PHILADELPHIA - The Navy women's rowing team opened its 2016 spring season with a solid showing at the 34^th Annual Murphy Cup Regatta on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia on Saturday. Participating in three events, Navy crews claimed victories in two, the junior varsity eight and varsity four.

"The team did a great job across the board today," said head coach Joe Schlosberg. "We were able to get all boats two races and just about everyone took advantage of those opportunities."

The Mids first victory came in the varsity four event as Navy A and Navy B placed first and second, respectively. Navy A won with a time of 7:38.60, while Navy B came in second at 7:49.23. The Mids' second boat held off a game Drexel crew (7:50.53) to complete the perfect finish.

The women's junior varsity eight crew was the next squad to claim a win as Navy A won the grand final with a time of 6:47.45, good enough for a 9.8 second margin of victory over second place Temple. The Navy B crew competed in the petite final and came in fourth at a time of 7:02.05.

The final grand action involved the varsity eight crew. After posting the fourth-fastest time of 6:44.40 in the preliminary heat earlier in the day, the Mids came out in the afternoon grand final and finished fifth overall with a result of 6:51.03. Though a bit behind the winner, Fordham (6:43.92), Navy had a chance to finish top-three until the end as third-place Bates and fourth-place Temple finished less than a second ahead at 6:50.08 and 6:51.01, respectively. Amongst Patriot League competitors in the field, Navy was the top finishing varsity eight boat as Holy Cross and Lehigh finished in fifth and sixth respectively in the petite final

"The varsity eight struggled to come together today," remarked Schlosberg. "That's a bit disappointing, but we will make some changes to try and correct our course.

"We have a short window to enjoy today's overall success as a program before we set our sights on the Doc Hosea Invitational in one week."

Navy returns to action on Sunday, April 3rd when they head to Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for the Doc Hosea Invitational.

Boat Lineups

Varsity 8+

Cox: Cynthia Nestor, 8: Miranda Kosmides, 7: Julia Arthur, 6: Julia Bailey, 5: Maeve Broeg, 4: Sophie Schmidt, 3: Taylor Hart, 2: Kelsey Hastings, 1: Megan Farabaugh

Junior Varsity 8+ "A"

Cox: Alexandria Switzer, 8: Isabelle Babb, 7: Annie Laurie Gibson, 6: Alyssa Dilldine, 5: Heidi Zisselman, 4: Megan Hanson, 3: Adrienne Vallancey-Martinson, 2: Kathleen Heinbach, 1: Victoria Meyer

Junior Varsity 8+ "B"

Cox: Molly McAleer, 8: Clare Suess, 7: Frances Kratz, 6: Morgan Jones, 5: Aria Dang, 4: Kendall Bowen, 3: Suzy Toms, 2: Hannah Decker, 1: Kanoe Nakoa

Varsity 4+ "A"

Cox: Krysta Przestrzelski, 4: Justice Constantine, 3: Eleonore Porter, 2: Rebecca Greenberg, 1: Madison Vachris

Varsity 4+ "B"

Cox: Brianna Kaufmann, 4: Olivia Czerewko, 3: McKenna Niemer, 2: Madeleine Malczynski, 1: Emily Cecchini

Results

Varsity Four - Race 2 Heat 2

1. Navy B - 7:42.04
2. Rutgers A - 7:48.04

Varsity Four - Race 5 Heat 5

1. Navy A - 7:28.14
2. Delaware B - 7:44.85

Varsity Four - Final

1. Navy A - 7:38.60
2. Navy B - 7:49.23
3. Drexel A - 7:50.53

Junior Varsity Eight - Race 8 Heat 2

1. Navy A - 6:43.75
2. George Washington - 6:54.65

Junior Varsity Eight - Race 10 Heat 4

1. St. Joseph's - 6:54.26
2. Navy B - 6:59.74
3. Wesleyan - 7:00.20

Junior Varsity Eight - Petite Final

1. Connecticut - 6:57.02
2. Delaware A - 6:59.60
3. Wesleyan - 7:01.22
4. Navy B - 7:02.05
5. Bates - 7:04.60

Junior Varsity Eight - Grand Final

1. Navy A - 6:47.45
2. Temple - 6:57.25
3. St. Joseph's - 7:00.90

Varsity Eight - Race 11 Heat 1

1. Bates - 6:42.69
2. Navy - 6:44.40
3. Wesleyan - 6:45.53

Varsity Eight - Grand Final

1. Fordham - 6:43.92
2. Rutgers - 6:46.10
3. Bates - 6:50.08
4. Temple - 6:51.01
5. Navy - 6:51.03
6. Drexel - 6:58.51