April 1, 2010
By Brittany Dixon
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - After earning twelve victories at the Longhorn Invitational, the UCF women's rowing team is back in action this weekend in the Dale England Cup in Bloomington, Ind. The Knights will face Indiana, Boston University, Dayton and Miami during the two day event.
Heading into this regatta, UCF has received nine votes in the latest CRCA/US Rowing poll. The Knights received the votes after the Longhorn Invitational where the varsity 8+ squad defeated nationally ranked Iowa with a time of 6:46.0, less than a second ahead of the Hawkeyes. The squad also beat Kansas State, coming in at 6:41.7 to the Wildcats 6:54.5.
The Knights' first race will begin Friday with the novice 8+ squad taking on the Hoosiers at 4:48 p.m. The remaining Friday afternoon races will be against Boston University. The varsity 4+ squad will face the Terriers at 5:12 p.m. and the second varsity 8+ race will follow at 5:36 p.m. The varsity 8+ will close the evening, racing at 6 p.m.
The Black and Gold will battle Indiana, Miami and Dayton on Saturday. In the morning, the Knights will race host Indiana beginning at 9:12 a.m. At noon, UCF will take on the Hurricanes and then the Flyers at 12:48 p.m.
This will be the Black and Gold's first time participating in the Dale England Cup.
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Line Ups
Varsity 8
Cox: Lauren Patton
Stroke: Liz Robinson
7: Alyssa Egan
6: Chelsey Lauzon
5: Monica Larkin
4: Margaret Lahmeyer
3: Lauren Hampson
2: Jordynn Pauls
1: Sam Miller
2nd Varsity 8
Cox: Brittany Skidmore
Stroke: Nicole Hoag
7: Amanda Schimian
6: Tina Bechtold
5: Camille Everett
4: Katherine Krueger
3: Chelsey Green
2: Lucia Pinelli
1: Nicole Lacek
Varsity 4
Cox: Stephanie Galo
Stroke: Kaley Tierney
3: Nina Morgan
2: Sheilah Abadines
1: Leah VanLear
Novice 8 Friday PM
Cox: Lea Kram
Stroke: Lynna Paradiso
7: Lauren Jenkins
6: Sarah Ponte
5: Kelly Thiele
4: Olivia Bullock
3: Nicole Goudreau
2: Lyndsey Gassman
1: Sylvia Morgese
Novice 8 Saturday AM
Cox: Brook Lewondowski
Stroke: Lynna Paradiso
7: Lauren Jenkins
6: Sarah Ponte
5: Kelly Thiele
4: Megan Miles
3: Nicole Goudreau
2: Lyndsey Gassman
1: Sylvia Morgese
Novice 8 Saturday PM
Cox: Lea Kram
Stroke: Lynna Paradiso
7: Lauren Jenkins
6: Sarah Ponte
5: Kelly Thiele
4: Megan Miles
3: Nicole Goudreau
2: Lyndsey Gassman
1: Sylvia Morgese
Dale England Cup Schedule of Events
Friday, April 2 vs. BU
4:48 p.m., Novice 8+ (vs. Indiana)
5:12 p.m., Varsity 4+
5:36 p.m., 2nd varsity 8+
6:00 p.m., Varsity 8+
Saturday, April 3 vs. Indiana
9:12 a.m., Novice 8+
9:36 a.m., Varsity 4+
10:00 a.m., 2nd varsity 8+
10:24 a.m., Varsity 8+
Saturday, April 3 vs. Miami
12:00 p.m., Novice 8+
12:48 p.m., 2nd varsity 8+ (vs. Dayton)
1:12 p.m., Varsity 8+