Women's Rowing Opens 2019 Season at Murphy Cup

Saturday, March 23

Cooper River, N.J.

Temple University

Murphy Cup Regatta

Women's Rowing Opens 2019 Season at Murphy Cup

3.23.19 | Women's Rowing

Results

CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- Working around a venue change and a wind-shortened schedule, the Temple women's rowing team took home three golds at the 37th Annual Murphy Cup on Saturday at Cooper River.

Top of the Podium
> Temple won the third varsity eight, as well as the varsity four and second varsity four events.
> The varsity eight won their finals-only race to earn the top spot, while the fours both earned gold based on recording the fastest times in the morning round of heats.

Varsity Eight
> Temple's top crew opened the day with the fastest time in the morning heat, recording a 6:48.62 to out pace Georgetown, Lehigh, Washington College, and Loyola.
> In the finals, the Owls couldn't repeat the same success, taking fourth in 6:53.35. Penn won the event, followed by UNC, and Drexel.

Second Varsity Eight
> The Owls topped the heat round in the morning, securing a spot in the finals with a time of 7:00.16, faster to the finish than George Washington, La Salle and Duquesne.
> In the finals, Temple was just three seconds off a medal finish, taking fourth in 6:57.01 behind Penn, Drexel, and UNC.

Third Varsity Eight
> The Owls topped a field of three in the finals, recording a time of 7:15.81.
> Temple was six seconds ahead of UNC and nearly 20 ahead of third-place George Washington.

Fours
> Temple's varsity four won its heat in a time of 7:58.34, which stood as the fastest time out of 11 boats, earning the crew gold.
> The Owls' second varsity four also grabbed gold, as their time of 8:13.99 was nearly 15 seconds faster than second-place Penn.

Up Next
> Temple is back over the bridge in New Jersey next weekend, racing at the Doc Hosea Invitational.

Varsity Eight	Second Varsity Eight	Third Varsity Eight	Novice Eight
"The Alexa"	"The Olivia"		"The Betty"
C - Rachel Kelley	C - Allie Nussbaum	C - Meghan Arters	C - Lauren Phongphachone
8 - Claire Savage	8 - DaeAijah Covert	8 - Reilly Bonner	8 - Stefanie Schwab
7 - Emily Kiehn	7 - Kerianne McGee	7 - Ava Lugo	7 - Megan Llewellyn
6 - Ciara O'Sullivan	6 - Megan Cook	6 - Katie Kelly	6 - Lea Chisholm
5 - Catherine Pazderski	5 - Danielle Ober	5 - Gabrielle Gordon	5 - Morgan Simpson
4 - Mariel Tucker	4 - Kate McCulloch	4 - Kadeynn McInnis	4 - Adrianna Lusinski
3 - Gabriela Thomas	3 - Nadia Bangura	3 - Alexandra Defuso	3 - Gabrielle Hope Thelen
2 - Elaine Tierney	2 - Gabby DiMarco	2 - Paige Perchinsky	2 - Hannah Ochinegro
1 - Rylie Hager	1 - Anna Pansky	1 - Caroline Wilson	1 - Chloe Borgesi

Varsity Four	Second Varsity Four
"The Gratitude"	"The Marguerite"
C - Caroline Galati	C - Aarohi Patel
4 - Stephanie Hartman	4 - Anna Goodwin
3 - Morgan Eddins	3 - Emma Spaeth
2 - Olga Kolodziejska	2 - Kate Hudson
1 - Victoria Brooks	1 - Rachel Newcomer