📹 (1/2) | Saturday made for tricky racing conditions as NU battled its first two top-10 crews of the weekend in Syracuse & Wisconsin.

Interim head coach Justin Jones comments on the #HowlinHuskies' performances today on the Charles: pic.twitter.com/NYR3obX6mY

— Northeastern Men's Rowing (@GoNUmrowing) May 2, 2021

BOSTON – Battling tricky course conditions along the Charles River on Saturday, the No. 3 Northeastern men's rowing team managed to chart a split of its dual varsity eight races against No. 4 Syracuse (morning) and No. 10 Wisconsin (evening).
  

No. 3 Northeastern vs. No. 4 Syracuse
First Varsity		Second Varsity		Third Varsity (fours)
1. Syracuse	6:12.595	1. Northeastern	6:23.389	1. Northeastern B	7:21.124
2. Northeastern	6:18.524	2. Syracuse	6:23.623	2. Syracuse	7:23.051
				3. Northeastern A	7:28.704

Northeastern's varsity eight boat (6:18.524) traded bows with Syracuse down the course before the Orange staged a sprint inside the last quarter to pull through by the six-second margin.

With Jeremy Newton in the stroke seat, Northeastern's second varsity crew (6:23.389) built a fast three-seat lead against Syracuse off the dock, maintaining a half-length advantage through most of the race. Despite allowing the Orange to take back water inside the final 500 meters, the Huskies survived to clip their opponent by 0.234 seconds at the finish.
 
Splitting its third varsity eight into two fours, Northeastern championed the final race of the morning with Karim Kane stroking the B crew to victory (7:21.124). Though Syracuse controlled the lead through 1,250 meters, the Huskies' B boat pressed late through the gusty conditions, regaining the lead inside the final 400 meters.
 

No. 3 Northeastern vs. No. 10 Wisconsin
First Varsity		Second Varsity		Third Varsity
1. Northeastern	6:18.3	1. Northeastern	6:30.4	1. Northeastern	6:32.9
2. Wisconsin	6:27.8	2. Wisconsin	6:40.1	2. Wisconsin	6:33.5

Bouncing back from defeat on Saturday morning, Northeastern's varsity eight crew (6:18.3) capitalized on its strong start during the night session to cruise to victory against Wisconsin. The Huskies established a half-boat lead by the first 1,000 meters, denying the Badgers ground through the finish.
 
Like the varsity eight, Northeastern's second varsity eight boat (6:30.4) controlled the early advantage off the dock during its dual race with the Badgers, maintaining a half-boat margin down the remainder of the course.
 
Eyeing the sweep, the Huskies' third varsity eight crew (6:32.9) matched Wisconsin stroke for stroke, taking a brief lead near the midway point. Approaching the finish, Northeastern chased down the Badgers inside the final 250 meters, prevailing by the 0.7-second margin.
 
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