FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield University women's rowing team captured weekly honors from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) after their performances at the Sacred Heart Invitational. The Stags' varsity 8 and second varsity 8 both received accolades for placing first in their individual races over the weekend.

The Fairfield varsity 8 won its event at the Sacred Heart Invitational with a time of 6:44.59, edging Sacred Heart and Iona. The Stags took the lead at the midway point and with a steady performance stayed ahead for the remainder of the run. The Stags entry included Natalia Bertolotti, Flo Caces, Ana Szymanski, Grace Fallon, Audrey Sedensky, Isabella King, Kathryn Bergstrom, Ana McDonough, and coxswain Faith Kenny
 
The second varsity 8 edged Sacred Heart by a second as the Stags posted a time of 6:59.34. The race featured several lead changes and neither of the top two had more than a second lead throughout the event with Fairfield holding on at the finish line. The boat included Brenna McDonnell, Abigail Morrill, Rebecca Patti, Alexis Mason, Christina Caruso, Chloe Lennon, Meghan Megill, Madi McSherry, and coxswain Erin Dobbs.

The team will return to the water on April 17 when it competes in a quad meet with Iona College, Manhattan College, and Sacred Heart University.