April 3, 2008
The Mason women's rowing team will host a Double Dual Regatta on the Occoquan Reservoir this Sunday, April 6th. The University of Dayton, Georgetown, Bucknell, The George Washington University, and MIT will participate.
The Mason boats will face Head Coach Geoff Dillard's Alma Mater, Dayton, to start the morning off. Coach Dillard notes, "Dayton has shown some solid early season speed and we're expecting competitive racing in all the boat classes. We're hoping to make this race a yearly face-off and hope to start the series off with a win."
In the afternoon session, Mason will face cross-town rival Georgetown University. Last year saw Mason's first-ever win against Georgetown in the Varsity 8. Mason and Georgetown both raced last weekend against UNC in separate races. Georgetown won a close race, while Mason narrowly lost. On Sunday, Mason will challenge the Georgetown Varsity 8 in competitive racing, having worked hard this week to correct last Saturday's mis-steps. This Marquee event will start at 12:50pm.
Bucknell, GW and MIT will face off in separate duals in between the Mason races, providing spectoators the opportunity to witness high-level Division I women's rowing competition.
The Schedule:
9:40am Varsity 8 GMU DAY
9:50am Varsity 8 MIT GW
10:00am Varsity 8 GU BU
10:10am 2nd Varsity 8 DAY GMU
10:20am 2nd Varsity 8 GW GU lwt b
10:30am 2nd Varsity 8 BU GU lwt
10:40am Varsity 4 GU BU MIT BU b
10:50am Varsity 4 GMU DAY
11:00am Novice 8 GMU GW DAY
11:10am Novice 8 BU GU
11:20am 2nd Novice 8 GW BU GU N. lwt
11:30am Novice 4 DAY BU GU
Break
12:30pm Varsity 8 BU MIT
12:40pm Varsity 8 DAY GW
12:50pm Varsity 8 GU GMU
1:10pm
1:20pm 2nd Varsity 8 GW DAY BU
1:30pm 2nd Varsity 8 GMU GU lwt
1:40pm Varsity 4 DAY BU MIT BU b
1:50pm Varsity 4 GU GMU
2:00pm Novice 8 DAY BU GW
2:10pm Novice 8 GU GMU GU N. lwt GW b
2:20pm 2nd Novice 8
Break Novice 4 DAY GU
3:00pm
Varsity Lwt 8 GU UD GU b