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Blue Hen Novice Eights Team Places Fifth in Semifinals at Dad Vail Regatta

DATE: May 14, 2005

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Delaware women's rowing team closed out the 2005 season Saturday with the Novice Eights team placing fifth in the semifinals at the Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill River.

The Novice Eights team of Cami Off, Ashley Sparano,Stephanie Hendrixson, Kristen Cannatelli, Meghan Doletzky, Salena Klass, Justine Strausser, Lana Rivers (right), and Lauren Taylor rowed to a time of 8:05.25 to finish fifth but did not advance to the finals. The Novice Eights was the only Blue Hen team to advance to Saturday's competition based on Friday's results.

Buffalo captured the semifinals heat with a time of 7:45.96 and was followed by Saint Joseph's (7:49.29), Villanova (7:55.88), Army (7:56.25), Delaware, and Rochester (8:10.02).

The Novice Eights team advanced to the semifinals after placing third in its heat Friday night with a time of 8:14.70.

Only the top two teams in each of the three semifinal heats advanced to the finals. Buffalo and Saint Joseph's advanced along with Bucknell, Long Beach State, Connecticut, and Michigan State.

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