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Crew Second At Yankee Cup
March 30, 2003 | Women's Crew
March 30, 2003
AMHERST, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts crew team finished second in the Yankee Cup regatta Sunday on the Narrow River in North Kingston, R.I. Connecticut scored 29 points to win the event, followed by UMass and New Hampshire, both of whom tallied 25 points, and host Rhode Island's 21 points.
UMass' junior varsity eight boat took home the gold medal as did the novice four, while the novice eight and second novice eight boats both rowed to silver medals in their races. The varsity eight finished third behind league rival Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The Minutewomen also claimed gold in the singles competition with sophomore Lea Jakobsen (Copenhagen, Denmark) and senior Anna Talucci (West Chester, Pa.) winning their respective races.
On Saturday, Massachusetts competed against Boston U. and Syracuse on the Charles River. The Minutewomen finished third in the varsity eight race with a 7:40.31 clocking, behind first-place Syracuse (7:13.07) and second-place B.U. (7:16.21). UMass also finished third in the second varsity eight race (8:57.1) and the novice eight race (8:10.8), with Syracuse and B.U. going 1-2 in both events.
The Minutewomen head to San Diego for the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic, April 3-6.
