Varsity Eight Tabs Second at Head of the Riverfront Regatta

HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Massachusetts rowing began its Fall schedule at the Head of the Riverfront Regatta on Sunday with competition in the Open 8+, Open 2x and Open 4+.

"It was nice to line up and see our UMass boats in the first competition of the season," said head coach Eric Carcich. "We rowed a lot of mixed, even boats today and focused on being physical and moving better as a unit. We had some nice performances with a second place finish in the varsity 8, third place in the 4, and second in the double. We look forward to getting back to work on Tuesday."

UMass began the day at 9:35 a.m. in the Open 8+, with coxswain Natalie DiLeo leading the Minutewomen to second place (16:18.32) less than three seconds behind Trinity. Top-10 UMass boats also crossed the finish line seventh (16:48) and No. 10 (17:01.03).

The Maroon and White logged another second place effort in the Open 2x as the double of Nailah Pierce and Riley Anderson clocked a time of 19:57.56. UMass also claimed the No. 4-7 spots in the race over a two minute, 19 second span.

Last on the day's docket was the Open 4+, which saw UMass place third (19:52.99) under the guidance of coxswain Anne Madeiros. Fellow coxswains Emma Calnan (5th, 20:19.78) and DiLeo (7th, 20:25.37) also helped the squad claim top-10 finishes in the field of 22.

Complete results for the Head of the Riverfront Regatta are available here.

The Minutewomen are back on the water and return to Connecticut on Sat., Oct. 12 for the Head of the Housatonic Regatta.

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Open 8+ Lineups
2nd Place (16:18.32)
C: Natalie DiLeo
S: Abigail Belozerova
7: Kelley Glennon
6: Julia Knigge
5: Melissa Dexter
4: Clare Moloney
3: Nicole Merian
2: Caleigh O'Neil
B: Nailah Pierce

7th Place (16:48)
C: Anne Madeiros
S: Isabel Grant
7: Elizabeth Connolly
6: Caroline Gosnear
5: Emma Fiore
4: Mikaela Hammond-Holland
3: Karin Michel
2: Riley Anderson
B: Grace Coogan

10th Place (17:01.03)
C: Emma Calnan
S: Julia Carter
7: Skylar Capello
6: Danielle Hutcheson
5: Becca Shay
4: Kelly Houston
3: Kenedy Petersen
2: Kelsey Diggins
B: Laurel Fournier

16th Place (17:52)
C: Bridget Murphy
S: Mary Koelsch
7: Grace White
6: Sabrina Seeley
5: Caroline Ricciardi
4: Anna MacManus
3: Jamie McMahon
2: Hannah Gold
B: Bianca Colón

Open 4+ Lineups
3rd Place (19:52.99)
C: Anne Madeiros
4: Mary Koelsch
3: Emma Fiore
2: Kelly Houston
1: Nicole Merian

5th Place (20:19.78)
C: Emma Calnan
4: Hannah Gold
3: Caroline Ricciardi
2: Mikaela Hammond-Holland
1: Karin Michel

7th Place (20:25.37)
C: Natalie DiLeo
4: Julia Knigge
3: Grace White
2: Clare Moloney
1: Grace Coogan

15th Place (21:29.22)
C: Bridget Murphy
4: Anna MacManus
3: Kenedy Petersen
2: Kelsey Diggins
1: Jamie McMahon

Open 2x Lineups
2nd Place (19:57.56)
Nailah Pierce - Riley Anderson

4th Place (20:11.86)
Caroline Gosnear - Isabel Grant

5th Place (20:32.97)
Laurel Fournier - Caleigh O'Neil

6th Place (21:30.87)
Elizabeth Connolly - Melissa Dexter

7th Place (22:30.26)
Kelley Glennon - Abigail Belozerova

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

Riley Anderson

Abigail Belozerova

Emma Calnan

Skylar Capello

Julia Carter

Bianca Colón

Elizabeth Connolly

Grace Coogan

Melissa Dexter

Kelsey Diggins

Natalie DiLeo

Emma Fiore

Laurel Fournier

Kelley Glennon

Hannah Gold

Caroline Gosnear

Isabel Grant

Mikaela Hammond-Holland

Kelly Houston

Danielle Hutcheson

Julia Knigge

Mary Koelsch

Anna MacManus

Anne Madeiros

Jamie McMahon

Nicole Merian

Karin Michel

Clare Moloney

Bridget Murphy

Caleigh O'Neil

Kenedy Petersen

Nailah Pierce

Caroline Ricciardi

Sabrina Seeley

Grace White

Scoreboard

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