PENNSAUKEN, Pa. -- The Fairfield University women's rowing team continued its spring schedule by competing at the Cooper River Invitational this morning and afternoon. The varsity 4 highlighted the day by taking second place in its heat and securing a third place finish in the Grand Final. 

The Stags were assigned the second heat in this event and secured second with a time of 8:33.92, less than two seconds off the first-place shell occupied by the Fordham crew (8:32.01). Fairfield's performance sent the boat into the Grand Final in which the Stags crossed the line with a time of 8:06.46, behind Delaware (8:03.34) and Fordham (8:06.46). Fairfield's entry was comprised by Kelsey Carthew, Maggie O'Donnell, Eileen Keenan, Ally Sloan, and coxswain Katie Clark.

Fairfield also placed two varsity fours in the second/third varsity 4 competition with the second varsity four earning a fourth-place finish in its heat (9:21.35) and the third varsity four securing a third-place run in its heat (9:29.30). The third varsity boat won the Petite Final over Robert Morris (9:43.55), running the course in 9:20.06. The second varsity captured sixth place in the Grand Final with its time of 9:06.29. 

The second varsity four included Camryn Colonna, Aileen Morley-McLaughlin, Kaitlyn Sweeney, Rebecca Patti, and coxswain Brianna Perez. Jess DeMarse, Sara Middlebrook, Nicole Chrysler, Erka Kodra, and coxswain Megan Smith competed in the third varsity four shell.

The second varsity eight race started the morning with Fairfield grabbing third place in its heat, taking a time of 7:56.18 which was behind Bucknell (7:15.85) and Delaware (7:26.49) but ahead of Sacred Heart (8:31.31). The Stags qualified for the Petite Final which ended with a fifth-place finish, taking the course in 7:58.34, Dayton won the event with its run of 7:37.18. The Stags boat included Maggie Ethier, Katrina Kirchgaesser, Mariel Staffier, Brook Sillart, Audrey Sedensky, Morgan Connell, McKenzie Cunningham, Brenna McDonnell, and coxswain Faith Kenny.

The varsity 8 ran later in the day with Fairfield placing fourth in its heat by registering a time of 7:26.06, behind Marist (7:05.45), Duquesne (7:10.85), and George Mason (7:18.10). The Stags qualified for the Petite Final, securing fifth place with its time of 7:24.94. Dayton won the event (7:08.29), followed by Canisius (7:10.79), George Mason (7:16.12), and Loyola (7:22..05). Fairfield's crew consisted of Carolina Maroney, Ana McDounough, Maddie McSherry, Grace Fallon, Sam Altomare, Mallory Burlington, Ani Dennen, Bethany Goe, and coxswain Laura Mason.