In its final race of the day, the Black and White faced off against local rival Northeastern. Though the Radcliffe third varsity eight was split into varsity fours C and D, Northeastern was no match.

The two boats quickly pulled away from the Huskies: The varsity four C came in first at 8:31.5, followed by the varsity four D eight seconds later, and Northeastern finished in third with a time of 8:47.0.

In addition to recapturing the O’Leary Cup, Saturday’s race had some additional significance for several members of the Radcliffe heavyweight program. For seniors, Jill Carlson, an inactive Crimson business editor, Anne Carroll Ingersoll, Meg Kehan, Christina McClintock, also a Crimson sports editor, Liz Soutter, and Kirsten Van Fossen, this past weekend’s race was their last time out on the Charles with the Black and White.

“Today was a really emotional day for us all,” Soutter said.

After taking on Dartmouth, Syracuse, and Northeastern this past weekend, the Black and White will travel to Yale for the Case Cup.

In last year’s race, Radcliffe knocked off the then-defending NCAA varsity champions Bulldogs and captured its first Case Cup victory after an eight-year drought.

—Staff writer Oluwatoni A. Campbell can be reached at oluwatoni.campbell@college.harvard.edu.