No. 2 Virginia Wins Four Vs. No. 8 Michigan State, Faces UCLA at 6 p.m. Saturday

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CHARLOTTESVILLE – Competing Friday night at Lake Monticello, the second-ranked Virginia rowing team won its Varsity Eight, Varsity Four, Second Varsity Four and Third Varsity Eight races vs. No. 8 Michigan State.

Virginia’s Saturday (April 16) races vs. No. 17 UCLA have been postponed until 6 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather. An updated schedule will be posted on VirginiaSports.com should that competition be postponed until Sunday (April 17).

In the Varsity Eight, Virginia’s time of 7:14.8 was better than Michigan State’s time of 7:19.4. The crew of coxswain Sidney Thorsten, Kristine O’Brien, Christine Roper, Keziah Beall, Martha Kuzzy, Fiona Schlesinger, Marelle Myers, Claudia Blandford and Taylor Levine) improved its season record to 3-2 with the win over the Spartans.

In the Second Varsity Eight, Michigan State built an early lead and finished with a time of 7:21.5 to edge Virginia’s time of 7:27.1. Virginia’s Second Varsity Eight crew is coxswain Molly Frear, MacKenzie Leahy, Carli Goldberg, Carolyn Glandorf, Jenny Shultis, Morgan Joseph, Brandy Herald, Cara Linnenkohl and Hunter Terry. It was UVa’s Second Varsity Eight’s first loss of the season.

UVa’s Varsity Four (coxswain Sarah Jordan, Ruth Retzinger, Caroline Sweeny, Chelsea Simpson, Lauren Shook) won with a time of 8:44.8. Michigan State’s time was 9:04.9.

Virginia also picked up victories in the Second Varsity Four and Third Varsity Eight races vs. the Spartans.

No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 8 Michigan State
Lake Monticello | Charlottesville, Va.
April 15, 2011

Varsity Eight: 1. Virginia (7:14.8), 2. Michigan State (7:19.4)
(Virginia Line-up: Coxswain Sidney Thorsten, Kristine O’Brien, Christine Roper, Keziah Beall, Martha Kuzzy, Fiona Schlesinger, Marelle Myers, Claudia Blandford and Taylor Levine)

Varsity Eight: 1. USC 7:03.9, 2. Clemson (7:15.5)

Varsity Eight: 1. Texas (7:16.7), 2. UCLA (7:18.8)

Second Varsity Eight: 1. Michigan State (7:21.5), 2. Virginia (7:27.1)
(Virginia Line-up: Coxswain Molly Frear, MacKenzie Leahy, Carli Goldberg, Carolyn Glandorf, Jenny Shultis, Morgan Joseph, Brandy Herald, Cara Linnenkohl and Hunter Terry)

Second Varsity Eight: 1. USC (7:32.0), 2. Clemson (7:42.1)

Second Varsity Eight: 1. UCLA (7:44.1), 2. Texas (7:46.2)

Varsity Four: 1. Virginia (8:44.8), 2. Michigan State (9:04.9)
(Virginia line-up: Coxswain Sarah Jordan, Ruth Retzinger, Caroline Sweeny, Chelsea Simpson, Lauren Shook)

Varsity Four: 1. USC (8:42.0), 2. Clemson (8:43.5)

Varsity Four: 1. Texas (8:52.9), 2. UCLA (8:53.5)

Second Varsity Four: 1. Virginia (8:33.9), 2. Virginia (8:38.0), 3. Michigan State (9:07.4)

Second Varsity Four: 1. Texas (8:52.0), 2. Clemson (9:01.7), 3. Clemson (9:24.3)

Third Varsity Eight: 1. Virginia (7:55.2), 2. Michigan State (8:11.6)
(Virginia line-up: Coxswain Brittany Wengel, Mary Nilan, Erin Metcalf, Katherine Stewart, Susie Chalker, Paige Terry, Colleen Bauk, Lieve Pitts, Elspeth Missel)

Third Varsity Eight: 1. Texas (8:18.2), 2. Clemson (8:35.7)

Schedule of Events – Saturday, April 16

6 p.m. Third Varsity Eight Virginia Texas
6:10 p.m. Third Varsity Eight Michigan State Clemson
6:20 p.m. Second Varsity Four Virginia Virginia Texas
6:30 p.m. Second Varsity Four Clemson Clemson Michigan State
6:40 p.m. Varsity Four Clemson Michigan State
6:50 p.m. Varsity Four Virginia UCLA
7 p.m. Varsity Four USC Michigan State
7:10 p.m. Second Varsity Eight Texas Clemson
7:20 p.m. Second Varsity Eight UCLA Virginia
7:30 p.m. Second Varsity Eight Michigan State USC
7:40 p.m. Varsity Eight Clemson Texas
7:50 p.m. Varsity Eight Virginia UCLA
8 p.m. Varsity Eight USC Michigan State

Schedule of Events – Sunday, April 17
8:30 a.m. Third Varsity Four Clemson Virginia
8:40 a.m. Third Varsity Eight Texas Michigan State
8:50 a.m. Third Varsity Eight Virginia Clemson
9 a.m. Second Varsity Four Michigan State Texas
9:10 a.m. Second Varsity Four Clemson Virginia
9:20 a.m. Varsity Four Virginia USC
9:30 a.m. Varsity Four Texas Michigan State
9:40 a.m. Varsity Four Clemson UCLA
9:50 a.m. Second Varsity Eight USC Virginia
10 a.m. Second Varsity Eight Michigan State Texas
10:10 a.m. Second Varsity Eight Clemson UCLA
10:20 a.m. Varsity Eight Virginia USC
10:30 a.m. Varsity Eight Texas Michigan State
10:40 a.m. Varsity Eight UCLA Clemson