April 3, 2010
PHILADELPHIA - The Navy women's crew team saw each of its top boats in each race advance and perform well in the finals at the Murphy Cup on Saturday on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
Navy's best performance came in the varsity four race, as it placed second with a time of 7:28.08, only 3.33 seconds behind first-place Loyola. The Midshipmen crossed the finish line ahead of defending Patriot League champion Bucknell with a difference of 2.39 seconds. The Mids had advanced to the finals with nearly a 10-second victory over second-place Drexel during the morning heats
The Midshipmen also finished second in the second varsity eight race, as they produced a 6:51.09 clocking to land behind only Bucknell's 6:43.46 showing. Navy defeated second-place George Washington by nearly four seconds during the trials to earn a spot in the afternoon finals.
Navy's first varsity boat delivered a third-place time of 6:51.01 in the finals, which was only 6.22 second behind Bucknell's winning time and 3.69 seconds off of second-place St. Joseph's. During the morning trials, the Midshipmen edged host Temple by 0.47-second to win the race and move onto the finals.
The novice eight boat for the Midshipmen came in fifth place during the finals with a 7:14.80 clocking. Navy earned a spot in that race by virtue of its first-place time of 6:58.03 in its heat, which was nearly eight seconds faster than second-place George Washington.
"A lot of positives occurred today," stated Navy head coach Mike Hughes. "All of our `A' boats won their heats to advance to the finals, which is always a good thing. Our varsity four boat was able to beat Bucknell and our first varsity eight boat was never out of the race. We believe that we're within striking range for later in the season."
Navy will return to action this Friday and Saturday, as it will compete at the George Washington Invitational.
MURPHY CUP RESULTS - April 3, 2010 - Philadelphia, Pa.
- FINALS -
First Varsity Eight - Bucknell 6:44.79, St. Joseph's 6:47.32, Navy 6:51.01, Drexel 6:51.18, Colgate 6:55.46, Temple 6:58.50
Second Varsity Eight - Bucknell `A' 6:43.46, Navy 6:51.09, St. Joseph's 6:57.85, George Washington 7:04.41, Drexel 7:08.44, Delaware 7:09.65
Varsity Four - Loyola `A' 7:25.05, Navy `A' 7:28.38, Bucknell `A' 7:30.77, Lafayette `A' 7:40.85, Bucknell `B' 7:47.62, Drexel 8:03.62
Novice Eight - Bucknell 6:59.74, St. Joseph's 7:02.36, Delaware 7:02.97, Loyola 7:13.91, Navy `A' 7:14.80, George Washington 7:21.60
- HEATS -
First Varsity Eight - Navy 6:37.77, Temple 6:38.24, Philadelphia, 6:47.85, Dowling 7:02.38, Pittsburgh 7:29.14
Second Varsity Eight - Navy 6:43.00, George Washington 6:46.81, Bucknell `B' 6:49.98, George Mason 6:57.33, Villanova 7:17.75
Varsity Four - Navy `A' 7:12.33, Drexel 7:21.68, Temple 7:36.04, Lehigh `B' 7:42.08, Dowling 7:57.10
Varsity Four - Bucknell `A' 7:21.72, Fordham `A' 7:28.51, Navy `B' 7:33.31, George Mason 7:37.35, Duquesne 7:49.63
Novice Eight - Navy `A' 6:58.03, George Washington 7:05.81, Fordham 7:10.55, Lafayette 7:17.34, Penn State `A' 7:23.74, Rutgers (Camden) 8:32.92
Novice Eight - Bucknell 6:47.46, Loyola 6:58.86, Drexel 7:18.60, Navy `B' 7:22.96, Temple 7:27.06, Richard Stockton 8:11.59
