University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass Hosts Connecticut Thursday In First Home Meet Of Season
April 15, 2015 | Rowing
AMHERST, Mass. - The Massachusetts rowing team will host the University of Connecticut Thursday April 16 for their first matchup on their home course this season. The first event comes on the heels of two previously scheduled meets along UMass' home course on the Connecticut River that had to be relocated due to ice that remained along portions of the course until mid-March.
The first event is scheduled to start at 9:15 a.m. with the Varsity Eight race. Other events include the Second Varsity Eight, the Varsity Four and Second Varsity Four races, and will conclude with the Third Varsity Eight race. Additionally, the UMass Novice Eight will compete in the Third Varsity Eight. 
For the Minutewomen, this will be the first race on their home course since mid-October when they hosted the Seven Sisters Sculling Regatta and the first time in nearly a year that they have gone head-to-head with the Huskies.
In the last matchup with Connecticut, the Minutewomen swept five events, as they took first in the Varsity 8+, Second Varsity 8+, Varsity 4+, Second Varsity 4+ and Novice 8+ races on the Huskies home course in Coventry, Connecticut.
Projected Lineups:
Thursday April 16
Varsity 8+ -- 9:15 a.m.
Heather Pekarovich (cox), Lauren St. Pierre, Emily Mann, Marika Kopp, Pippa Edwards, Aiste Balciunaite, Nicole Destefano, Haley York, Allanah Rubi-Mooney
Second Varsity 8+ -- 9:30 a.m.
Haley Eovine (cox), Rachel Boudreau, Sam Wonderlin, Katherine Armstrong, Hadley Irvin, Krysten Menks, Zoe Hill, Carly Zanatta, Grace Bundy
Varsity 4+ (A) -- 9:45 a.m.
Abigail Raichek (cox), Hallie Dunlap, Sam Kolovson, Natalie Boisvert, Courtney Edson
Second Varsity 4+ (B) -- 10 a.m.
Kelsey Anderson (cox), Charlotte Bleiler, Mia Bornstein, Abby Norwood, Leanne Ondreicka
Third Varsity 8+/Novice 8 -- 10:15 a.m.
3V8: Sofia Ordonez (cox), Annecy Smith, Meghan Ouellette, Emma Hibbard, Keira Souza, Betsy Yang, Lauren McKim, Kayla Willey, Michaela Bish
Novice 8: Tanya Smith (cox), Maggie Curran, Alisha Weinstein, Leah Hitchcock, Alina Schmidt, Lindsey Brown, Carla Oberst, Elaina Falcone, Estefi Marti Malvido
Checking the Forecast: Thursday's weather calls for sunny skies with a high of 66 degrees Fahrenheit. Winds will be in the southerly directions at 12 miles per hour and there is a zero percent chance of precipitation, according to Weather.com.
Recent News: This past weekend, the Minutewomen traveled to West Windsor Township, New Jersey for the two-day Knecht Cup. After advancing all boats to Knecht Cup Finals, UMass picked up six total medals with a sweep of the 2- event, a silver and bronze medal in the Women's Singles event, and a second place finish in the Second Varsity 8 event. For the complete recap of UMass' results in the Knecht Cup, click here:  
Up Next: The Minutewomen will travel to Boston on Saturday for a weekend matchup against Boston University, Northeastern, and Brown for their final race before the start of the Atlantic 10 Championships on May 2 in Camden, New Jersey.
