RACE RESULTS
Novice 4+: Monmouth 1 of 7 (Monmouth A)
Novice 4+: Monmouth 3 of 7 (Monmouth B)
 
PHILADELPHIA - The Monmouth University women's rowing program opened its spring season by winning a pair of medals in their event at the 40th annual Murphy Cup Regatta, hosted by Temple University on the Schuylkill River on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Hawks secured first and third-place finishes in the Women's Collegiate Novice 4+ while competing against Delaware, Lafayette and Loyola and Old Dominion.
 
The Monmouth "A" entry of Marissa McKenzie, Caitlin Newson, Samantha LeCrone, Alayna Degan, and coxswain Hailea Anderson won the gold medal with a time of 7:38.37. Monmouth's "B" entry of Grace Hutchinson, Kaitlyn Rice, Anna Gaglianone, Heather Humes, and coxswain Casey Mastin finished third in 8:14.38. Delaware placed second with a time of 8:02.87.

Both Monmouth entries advanced to the final by winning their respective heats in the morning. Monmouth "A" finished in 7:35.75 and Monmouth "B" clocked in at 8:17.09.  The "A" entry's 7:35.7/7:38.3 was 5th overall out of all 29 Women's fours that competed in the regatta.
 
RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
 "I thought both boats did a great job of executing the race plans we had laid out for them. We've had very little water time so far this spring, so we challenged them to compete at some pretty conservative stroke ratings and really focus on efficiency."   

"For half of this group, it was their first regatta ever, at any level, over any distance. To finish the in the way we did was very rewarding. We are looking forward to getting back to work this week and putting these two boats together in preparation for racing both the four and the eight next week at the Knecht Cup."
- Head Coach Scott Belford
 
MONMOUTH LINEUPS
 
Event 11 – Novice 4+ - Monmouth 1 of 5 (A) - 7:38.37
Cox: Hailea Anderson
Stroke: Marissa McKenzie
3: Caitlin Newsome
2: Samantha LeCrone
Bow: Alayna Degan
 
Event 11 – Novice 4+ - Monmouth 3 of 5 (B) - 8:14.38
Cox: Casey Mastin
Stroke: Grace Hutchinson
3: Kaitlyn Rice
2: Anna Gaglianone
Bow: Heather Humes
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth returns to competition next Saturday when it competes in the Knecht Cup on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, NJ.