Philadelphia, Pa. (4/23/22) – Franklin Pierce University rowing competed against some of the east region's top competition Saturday afternoon, in a meeting that featured host No. 2 Thomas Jefferson University, as well as top ranked Mercyhurst University.

The Ravens participated in two races during the event, racing their Varsity 8+ boat in a dual race versus the opposing two schools. The V8+ lineup, by seat number, consisted of #1 Maura Joseph (Holyoke, Mass.), #2 Emme Ostrander (Westborough, Mass.), #3 Tessa Berry (Andover, Mass.), #4 Bridget Fagan (Millis, Mass.), #5 Taylor Abbott (Gloucester, Mass.), #6 Hannah Lagrassa (Winchendon, Mass.), #7 Jada Fuentes (Lyme, Conn.), and #8 Meg Shawver (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) in the stroke spot. Junior Ali Darling (Unionville, Conn.) called the shots as the coxswain. Franklin Pierce finished the race with a time of 07:36.050, placing third out of three teams overall.

In the second race, the Ravens also raced a pair of V4+ boats head-to-head against Thomas Jefferson, with the v4+ A boat finishing with a second-place finishing time of 7:54.720, and the V4+ B boat completing the rounds with a fourth-place finishing time of 08:12.380. Abbott, Berry, Fuentes and Shawver crewed the V4+ A boat, with Helen Curley-Swannie (Longmeadow, Mass.) serving as the coxswain. The V4+ B boast was manned by Joseph, Fagan, Ostrander and Lagrassa, with Meg Stokes (Milford, Conn.) making the calls in the coxswain seat.

Rowing returns to the water on Saturday, April 30^th for the New England Rowing Championships in Worcester, Massachusetts.