Brown University
Princeton
4/28/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Crew
PRINCETON, N.J. – No. 5 Brown men's crew captured its fifth straight varsity win on Saturday as the Bears topped Princeton to reclaim the Content Cup on Lake Carnegie in the program's final dual race of the season.
Brown won the varsity eight event in the annual battle for the Content Cup, crossing the finish line in a time of 5:32.0, defeating the Tigers for the first time since 2013. Princeton finished two seconds later at 5:34.0. Brown's varsity boat finished the regular season at 6-1 in head-to-head competition before the Bears start the postseason in two weeks at EARC Eastern Sprints.
Princeton captured the second varsity, edging the Bears in a time of 5:39.0, and also won the third varsity at 5:44.4. The Tigers rounded out the day with a win in the fourth varsity (5:43.8) and edged out the Bears in the fifth varsity in a time of 6:01.2.
Next up, Brown will compete at the EARC Eastern Sprints in two weeks on Sunday, May 13 on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester. The Bears finished fifth as a team at Eastern Sprints last season.
Results
Varsity 8
Brown - 5:32.0
Princeton - 5:34.0
2nd Varsity 8
Princeton - 5:39.0
Brown - 5:44.8
3rd Varsity 8
Princeton - 5:44.4
Brown - 5:57.8
4V
Princeton - 5:43.8
Brown - 6:07.5
5V
Princeton - 6:01.2
Brown - 6:06.0
