, Betsy Ferry, Danah O'Connor, Lissa Kutz, Dawn Hussnatter, and Leanna Ferrand posted a time of 6:40.4 to place third in its heat and advance to the finals. Saint Joseph's won the heat in 6:32.9 while Lehigh was second in 6:37.6. Saint Joseph's, Drexel, Delaware, Drake, Temple, Fordham, and Lehigh all advanced to the finals.

Delaware's Varsity Fours team of Kat Campagnini, Nicole Ferrari, Jen Suminski, Maureen Gillen, and Liz Florin placed fourth in its heat with a time of 7:52.6. La Salle won the heat in 7:22.2 followed by Villanova, Delaware, and Geneseo State.

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