Brown University
Cornell with Boston University
4/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
ITHACA, N.Y. – No. 2 Brown University women's crew won all six of its races, finishing the day with a 10-0 overall record, competing at Cornell University with Boston University on the Cayuga Lake Inlet on Saturday morning.
The Bears improved to 24-0 all-time against the Big Red in the Dunn Bowl, a trophy founded in 1993.
In the first varsity eight, Brown clocked in with a time of 6:49.2 to defeat Cornell (7:04.7) by over 15 seconds and Boston University (7:17.6) by over 28 seconds.
The Bears took the second varsity eight race with a time of 6:56.1, topping the Big Red (7:17.3) by over 21 seconds and the Terriers (7:34.4) by over 38 seconds.
Rounding out the NCAA events, Brown claimed first in the A varsity four behind a time of 7:42.2, outdistancing Cornell (8:20.1) by close to 38 seconds and BU (8:36.1) by almost 54 seconds.
In the first race of the day, the third varsity eight, the Bears won with a time of 7:20.9, edging the host Big Red (7:39.0) by just over 18 seconds and the Terriers (8:09.6) by close to 49 seconds.
Brown and Cornell closed the day with a pair of dual races as the Bears' B varsity four (8:06.3) eclipsed the Big Red (8:33.9) by over 27 seconds, and Bruno's C varsity four (8:23.1) clipped the hosts (8:52.2) by over 29 seconds.
Next, Brown hosts No. 6 Yale in its lone home race of the year on Apr. 30 to conclude the regular season. The Bears will open the postseason at the Ivy Championship on Sunday, May 15 at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.
Brown Schedule/Results (10-0)
8:30 a.m. – Third Varsity Eight – First Place (2-0) – 7:20.9
8:50 a.m. – First Varsity Eight – First Place (2-0) – 6:49.2
9:20 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight – First Place (2-0) – 6:56.1
10:00 a.m. – A Varsity Four – First Place (2-0) – 7:42.2
10:30 a.m. – B Varsity Four – First Place (1-0) – 8:06.3
11:00 a.m. – C Varsity Four – First Place (1-0) – 8:23.1
