Temple University Athletics
Temple University
vs. BC/UNC
Women's Rowing Races Strong Against BC/UNC
3.24.18 | Women's Rowing
QUOTABLE: Head Coach Rebeccca Grzybowski
> "As far as a season opener this is our most successful one ever. We were the most prepared we've ever been, the most ready to execute."
> "I was really pleased to see that what we were working on in practice was what showed up for the most part on the race course, and that's what allowed us to have such a successful day."
> "The varsity four and 2V8 did a great job executing what they did in practice on race day, and the varsity eight had a fantastic turnaround from the morning to the afternoon."
VARSITY EIGHT
> Temple split in a pair of races in the varsity eight, topping Boston College, and narrowly falling to UNC.
> Against BC, the Owls notched a victory by more than five seconds, recording a time of 6:41.2 to BC's 6:46.3.
> In the morning session against UNC, Temple finished in 6:34.6 to the Tar Heels' 6:29.46.
SECOND VARSITY EIGHT
> Temple's second varsity eight was 2-0 on the day, topping both opponents.
> Against UNC, the Owls grabbed a close victory, finishing in 6:37.0 to the Tar Heels' 6:38.7.
> Against BC, Temple won by over 10 seconds, recording a time of 6:37.7, while UNC finished in 6:48.0.
VARSITY FOUR/SECOND VARSITY FOUR
> Temple's varsity four topped UNC, while the other fours raced competitively in losses.
> Against UNC, the varsity four finished in 7:21.3 topping the Tar Heels' 7:25.5.
> The second varsity four clocked in at 7:34.4, just off the pace of UNC's 7:31.2.
> Against BC, the Golden Eagles took first in 7:16.8, followed by Temple's varsity four (7:23.4) and the second varsity four (7:34.8).
NOVICE/THIRD VARSITY 8
> In novice/third varsity eight racing, UNC topped the Owls, 7:01.09 to 7:18.8.
> BC won in the afternoon, finishing in 6:57.37 to Temple's 7:21.4.
> The Owls are back in action on Saturday, March 31, hosting the Murphy Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River.
> Event info can be found at owlsports.com/murphycup.
Racing Line-Ups
| Varsity 8 | 2nd Varsity 8 | 3rd Varsity 8 |
| C - Kelley | C - Nussbaum | C - Rainey |
| 8 - Tierney | 8 - Savage | 8 - Kelly |
| 7 - Forman | 7 - Pazderski | 7 - Gordon |
| 6 - Hartman | 6 - Cook | 6 - Platko |
| 5 - Ober | 5 - DiMarco | 5 - McDonald (UNC) / Lugo (BC) |
| 4 - Huuki | 4 - Bonner | 4 - Wilson |
| 3 - Thomas | 3 - Pansky | 3 - Newcomer |
| 2 - McGee | 2 - Covert | 2 - Hart (UNC) / Johnson (BC) |
| 1 - Brooks | 1 - Hager | 1 - Driscoll |
| Varsity 4 | 2nd Varsity 4 | |
| C - Galati | C - Carrigan (UNC) | |
| 4 - Tucker | C - Petrosino (BC) | |
| 3 - McGee, Ker. | 4 - Alford | |
| 2 - Kolodziejska | 3 - Kiehn | |
| 1 - Defuso | 2 - Hudson | |
| 1 - Harte |
