Eagles Ready for Two-Day Weekend

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College rowing team is gearing up for two days of competition this weekend, taking on Boston University and Eastern Michigan on the Charles River on Saturday before looking to defend the Irving-Christensen Cup against UConn and Holy Cross in Worcester on Sunday.

Saturday's races will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

SATURDAY RACE INFO
Event: Boston College at Boston University, Eastern Michigan
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: Charles River | Boston
Projected Weather (April 9, 2022): Partly cloudy with rain showers … highs around 59°F … southwest wind to nine MPH, gusting to 18 MPH … chance of precipitation around 50 percent.

SUNDAY RACE INFO
Event: Boston College at Holy Cross, UConn | Irving-Christensen Cup
Time: 10:45 a.m.
Location: Lake Quinsigamond | Worcester, Mass.
Projected Weather (April 10, 2022): Partly cloudy … highs around 54°F … west wind to 11 MPH, gusting to 18 MPH … chance of precipitation around 20 percent.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE EAGLES
-Boston College competed in a double dual last weekend at Bucknell facing the host Bison as well as North Carolina.
-BC picked up wins in the 2V8, V4 and 2V4 against the Bison as well as a victory in the V4 against North Carolina.

THE IRVING-CHRISTENSEN CUP
-The Eagles won the 2021 Irving-Christensen Cup last April … it was the third consecutive meeting between Holy Cross, BC and UConn that saw BC sweep all the races as well as the 1V8 retain the Irving-Christensen Cup.
-The Irving-Christensen Cup honors two Holy Cross rowing alums … Holy Cross and Boston College have been competing for the cup since 2011.
-The winner of the 1V8 race between the three schools is the school that wins the cup.

ABOUT SATURDAY'S OPPONENTS
-Boston University swept MIT last weekend on the Charles River with wins in the V8, 2V8 and V4 … it was the first race of the season for the Terriers.
-Eastern Michigan competed twice last weekend, racing against Michigan State on Saturday and then Duquesne on Sunday.

ABOUT SUNDAY'S OPPONENTS
-UConn, who is set to race in the NYRA Invitational on Saturday, last competed on March 18 at Central Florida.
-Holy Cross last competed in March 26 at the Jesuit Invitational on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.

UP NEXT
-Next weekend, Boston College will take on MIT and Sacred Heart at 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16 on the Charles River.

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