Duquesne University
Dayton and Marietta
3/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
Duquesne Line-ups vs. Dayton and Marietta 
On Saturday the Duquesne Women's Rowing team was in Marietta, OH for a scrimmage with the University of Dayton and Marietta College. The scrimmage consisted of two rounds of racing through the morning in which Duquesne raced a Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, Third Varsity 8, Freshman/Novice 8, and Varsity 4. The race took place on the Muskingum River with a floating start and current.
In the first race of the morning the Duquesne Varsity Eight topped Dayton's V8 by 13.4 seconds. Duquesne's Second Varsity Eight then took first over the 2V8 from Dayton by 51 seconds. Duquesne's Third Varsity Eight and Freshman/Novice Eight competed in a three boat race with Dayton's F/N8. The Duquesne F/N8 finished first a little more than 9 seconds ahead of the Duquesne 3V8. The 3V8 finished 12 seconds ahead of the F/N8 from Dayton. In the Varsity Four race Duquesne finished 11 seconds ahead of Marietta College.
In the second round of racing Duquesne's V8 and 2V8 raced against Dayton's V8. Duquesne's V8 finished first, but was closely following by the V8 from Dayton with Duquesne's 2V8 finishing 3rd. Duquesne's 3V8 and F/N8 then went up against the F/N8 from Dayton. The 3V8 from Duquesne crossed the line 5 seconds ahead of the F/N8 with Dayton's F/N8 crossing the line third. The Varsity Four was a three boat race with entries from Duquesne, Dayton, and Marietta. Marietta broke the Dukes win streak with a first place finish. Duquesne crossed the line second and Dayton in third.
The Dukes return to action on Saturday, April 2 as they face Bucknell, Temple, Drexel and Williams in Philadelphia before heading to Fairfax, Va. on Sunday, April 3 for the Occoquan Sprints in Fairfax, Va.
