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Bearcats travel to Notre Dame Sunday
Contact: Shawn Sell/Allison Hoehn
4/15/2005
SETTING THE SCENE: The University of Cincinnati rowing team continues its spring season on Sunday, April 17 when they take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The event will take place along the St. Joseph?s River, which runs through downtown South Bend.
CONFRENCE PREVIEW: With the Bearcats heading into the BIG EAST next year, this race will be a preview of what is to come. The Bearcats will join Notre Dame and will officially enter into the BIG EAST for the 2005 season. This also marks the first of two head-to-head match-ups the Bearcats will face this spring against future conference foes. UC travels to West Virginia on April 30.
PREVIEWING THE REGATTA: Notre Dame took on Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville April 9 in Indianapolis. The Irish took first in all six of their events.
LAST TIME OUT: The UC rowing team earned five wins, including a pair by its varsity eight boat during the Carolina Invitational, held April 9 on Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, N.C. The Bearcat first eight won its races in both the morning and afternoon sessions, posting a top time of 7:23.90. UC won by nearly three seconds in the first race, while posting a dominating 14 second triumph in the finale. The morning session was especially good to the Bearcats as they won four of their five races. UC?s novice eight was victorious in a time of 7:47.35, nearly 28 seconds faster than second place North Carolina.
UP NEXT: Following this weekend?s race at Notre Dame, the Bearcats will return to the familiar waters of Harsha Lake in East Fork State Park for their second home event of the year. On Saturday, April 23, the Bearcats will welcome crews from Kansas and Buffalo to town for a three-way race.