
#10 Orange Race #6 Yale, Cornell at Cayuga Cup
4/5/2025 6:17:00 PM | Women's Rowing
The No. 10-ranked Syracuse University women's rowing team took on No. 6 Yale and Cornell at the Cayuga Cup on Saturday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Yale took home the Cayuga Cup for the third straight year in challenging, rainy conditions.
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"I thought it was a really challenging day of racing where we went up against a top competitor in Yale and they showed us what it is to be a top competitor in all of the events," head coach Luke McGee said. "We're going to have to show some resiliency to pick ourselves back up."
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In the first race of the day, Syracuse's third varsity eight placed second (7:11.08) behind Yale (7:04.36) and ahead of Cornell (7:43.71). The varsity eight (6:56.73) also came in second with Yale (6:44.60) finishing first and Cornell (7:16.16) in third. Syracuse's second varsity eight (7:11.54) crossed the line in second behind Yale (6:56.05) with Cornell coming in third (7:39.20).
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Syracuse's varsity four took second place with a time of 7:47.22, behind Yale (7:38.91) and ahead of Cornell (8:35.67). In the second varsity four, the Orange took second (8:02.19) with Yale earning first (7:51.99) and Cornell placing third (8:49.77). Syracuse's third varsity four placed second (8:35.38) with the fourth varsity four in fourth (8:55.40) in the final race of the day. Yale's third varsity four (8:13.28) took the win with Cornell's boat coming in third (8:41.73).
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The Orange will now set their sights on the Redwood Shores on April 12 and 13 in Redwood Shores, California. Syracuse will compete against No. 2 Stanford and No. 8 California.
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 For more on the Syracuse women's rowing team, follow @CuseWRowing on social media.
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Race Results
Syracuse Lineups
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"I thought it was a really challenging day of racing where we went up against a top competitor in Yale and they showed us what it is to be a top competitor in all of the events," head coach Luke McGee said. "We're going to have to show some resiliency to pick ourselves back up."
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In the first race of the day, Syracuse's third varsity eight placed second (7:11.08) behind Yale (7:04.36) and ahead of Cornell (7:43.71). The varsity eight (6:56.73) also came in second with Yale (6:44.60) finishing first and Cornell (7:16.16) in third. Syracuse's second varsity eight (7:11.54) crossed the line in second behind Yale (6:56.05) with Cornell coming in third (7:39.20).
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Syracuse's varsity four took second place with a time of 7:47.22, behind Yale (7:38.91) and ahead of Cornell (8:35.67). In the second varsity four, the Orange took second (8:02.19) with Yale earning first (7:51.99) and Cornell placing third (8:49.77). Syracuse's third varsity four placed second (8:35.38) with the fourth varsity four in fourth (8:55.40) in the final race of the day. Yale's third varsity four (8:13.28) took the win with Cornell's boat coming in third (8:41.73).
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The Orange will now set their sights on the Redwood Shores on April 12 and 13 in Redwood Shores, California. Syracuse will compete against No. 2 Stanford and No. 8 California.
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 For more on the Syracuse women's rowing team, follow @CuseWRowing on social media.
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Race Results
| 1V8 | 1V4 | |||
| Yale | 6:44.60 | Yale | 7:38.91 | |
| Syracuse | 6:56.73 | Syracuse | 7:47.22 | |
| Cornell | 7:16.16 | Cornell | 8:35.67 | |
| 2V8 | 2V4 | |||
| Yale | 6:56.05 | Yale | 7:51.99 | |
| Syracuse | 7:11.54 | Syracuse | 8:02.19 | |
| Cornell | 7:39.20 | Cornell | 8:49.77 | |
| 3V8 | 3V4 | |||
| Yale | 7:04.36 | Yale | 8:13.28 | |
| Syracuse | 7:11.08 | Syracuse (3V4) | 8:35.38 | |
| Cornell | 7:43.72 | Cornell | 8:41.73 | |
| Syracuse (4V4) | 8:55.40 |
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