Brown University
Southern California
No. 9 Women's Crew Defeats No. 13 USC in First Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight
4/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – No. 9 Brown University women's crew defeated No. 13 University of Southern California in the first varsity eight and second varsity eight races on the Seekonk River on Sunday morning.
In the Trojans' first visit to Providence since the year 2000, the two teams competed in the three NCAA events – the first varsity eight, second varsity eight, and A varsity four – with the hosts taking victories in the 1V8 and 2V8 and the visitors claiming a win in the AV4.
In the first race of the morning, the Bears' first varsity eight clocked in with a time of 5:53.82 to beat the Trojans (5:58.48) by 4.66 seconds.
Brown's second varsity eight followed with a win of its own behind a time of 6:02.69 to top USC (6:09.46) by 6.77 seconds.
Closing out the day with the A varsity four, the Bears came in with a time of 6:42.54, trailing the Trojans (6:35.17) by 7.37 seconds.
The Bears' third varsity eight, B varsity four, and C varsity four competed in unofficial capacities.
The seven members of Brown's senior class – Lucie Hajian (Newton, Mass.), Margaret Holler (Westwood, Mass.), Lia Keyser (Cambridge, Mass.), Ruby Moore-Bloom (Berkeley, Calif.), Alia Shafi (Lafayette, Calif.), Monika Sobieszek (Stoneham, Mass.), and Maaike Tiersma (Woodinville, Wash.) – took part in their final home race.
Next, Brown concludes its regular season at No. 6 Yale on Saturday, Apr. 29 before taking part in the Ivy League Championship on Sunday, May 14.
Brown Schedule/Results
8:00 a.m. – First Varsity Eight – First (1-0) – 5:53.82
8:20 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight – First (1-0) – 6:02.69
8:40 a.m. – A Varsity Four – Second (0-1) – 6:42.54
