Bethel, Ohio – The University of Pennsylvania women's rowing team completed day two of the NCAA Championships on the East Fork/Harsha Lake, with all three boats racing in the A/B semifinals Saturday morning. All three boats will race in the Petite Finals Sunday morning, with the Second Varsity Eight and the Varsity Four bettering their seeds.

Varsity Eight
Stanford began to gain leverage on the five other boats after 1000 meters, distancing themselves from Princeton and Brown to solidify the first-place finish with a time of 6:14.804. The battle for second/third was tight, as the Tigers (6:17.191) edged Brown (6:18.740), both advancing to Sunday's Grand Final. California (6:20.264) finished ahead of Penn (6:24.464) as the sixth-seeded Quakers finished fifth. Syracuse rounded out the field with a time of 6:25.255. The Red and Blue will compete tomorrow morning in the Petite Final with a chance to capture 7th-12th place.

Second Varsity Eight
The 16th-seeded Second Varsity Eight had a tough hill to climb, racing against four boats within the top-10. #7 Washington got off to a strong start in the race and never surrendered, finishing with a time of 6:28.157 to capture first. Two seconds later, Yale crossed the line with a time of 6:30.774, just ahead of Princeton (6:31.557). California finished fourth with a time of 6:32.994, and Brown nipped Penn for fifth place, the Bears' 6:37.500 just bettering the Quakers' 6:37.836. Having already bettered their pre-Championships seed, the Quakers will race in the Petite Final tomorrow morning seeking a 7th-12th place finish.

Varsity Four
The 15th-seeded Quakers dealt with three boats inside the top five in #2 Texas, #3 Princeton and #5 Brown as well as #11 California; only #17 Rutgers was seeded lower than the Red and Blue. The Longhorns began the race strong and amassed a sizable lead heading into the final 500 meters, ultimately clocking in with a time of 7:07.379 to secure first. Five seconds later, the Bulldogs crossed the line (7:12.204) and Washington finished third (7:16.534) to grab the last spot in the Grand Final. California (7:21.749) and Rutgers (7:24.795) grabbed fourth and fifth, as the Quakers concluded the race with a time of 7:29.765. Having already bettered its pre-Championships seed, Penn will race tomorrow morning in the Petite Final looking for a finish between 7th-12th place.
 
SUNDAY SCHEDULE | Watch Live | Live Results | Penn Boatings (PDF)
9:24 a.m. – V4A Petite Final (places 7th-12th)
  (by lanes 1-6) #17 Syracuse | #13 Rutgers | #6 Michigan | #11 California | #5 Brown | #15 Penn
9:48 a.m. – 2V8 Petite Final (places 7th-12th)
  (by lanes 1-6) #16 Penn | #13 Ohio State | #8 California | #10 Michigan | #4 Brown | #14 Virginia
10:12 a.m. – 1V8 Petite Final (places 7th-12th)
  (by lanes 1-6) #8 Syracuse | #7 Yale | #5 California | #11 Michigan | #6 Penn | #13 Ohio State