Murphy Cup

The original plan for the women's team was to have our first race in Ithaca, New York and compete in the Ithaca Duals. However, winter was not on our side and our coaches were called this past Monday to be notified that the race was cancelled since the course had not been opened yet and had too much ice. So, we rolled with the punches and entered a Women's 8+ and JV8+ into the Murphy Cup, which is hosted my Temple University Rowing on the Cooper River. 

On Friday morning around 7am the men and women's team piled on a bus and headed for Philadelphia. After a long 8 hour bus ride we were all happy to get a good swing row in the day before our first race since our lakes in Erie are still frozen.

Saturday morning the men went back to Philly to race UPenn and the women headed to Cooper River. The Women's JV boat placed 5th in the heats against Lehigh, Rutgers, Drexel, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh. The Women's V8+ finished first and brought home gold against Franklin&Marshall, Bates, Hamilton, and Philadelphia. 

After a successful weekend in Jersey, the women are all ready to get back on the water here in Erie and dominate the Knecht Cup in two weeks at Lake Mercer.

Check out the women's page for more information about this weekend and our promising spring season!