Win streak over for heavyweights, women also fall

The heavyweight crew team suffered its first disappointment of the season this weekend, losing to Boston University and Syracuse in its quest for the Doc Lusins Trophy. The women’s team also lost, falling to Brown and Cornell at the Dunn Bowl.

The heavyweights (10-2) dropped their first regatta of the season on Saturday, snapping their win streak at five. The Orange came in first in the varsity eight race at 6:04.7, while the Terriers followed closely behind with a time of 6:06.2. The Light Blue came in a distant third at 6:14.1.
The Lions finished third in the second varsity and freshman races as well. Boston University took the second varsity race in a time of 6:17.6, with Syracuse coming in at 6:23.5 and Columbia at 6:37.5. The Light Blue finished the freshman eight race in 6:48.6, behind the Orange and the Terriers but ahead of Syracuse’s second freshman squad.

Meanwhile, the women (6-6) traveled to Providence to take on Ivy League rivals Brown and Cornell for the Dunn Bowl. The Bears took the Bowl, winning the varsity eight race with a time of 7:05.66. The Big Red finished second in 7:23.0, ahead of the Light Blue at 7:32.76.
The Lions finished second behind Brown in the second varsity race with a time of 7:39.19, roughly a second ahead of Cornell. Columbia’s freshman boat came in third with a time of 7:48.65.

In the varsity four race, the Bears’ A, C, and B boats took the first three spots, while the Light Blue finished fourth in 8:12.47. Brown finished first in the varsity four B race, 13 seconds ahead of Columbia.

The heavyweights will compete in the Maxwell Stevenson Cup this Sunday against Navy, while the women will head to Boston this weekend to take on Northeastern for the Woodbury Cup.