Huskies Have a Successful Week in Miami

MIAMI, FL (March 14) -- The UConn women’s rowing team competed several times in Miami, Fla. over the week of March 5. It was UConn’s first time on the water since their winter training trip in January. Highlights of the week included a strong showing by the UConn Varsity and JV against Barry University and Boston College.

“I was happy to see that we were competitive with Boston College in our scrimmage pieces. They have fast crews, and to be their speed at this time of year is a good sign for us,” said head coach Jen Sanford-Wendry.

After some hard training during the week, UConn competed in the Hurricane Invitational Regatta. The UConn Varsity 8 defeated Barry but fell to Miami and Loyola Marymount. The JV8 had the most impressive showing with wins over Loyola Marymount and the Central Florida, but lost to Miami. The Novice 8 lost to Miami, Nova Southeastern, and the University of Central Florida.

“Even though our Novice 8 lost this weekend, they are showing great potential and with more water time I am confident that they will have a successful season,” said Coach Sanford-Wendry.

The Varsity four was defeated by Miami, and the Novice 4 was defeated by Nova Southeastern.

“It’s tough to race warmer climate schools this early because they have had more time in the water. Overall, I think our entire squad showed a lot of potential over the week practicing and racing," said Coach Sanford-Wendry. "I am looking forward to seeing where we take that potential.”

UConn faces Fairfield University at home on March 27 at 8:30 AM, and will race in the Yankee Cup at Rhode Island on March 28 at 2 PM against Rhode Island, UMass, and UNH.

Line-ups for the University of Connecticut in the Miami Invitational:
Varsity 8 – Abbey Off, Christina Cotter, Caroline Baker, Alison Elmo, Niki DeCambra, Tracy Mulligan, Stephanie Chivers, Briana Blood, Ursula Henwood

JV8 – Liz Glomb, Katie Devonshuk, Valerie Voorhees, Brooke Grauer, Tina Spagnoli, Heather Ferrick, Kristy Dahlstrom, Erin Bartie, Jodi Hope

Novice 8 – Gabbey LaChance, Kristine Folkerts, Nicole Rapp, Kali Garges, Brooke Bierdeman, Bethany Caron, Sarah Carlson, Erin Anderson, Emily Pribanic

Varsity 4 – Sam Bond, Jenn Rogers, Abbey Beckwith, Heather Cannon, Adrienne Cizik

Novice 4 - Taryn Porzio, Amanda Beasley-Murray, Michelle Stathers, Kaitlin Bresnahan, Kerri Mocko

RESULTS
Sat March 6 Scrimmage with Barry University
UConn Varsity 8 and JV 8 scrimmaged Barry’s Varsity 8
UConn Varsity 8 wins all 5, UConn’s JV defeats Barry’s Varsity in 4 out of 5 pieces

Sunday March 7 Scrimmage with Boston College
In various distance pieces, UConn boats scrimmaged Boston College
In the Varsity 8, UConn wins 3 out of 5 pieces
In the JV 8, UConn wins 5 out of 5 pieces
In the Novice 8’s and Varsity 4, Boston College wins every piece

Friday March 12 Day one of Hurricane Invitational
Varsity 8
Miami 6:56.9 UConn 7:02.6
UConn 7:35.2 Barry 7:40.3
JV8
Miami 7:07.2 UConn 7:18.5
UConn 7:23.0 Loyola Marymount University 7:40.7
Novice 8
Miami 7:31.6 UConn 7:33.6
Nova Southeastern 7:56.0 UConn 8:05.2
Varsity 4
Miami 8:11.0 UConn 8:46.6
Novice 4
Nova Southeastern 8:29.0 UConn 8:54.7
Day 2 Hurricane Invitational
Varsity 8
LMU 7:03.3 UConn 7:17.4
JV 8
UConn 7:09.9 Central Florida 7:12.7
Novice 8
Central Florida 7:19.3 UConn 7:34.0