PENNSAUKEN, N.J. -- The Fairfield University women's rowing team competed at the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships on Sunday, taking seventh place with 21 team points. Marist College captured the conference crown with 53 points, followed by Jacksonville University with 49 points. 

The women's varsity 4 opened the event and the Stags put together a strong effort in their heat, taking second place with a time of 8:39.62, trailing only Marist College's first-place run of 8:25.10. The performance sent the crew into the final which ended with the Stags crossing the finish line fourth behind their effort of 8:30.71. Jacksonville (7:28.38), Marist (8:01.26), and Drake (8:20.89) rounded out the top three in the event. Fairfield was represented by Michaela Bassett, Rebecca Patti, Audrey Sedensky, Erin Dobbs, and coxswain Brianna Perez.

The Stags second varsity 8 secured fourth place in its heat by timing out a result of 7:47.51 behind the workings of Katrina Kirchgaesser, Abby Morrill, Mariel Staffier, Aileen Morley-McLaughlin, McKenzie Cunningham, Morgan Connell, Maddie McSherry, Ana McDonough, and coxswain Faith Kenny. Marist won the heat (7:27.92) followed by Robert Morris (7:34.01) and Stetson (7:41.97). The Stags rowed in the second final and won the event with a time of 7:50.41, ahead of second-place Canisius (8:10.04). 

Fairfield's women's varsity 8 grabbed a fourth-place finish in its heat by crossing the finish line in 7:18.93, trailing Jacksonville (7:08.00), Canisius (7:14.28), and Robert Morris (7:17.65). The result sent the Stags to the second final where they came away with the top spot in the competition. The crew's time of 7:23.56 edged both Manhattan (7:28.18) and Sacred Heart (7:47.35). Fairfield's boat consisted of Brenna McDonnell, Molly Roche, Ani Dennen, Mallory Burlington, Sam Altomare, Grace Fallon, Caroline Maroney, Bethany Gove, and coxswain Laura Mason.