Spartans Head to Bloomington for Dale England Cup

Saturday, April 20

Bloomington, Ind.

Michigan State University

Dale England Cup (Indiana, Notre Dame)

4/19/2019 11:11:00 AM | Women's Rowing

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State hits the road again this weekend for the Dale England Cup hosted by No. 16-ranked Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. There, the Spartans will face-off against the Hoosiers as well as Notre Dame at Lake Lemon for the 11th annual edition of the regatta. Points will be awarded for first, second, and third place finishes in the first varsity eight, second varsity eight, and first varsity four, determining which crew goes home with the Dale England Cup trophy.

Opponents	Date/Time/Location
Indiana and Notre Dame	April 20, 2019 // 9:00 a.m. ET // Bloomington, Ind. - Lake Lemon

This is the second time MSU has seen Indiana after facing the Hoosiers in the Big Ten/Ivy League Dual on March 29-30. Michigan State saw Notre Dame in September in an exhibition setting.

"The team this past weekend was working on their boat rhythm and they were somewhat effective with it," said Michigan State head coach Matt Weise. "The biggest thing this week is going to be if they can get into a rhythm, the boat has to work as a unit and they have to start matching up their individual rhythms. I hope to see that this weekend and I think if we do that we're going to stack up pretty well against Indiana and Notre Dame. I think we're comparable speed and hopefully a little bit faster if we're in that rhythm."

Last Time Out
Michigan State last competed against Ohio State and Rutgers at the Big Ten double dual on April 13. Competing against Rutgers in the morning session of the regatta, Michigan State earned its first victory of the season, taking first in the second varsity eight. MSU's second varsity eight boat finished with a time of 6:37.12 to best the Scarlet Knights who finished with a time of 6:38.78.

Michigan State's first varsity eight kept things close with Rutgers in the morning session with a time of 6:31.82, finishing six seconds behind a Rutgers crew that finished in 6:25.82.

MSU's first varsity four took second in each of their races of the day while the second varsity four finished in third during each session.

On the novice side, both boats took second in each of their races of the day, with the second novice eight defeating Rutgers in the morning and Michigan in the afternoon sessions.

Spartans Receiving Votes in 2019 USRowing/CRCA Poll
Michigan State received 36 votes in the latest poll released on April 17 after garnering 34 votes a week ago. MSU is the second team out of the top 25, trailing Oklahoma who received 40 votes and No. 25-ranked Alabama who has 44. Last season, Michigan State was ranked as high as No. 15 in the same poll.

MICHIGAN STATE BOAT LINEUPS

Varsity Eight: Cox – Jennifer Gmeiner; Stroke – Meaghan Faucher; 7 – Annie Cantu; 6 – Sarah Carless; 5 – Mary Martha Kennedy; 4 – Katherine Willis; 3 – Halle Nielsen; 2 – Cameron Novar; Bow – Madelyn Bagley

Second Varsity Eight: Cox – Emma Gassman; Stroke – Kari Bushey; 7 – Cassie Kingma; 6 – Rachel Hayes; 5 – Teresa Menzel; 4 – Clare Sutka; 3 – Emily Mall; 2 – Cameron Daniels; Bow –Johanna Uckele

Varsity Four: Cox – Hannah Worth; Stroke – Danielle Connery; 3 – Hannah Hentgen; 2 – Becca Harmon; Bow –Madison Sturm

Second Varsity Four: Cox – Madison Schaekel; Stroke – Sarah Apostol; 3 – Abigail Horning; 2 –Emilee Koenig ; Bow – Violet Butts

Novice Eight: Cox – Amelia Walker; Stroke – Anna Mellema; 7 – Averi Lamp; 6 – Adeline Alderink; 5 – Meghan Schulz; 4 – Katie Reichel; 3 – Aleah Hahn; 2 – Molly Weiblen; Bow – Allison Uckele

Second Novice Eight: Cox – Sarah Flowney; Stroke – Jordan Schoen; 7 – Sophie Ruggles; 6 – DJ Sargent; 5 – Sarah Anderson; 4 – Andrea Blanzy; 3 – Mackenzie Rugg; 2 –Abi Ross; Bow – Rachel Drogs

RACE SCHEDULE

Time	Race	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3
9:00	4V8/2N8	MSU	ND
9:15	3V8/N8	ND	MSU	IU
9:30	3V4	IU	ND
9:45	2V4	IU	ND	MSU
10:00	V4	ND	MSU	IU
10:15	2V8	MSU	IU	ND
10:30	V8	IU	ND	MSU