Princeton University Athletics
Following Loss To Top-Ranked Stanford, Women's Lights Head To Knecht Cup
April 07, 2016 | Women's Rowing - Lightweight
KNECHT CUP: Schedule l Results
The fifth-ranked Princeton women's lightweight rowing team has faced the top three teams in the country over the first two weekends and have gotten a good measuring stick for where they currently stand in their rebuild process.
One week after falling to Radcliffe in The Class of 1999 Cup regatta on Lake Carnegie, Princeton took third in the women's lightweight final last Sunday during the San Diego Crew Classic.
Reigning IRA national champion and top-ranked Stanford won in comfortable fashion with a time of 7:16.80, while second-ranked Boston University finished second in 7:28.92. Princeton, in the early stages of its rebuild season, took third in 7:41.32.
Princeton will make a much shorter trip this coming weekend, and it will also compete in smaller boats; the Tigers will head to nearby Mercer Lake — site of the 2016 IRA Championships — for the Knecht Cup this weekend. Head coach Paul Rassam will send out five different fours — three in the lightweight field, one in the open field and one in the novice field.
The boats will all compete in heats Saturday, and then will head into their respective finals on Sunday.
Following the Knecht Cup, the Tigers will be off for a week before returning to Lake Carnegie for an April 23 showdown with No. 8 Georgetown for the Class of 2006 Cup.