BUFFALO - The RMU women's rowing V8 and 2V8 crews competed in the Black Rock Cup hosted by Canisius on Sunday afternoon.

V8 CREW

The V8 crew took on Marist in the second scheduled race of the day to kick off the Colonials' matchups at the Black Rock Cup. Marist took the head-to-head, crossing in 6:42.90 while the Colonials finished in 7:01.93. The V8 crew turned it around and closed out the day with a win over Mercyhurst, crossing in 6:55.9 while the Lakers finished in 7:11.8.

2V8

In their first scheduled race of the day, the 2V8 fell to Marist's 2V8 crew, crossing with a time of 7:45.2 while Marist finished in 6:42.90. RMU's 2V8 then faced off with Marist once again, this time with their 3V8 crew. Despite falling again to Marist, the Colonials showed improvement, finishing with a time of 7:33.4, over 10 seconds better than their first race of the day.
 

RESULTS

V8

Race 1: Marist V8 - 6:42.90 (1st); RMU V8 - 7:01.93 (2nd)

Race 2: RMU V8 - 6:55.9 (1st); Mercyhurst V8 - 7:11.8 (2nd)

2V8

Race 1: Marist 2V8 - 6:42.90 (1st); RMU 2V8 - 7:45.2 (2nd)

Race 2: Marist 3V8 - 7:22.7 (1st); RMU 2V8 - 7:33.4 (2nd)

QUOTABLES - Head Coach Robert Weber

"We had a solid day of racing with good execution from both crews. The Varisty 8 showed good consistency from the first race to the second, and the 2nd Varisty continues to learn and improve. It was exciting to see that the Varsity 8's results indicate comparable speed to Canisius's V8. We've been chasing them for a few years now, and while it's a shame we didn't get to race them head-to-head today, we look forward to seeing them next weekend at Duquesne."
 

UP NEXT
The Colonials will return to local action next weekend as RMU heads to Pittsburgh to compete in the Duquesne Invitational on Saturday afternoon.