Winter Park, Fla. – Villanova rowing had a successful day on the water to open up the spring season at the Metro Cup Regatta in Winter Park, Florida. Villanova took second place in five of the six events the team raced in.
 
"We were able to evaluate or strengths and weaknesses and will be able to build on them for our future races," said head coach Carissa Adams. "The women were happy with their results and have gained a sense of confidence moving forward. I am proud of the progress the program has seen over the past few year and the grit our team displayed this weekend."
 
Results are below:
 
V8 – 2^nd – 6:30.7
Racing in "The Saint"
Cox'n- Julia Ramsey
Stroke- Amanda Miller
7- Cecilia Donaldson
6- Cecilia Spesia
5- Mary Arnold
4- Claire Barrett
3- Caroline Murphy
2- Haley Gagnon
Bow- Valerie Burke
 
2V8 – 2^nd – 7:07.9
Racing in the "Ellen Minzner"
Cox'n- Ashley Hock
Stroke- Sarah Burghardt
7- Madison Burke
6- Rachel Lorge
5- Claire Broderick
4- Caroline Dimich
3- Alexandra Petrozzi
2- Sarina Kao
Bow- Claire Kotwicki
 
3V8 – 2^nd – 7.34.7
Cox'n- Mackenzie O'Reilly
Stroke- Julia Longo
7- Emma Lovejoy
6- Ava Eaton
5- Sydney Stepovich
4- Sierra Land
3- Olivia Krause
2- Fiona Fennessey
Bow- Julie Kasunik
 
V4 – 2^nd – 7:52.1
Cox'n- Muriel Thomas-Clapp
Stroke- Winslow Roche
3- Kelly Walsh
2- Madeline McCarthy
Bow- Holly Hubbard
 
2V4 – 2^nd – 8:23.5
Cox'n- Julia Ramsey
Stroke- Zoe Barnes
3- Elizabeth Liedtka
2- Victoria Hamilton
Bow- Isabel Parker
 
Novice 8 – 3^rd – 8.04.4
Cox'n- Catherine McCusker
Stroke- Sophia Pegg
7- Alison Heltz
6- Kelechi Onuigbo
5- Kara Dempsey
4- Mikaela Sheats
3- Sofia Lopez
2- Dayna Deakin
Bow- Isabel Dibbini