Boston College
MIT/Eastern Michigan
Eagles Hit The Water to Face MIT and Eastern Michigan
April 07, 2023 | Rowing
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Eagles will wrap up a busy week as they get set to take on MIT and Eastern Michigan this Saturday morning.
SATURDAY RACE INFO:
Event: Muri Cup/Beanpot
Location: Charles River | Boston
Times (subject to change): 9:20 a.m. (1V8), 9:50 a.m. (2V8), 10:20 a.m. (V4), 10:50 a.m. (3V8)
LAST TIME OUT
The Eagles are coming off of a strong showing against UConn and Holy Cross in the Irving-Christensen Cup this past Thursday.
BC's 3V8 boat got the morning started with a dominant win over the Huskies with a time of 7:12.5 - besting UConn's time (7:39.8) by over 27 seconds.
The 1V8 race for the Irving-Christensen Cup followed in another strong performance from the Eagles. BC's 1V8 recorded the only sub-seven minute time of the day, clocking in at 6:54.1 to secure the cup for a fifth-straight year. Holy Cross followed shortly after with a time of 7:05.3 with UConn placing third (7:10.4).
The Eagles would keep their momentum in the V8 races throughout the entire day - securing wins in the 2V8 (7:08.8) and 4V8 (7:29.8) to complete their sweep in 8+ events.
UConn would prevent the full sweep as their V4 boat pushed forward to best the Eagles by only 3.9 seconds. The Holy Cross V4 B (8:16.1) and V4 A (8:21.2) boats went on to place third and fourth respectively.
UP NEXT
Boston College will hit the water on April 21-22 when they compete in the Wheeler Invitational in Raleigh, N.C.
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