The Ithaca College Varsity Eight (coxswain Michele Hyland, Alli Arndt, Taylor Volmrich, Libby Ryan, Izzy Ozkurt, Dania Bogdanovic, Brenna Hanratty, June Fortner & Liza Caldicott) edged Mercyhurst by less than two seconds over the 2,000m course (7:03.7 to Mercyhurst's 7:05.5). Canisius was 20 seconds back in third during the first race in Buffalo. In the second go-round, Mercyhurst turned the tables and beat the Bombers (7:11.8) by eight seconds (7:05.5).