For seniors like Baugh, though, there is added incentive to perform well in the postseason.

“We’re going to put it all out there, and see what we have, because this is it for some of us,” she said.

NO. 4 LIGHTWEIGHTS VS. MIT/NO. 1 WISCONSIN

The fourth-ranked Radcliffe lightweights (4-3) also saw success on the Charles last Saturday, claiming the Muri Cup by defeating MIT. Top-ranked Wisconsin, which participated in the regatta as a guest, won all three races, as expected from its status as the two-time defending national champions.

“All the boats were happy with their performances,” co-captain Amanda Pfabe said. “We were really excited to be able to race against Wisconsin and end our regular season rowing against MIT. We performed well.”

The varsity eight maintained contact with the Badgers for the first 1,000 meters of the race, but in the end, Wisconsin proved to be too fast and experienced for the Black and White. The Badgers finished with a time of 6:49.1, with Radcliffe coming in nine seconds behind at 6:58.8. The Engineers took third with a time of 7:15.6.

“I think that the first varsity boat has gotten a lot better at staying internal, staying composed, and focusing on what we can do to make our own boat go faster,” Pfabe said. “I think we did that well today.”

The second varsity eight clocked in at 7:13.3, 22.6 seconds ahead of MIT, while the Varsity Four B and Varsity Four A boats finished their races with times of 8:03.6 and 8:16.9, respectively–good enough for a second- and third-place finish.

—Staff writer Kevin T. Chen can be reached at ktchen@fas.harvard.edu.