COVENTRY LAKE, CONN. - The Bryant University women's rowing team competed against UConn and Trinity College on Saturday in Connecticut.

The Bulldogs participated in the Varsity 8 portion of the event. They finished third in both events, posting times of 7:28.29 in the first and 8:48.40 in the second.

Meredith Morey, Violet Gutierrez, Madison Mello, Frances Villar-Rocafort, Jayla Stone, Faith Paskanik, and Eden Bauer all competed in their first-ever event.

Coach Ricker's Comments
"With such a young team, we will see the athletes and lineups develop quickly as the season progresses, finding speed in the process. "We know that UConn and Trinity have well-developed and deep programs that we look forward to seeing competitively again in the future as we grow".


The Black and Gold's next race will be hosted by Amherst College, and they will face the Mammoths and Union College in Massachusetts on April 4th.

Varsity 8 Lineup                                                        2nd Varsity 8 Lineup

Coxswain: Brooke Hammond                                 Coxswain: Valentina Serrano                
Stroke: Mollie Lytje                                                  Stroke: Hannah Laws
7    Erin Prouty                                                           7    Violet Guttierrez
6    Bridget Moore                                                      6    Ava Wasylow
5    Oliva Manuel                                                       5    Madison Mello
4    Addison Morin                                                     4    Frances Villar-Rocafort
3    Meredith Morey                                                  3    Jayla Stone
2    Samantha Neal                                                  2    Faith Paskanik
Bow    Alisa McLean                                                Bow: Eden Bauer

Alternate: Hannah Laws                                          Alternate: Maryn Yost