April 1, 2008
Patriot League Rowing Release - 4.1.08 
Patriot League Notebook
Sportsmanship Award
Navy women's rowing volunteer assistant Captain Andrea Stover was honored with the Patriot League's Award of Good Sporting Conduct in early March. Stover is a great example of an officer for the team and also brings a level of intensity, dedication and motivation to the team that is absolutely invaluable. She completes workouts with the team off the water, comes everyday on the water and mentors the girls both professionally and athletically.
2008 Patriot League Championship
The 2008 Patriot League Championship will take place Sunday, April 27 on the Cooper River in Camden County, N.J. It will be run in conjunction with The William & Sarah Cooper Cup.
Team Notebooks
Bucknell Bucknell competed five times in the month of March, including a scrimmage with Boston College to open the spring season. The Bison faced nationally-ranked Virginia on March 21 and then competed again on March 22 and won five of six races against North Carolina and swept five events against Delaware and George Mason. The varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four, novice eight and novice four each picked up a pair of first-place victories. Bucknell concluded the month by winning the overall points trophy at the Murphy Cup. The Bison had four boats earn first-place finishes - the varsity eight, second varsity eight, novice four and lightweight varsity four.
Colgate Colgate kicked off the spring season at the 26th Annual Murphy Cup Regatta last Saturday. The Raiders varsity eight finished in first place in the petite final with a time of 6:53.58.
Holy Cross Holy Cross competed in two non-scoring events during the month of March. On March 29, Holy Cross' second varsity eight defeated Mt. Holyoke, finishing with a time of 7:19.4. The third varsity eight also beat Mt. Holyoke with a time of 7:23. The following day, the third varsity eight beat Radcliffe, with a time of 7:24.7. The Crusaders' second varsity eight, varsity eight, and novice eight all placed second in their respective races.
Lehigh Lehigh opened up its spring schedule on March 8 against Saint Joseph's, Delaware and Drexel. Lehigh's freshman team cruised to a first place finish over Delaware and Saint Joseph's with a time of 6:43.3. At the Murphy Cup, the varsity eight finished tenth out of 22 crews and was one of five Lehigh crews to compete in the grand finals. The varsity lightweight eight earned silver medals finishing in front of Temple, Penn State and MIT, while the freshmen novice four won their heat and placed third in the grand final.
Navy In Navy's only competition during March, the Mids' varsity boat placed third in the championship final of the Murphy Cup with a time of 6:48.62. Navy saw three of its additional crews also win trial heats on the day, but only the varsity four boat came away with a title. The top finishing novice eight boat for the Mids finished in third place in their final, while the second varsity boat finished in fourth place in their championship race.
