Radcliffe hosts B.U. and MIT next Saturday on the Charles River.

"B.U. is always a challenge," Tomford said. "Everyone steps up for the race."

The Radcliffe lightweights stayed at home Saturday to face Princeton on the Charles.

Radcliffe could not beat the strong headwind or the Tigers, losing the first varsity boat with a time of 7:30.7 to 7:44.86. The lightweights host Brown and MIT next week on the Charles.

The No. 2 Harvard heavyweight crew team, coming off a tough loss to No. 1 Princeton, could not rebound for a victory Saturday.

Rowing for the Adams Cup against No. 3 Penn and No. 12 Navy on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, the Crimson couldn't quite get past the Quakers for a victory.

In the first varsity race, the one that counts for the Cup victory, Harvard lost by less than a second in a wire-to-wire finish.

Penn roared to a time 5:34.6, but Harvard was hot on their tails with a time of 5:35.58. Navy was third at 5:51.54.

Penn was stroked by Garrett Miller, a member of the U.S. National Team.

In the second and third varsity races, the Crimson couldn't stay out of the cellar. Harvard's second boat finished at 5:44.2, behind Penn's 5:38.9 and Navy's 5:41.39.

The third boat's time of 6:13.1 was well behind Navy's 5:55.8 and Penn's 6:01.44.

Harvard's only wins on the day came from the first and second freshman boats.

In the first freshman race, the Crimson raced to a 5:43.10 finish. Penn followed at 5:57.47 and Navy at 6:10.54.

In the second race between just Harvard and Navy, Harvard won 6:01.40 to 6:14.89. The heavyweights face Northeastern next week on the Charles.

In a battle of the heavyweight lightweights, the No. 2 Harvard men's lightweight crew lost to No. 1 Princeton but defeated No. 3 Yale on the Charles on Saturday.