The No. 1 nationally ranked Bates women's rowing team's first varsity eight outraced No. 2 Wesleyan University in a head-to-head championship race, highlighting an undefeated Saturday regatta for the Bobcat rowing teams on the Malden River against Wesleyan, Wellesley and host Tufts.
Bates' WV8 squared off against No. 6 nationally ranked Wellesley in its first head-to-head race of the morning, winning by 6.5 seconds, 6:53.96 to 7:00.46. That advanced the Bates boat to a WV8 final against the other semifinal winner, No. 2 Wesleyan. In a possible preview of championship regattas ahead, the Bobcats outraced the Cardinals 6:54.28 to 7:03.63.
The Bates rowing teams' scheduled regatta in Worcester on Sunday against WPI, RIT, Wellesley and Trinity was cancelled due to forecasted inclement weather.
The teams are next scheduled to race Saturday, April 21 on the Charles River basin, with the women taking on Boston College, Rhode Island and Dartmouth.
Bates will host the Presidents Cup Regatta the following day, Sunday April 22, against Colby and Bowdoin out of the Bates Boathouse in Greene.
Bates WV8 lineup: Bow: Emma Wheeler; 2: Catharine Berry-Toon; 3: Grace Murnaghan 4: Rosemary Kyne; 5: Olivia Stockly; 6: Hannah Fitts; 7: Lena Rintell; Stroke: Laura Rand; c: Hanna De Bruyn
