After losing to No. 6 Syracuse in a tight race last weekend, the No. 8 Radcliffe crew hoped to overtake No. 7 Yale on Saturday morning.
But these hopes fell when Yale won with a time of 7:00.5 over Radcliffe’s time of 7:05.7.
“It was a disappointing race,” said co-captain Mayme Hostetter.
Yale’s lead at the beginning of the race would prove to be the fatal advantage against the Black and White.
“They took a lead right off of the start,” Hostetter said. “We came back in the third 500, but they walked it back out again.”
After this weekend’s loss, it seems unlikely that the Radcliffe heavyweights will be able to garner an NCAA berth at the end of the year. Yet the successes of the other Black and White boats could help.
“The [second varsity boat] and the [third varsity boat] are having outstanding seasons,” Hostetter said.
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