March 13, 2010

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's rowing started off 2010 with wins in the Varsity 8 and the Second Varsity 8 over Drexel, Delaware and La Salle the season opene on the Schuylkill River. It marked the sixth consecutive year that the Hawks have posted season-opening wins.

The teams faced miserable conditions, with a Nor'easter, battling rough water, a fast current and a swirling 25 mph wind.

"We had a great week of training and I thought we rowed and raced very well today," said Hawk coach Gerry Quinlan. "We will see these teams again and we know they will not go away -this is just the beginning."

Next up for Hawks is the Jesuit Invitational, Saturday, March 20 at Cooper River.

RESULTS: Varsity 8 1-SJU 6:10.1 2-Drexel 6:11.9 3-Delaware 6:31.9 4-La Salle 6:32.9

2nd Varsity 8 1-SJU 6:31.5 2-Drexel 6:32.4 3-La Salle 6:36.9 4-Delaware A 6:41.3 5-Delaware B 6:44.0 6-SJU B 7:06.3

Freshman 8 1-Delaware 6:34.1 2-SJU 6:40.1