BOSTON – It's the final week of the regular season, and the No. 11 Northeastern men's rowing team will compete twice this week, beginning with No. 4 Harvard on the Charles River Tuesday morning. The fourth varsity kicks things off at 7:45 a.m., followed by the first varsity for the Smith Cup (8 a.m.), second varsity (8:15 a.m.) and third varsity (8:30 a.m.).
All races on Tuesday will be streamed for free on
NUHuskies.com/watch.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
1. SMITH CUP HISTORY
Harvard holds a 41-3 advantage all-time against Northeastern and 32-3 lead in the cup series, which is named for Charlie Smith, a boatman at Harvard for 10 years and at Northeastern for five. The Huskies will be looking to return the cup to Henderson Boathouse for the first time since 1997.
2. EARLIER THIS SEASON AGAINST HARVARD
Tuesday marks the second time this season that Northeastern and Harvard will meet on the water. Both squads competed in the Sarasota 2K in late March, where the Huskies finished fourth in the Benderson Cup standings after fifth, fourth and third place finishes from the 1V, 2V and 3V, respectively. Harvard, meanwhile, tied No. 1 Washington for first in the final team standings after a second-place finish from the first varsity and wins from the 2V and 3V.
3. IN THE POLLS
After a three-week layoff, Northeastern returns to the water ranked 11
th in the nation in the latest IRCA/IRA Men's Varsity 8+ poll. Harvard, currently ranked fourth, will be yet another top-ten opponent for Northeastern on Tuesday. NU previously raced No. 1 Washington, No. 6 Brown, No. 8 Stanford, and No. 10 Yale in addition to Harvard at the Sarasota 2K.
