PHILADELPHIA – Loyola University Maryland's women's varsity eight posted a dominating win on Saturday, leading the Greyhounds as they raced against La Salle University on the Schuylkill River.
 
Rhys Schueren, Ellie Thompson, Alex Zahn, Gabby Teoli, Theresa Martin, Maureen Frauenheim, Jenna Barrett, Natasha Lobo and coxswain Sarah Hofstetter crossed the line in 7:06.33, beating the Explorers' entry by more than 12 seconds.
 
"The WV8 had a great performance," said Head Coach Megan Patrick. "They took the lead and control of the race from the start and kept walking further away throughout the entire 2,000 meters.They should take some real confidence from today."
 
Loyola's men's varsity eight – Nick Trautwein, Gabe Rubio, JP Dougherty, Peter McGuigan, Max Greer, Ramiro Morales, Trent Francia, Tibor Francia and coxswain Mia Gioia – opened the day with a second-place finish in 6:32.00.
 
The women's second varsity eight followed as Madison Ripp, Madison Ross, Bailey Jaronski, Ava Delaney, Meghan Reilly, Claire Volz, Kennedy DeBow, Ana Andrade and coxswain Jo Gosciniak were second in 8:01.14.
 
Loyola's men's second varsity eight hit the water and Trent Francia, Tibor Francia, Dougherty, Trey Higgins, CJ Kaloudis, Jack Hayes, Tommy Moyer, Cameron Benson and Gioia took third in 6:51.78.
 
After the women's varsity eight, the men's varsity four – Rubio, Trautwein, McGuigan, Morales and Gioia – took third in 7:16.18.
 
"The men's boats across the board got out of the blocks well and were strong through the first 600 meters, but struggled with the turn," Patrick said. "It's a very peculiar racecourse, and there is a strong home-court advantage. We will work on the psychology involved over the coming weeks so we can take ownership of it by Dad Vails."