Orange Win O'Leary Cup Beating Radcliffe at Saratoga Duels

Saturday, April 9

Saratoga, N.Y.

Syracuse University

Yale University

Orange Win O'Leary Cup Beating Radcliffe at Saratoga Duels

4/9/2022 6:36:00 PM | Women's Rowing

The Orange varsity eight retained the Elizabeth H. O'Leary Cup with a victory against Radcliffe on Saturday racing on Fish Creek in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The varsity eight posted a time of 6:43.06 while Radcliffe crossed the finish line in 7:01.19. The O'Leary Cup, named for Radcliffe coach Liz O'Leary, has been awarded to the winner of the varsity eight race between Syracuse, Dartmouth and Radcliffe since 2000. The Orange prevailed in the last race against Dartmouth and Radcliffe in 2017, which was at the Clemson Invitational.

The 14th-ranked Orange won three races and finished second in four others. In races against second-ranked Yale and Wisconsin, the varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four beat the Badgers and came in second to the Bulldogs. In the final race of the morning session, the 'Cuse second varsity four placed third and the Orange third varsity four took fourth. Against Radcliffe, the varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four won their races, while the second varsity four took second and the third varsity eight was third in the last race of the day.

"I was pleased with how the varsity eight and varsity four rowed today," said Orange head coach Luke McGee. "The varsity eight jumped out to an early lead against #2 Yale with an aggressive start. Now we have to keep working to keep our focus within our boat and continue to build our confidence that we can be one of the top crews in the country. They are learning and definitely have better racing ahead this season.

"The varsity four did a good job keeping their composure after they got down to Wisconsin at the start and came back to win that battle. The second varsity boat let the excitement of the moment in the morning get to them and then had a better row in the afternoon. I know they have even stronger races ahead of them this season. The second and third varsity fours fought hard down the course, especially given the last-minute change from a third varsity eight to a third varsity four.

"We feel pretty good about where we are in the season. With the ACC Championships just five weeks away we are excited about the whole squad with the glimpses we have seen in practices and races. We will try to find a little more speed each day and keep the focus on ourselves and in our boats."

Syracuse vs. #2 Yale and Wisconsin
In the morning races, Syracuse Orange raced #2 Yale and Wisconsin. The varsity eight finished second (6:37.52), beating Wisconsin (6:42.63) by five seconds and behind Yale (6:30.0) by seven seconds.

The second varsity eight took second (6:43.46), behind the Yale 2V8 (6:33.07) and ahead of the Bulldogs' 3V8 (6:48.51) and Wisconsin's 2V8 (6:57.12).

Syracuse's varsity four also finished second (7:33.27), behind Yale (7:24.05) and ahead of Wisconsin (7:43.81).

In the fourth race of the morning, the Orange second varsity four finished third (7:47.07) and the third varsity four took fourth (7:59.99). Yale's second varsity four won the race (7:22.05) and the Bulldogs' third varsity four was second (7:42.69).

Syracuse vs. Radcliffe
The varsity four kicked off the afternoon races beating Radcliffe. The Orange posted a time of 7:32.04, ahead of Radcliffe's 7:42.68. After the varsity eight won the O'Leary Cup race, the second varsity eight won its race against Radcliffe A and Radcliffe B. The Orange crossed the finish line in 6:53.02, ahead of Radcliffe A (7:04.63) and Radcliffe B (7:44.90).

In the final race of the day, the Syracuse second varsity four came in second (8:08.36) and the Orange third varsity four finished third (8:26.0). Radcliffe won the race in 8:05.01) and Radcliffe's third varsity four was fourth (8:29.17).

Varsity 8
Cox – Hannah Murphy
Stroke – Aphrodite Gioulekas
7 – Lea Dahn
6 – Emmie Frederico
5 – Zoe Acosta
4 – Kamile Kralikaite
3 – Luisa Gathmann
2 – Alena Criss
Bow – Heather Stafford

Second Varsity Eight
Cox – Louise Rath
Stroke – Lena Radke
7 – Katharine Ryan
6 – Lauren Coop
5 – Olivia Schaertl
4 – India Aikens
3 – Emma Gossman
2 – Haley Uliasz
Bow – Emma Braun

Varsity Four
Cox – Caileigh Grimes
Stroke – Grace Loveridge
3 – Madison D'Ambra
2 – Taylor Lewandowski
Bow – Kaitlyn Dennis

Second Varsity Four
Cox - April Serrano
Stroke – Junior Ognovich
3 – Rebecca Farrell
2 – Mae Sweeney
Bow – Sarah Haney

Third Varsity Four
Cox – Skyler Rivera
Stroke – Alice McNeill
3 – Maddi Segarnick
2 – Charlotte Ebel
Bow – Elizabeth Vogt

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