BOSTON — The Northeastern women's rowing team will open the 2014 season on Saturday at Central Florida. The Huskies and Knights will contest four races, beginning with the third varsity eight at 9 a.m., and concluding with the varsity eight at 9:45.

Saturday's regatta concludes a week-long training trip to Orlando for head coach Joe Wilhelm's team.

The 3V8 will be the first crew on the water on Saturday. NU's lineup for the event includes Kristen Lobo, Olivia Fleming, Ena Nimb, Remington Anderson, Margaret Gardner, Katrina Lange, Elena Shikaloff, Molly Peterson, and Elvira Stridsberg.

The V4 race will launch at 9:15. The Huskies will enter two crews into the race. Jessica Goodman, Tory Babchak, Nadine Pozzobon, Katherine Averwater, and Corinne Austin will make up the V4, while the VB4 will consist of Megen O'Keefe, Margaret Bergson, Rachel Rosenthal, Jaqueline Garruto, and Faith Harper.

Next up will be the 2V. Competing for the Huskies will be Lauren Terris, Birgitta Husebye, Averyl Freimarck, Kristen Brozowski, Chelsea Brown, Taylor Craddock, Hayley Oleksiak, Heather Foti, and Margaret Walsh.

The day's regatta will conclude with the V8 race, scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Representing the Northeastern Varsity will be Erin McElroy, Katie O'Connell, Chloe Laverack, Laurence Mercier-Lafond, Nicole Bishop, Kelsey Flynn, Kelsey Mancini, Alaina Williams, and Jill Hoban.

The Huskies are coming off a solid fall campaign for coach Joe Wilhelm, highlighted by a pair of top-five finishes at the Foot of the Charles Regatta, a first-place finish at the inaugural Collegiate Small Boat Challenge in West Windsor, N.J., and the second-best race among all Boston-area schools in Boston's famed Head of the Charles Regatta.

Following Saturday's race, the Huskies will return home to Boston and will next race on April 5 when they face Pennsylvania and Syracuse in the Orange Challenge Cup, as well as Dartmouth and Rhode Island.


SATURDAY SCHEDULE
9:00 a.m. - 3V8
9:15 a.m. - 3V4
9:30 a.m. - 2V8
9:45 a.m. - V8


SATURDAY LINEUPS
Varsity 8
C. Erin McElroy
8. Katie O'Connell
7. Chloe Laverack
6. Laurence Mercier-Lafond
5. Nicole Bishop
4. Kelsey Flynn
3. Kelsey Mancini
2. Alaina Williams
1. Jill Hoban

2nd Varsity
C. Lauren Terris
8. Birgitta Husebye
7. Averyl Freimarck
6. Kristen Brozowski
5. Chelsea Brown
4. Taylor Craddock
3. Hayley Oleksiak
2. Heather Foti
1. Margaret Walsh

Varsity 4
C. Jessica Goodman
4. Tory Babchak
3. Nadine Pozzobon
2. Katherine Averwater
1. Corinne Austin

Varsity B4
C. Megen O'Keefe
4. Margaret Bergson
3. Rachel Rosenthal
2. Jaqueline Garruto
1. Faith Harper

3rd Varsity 8
C. Kristen Lobo
8. Olivia Fleming
7. Ena Nimb
6. Remington Anderson
5. Margaret Gardner
4. Katrina Lange
3. Elena Shikaloff
2. Molly Peterson
1. Elvira Stridsberg