MALDEN, Mass. (Apr. 7, 2013) – The Mount Holyoke College crew team continued its spring slate on Sunday against Tufts University, Hamilton College and the Wentworth Institute of Technology this morning on the Malden River. Over the course of the day, the Lyons competed in seven races.

The novice eight boat set the tone posted a victory over Tufts with a time of 7:26.20. Tufts finished with a time of 7:36.03. That boat competed again later, defeating Wentworth by a nearly 50 second margin. They posted a time of 7:51.19 for the win, while the Leopards had a time of 8:38.42.

Mount Holyoke's first varsity eight boat came up just short in its races against Tufts and Hamilton. In their first outing of the day, the Lyons fell to the Jumbos, posting a time of 7:11.48 to Tufts mark of 6:47.01. MHC then recorded a time of 6:48.20 in their second race against Hamilton, falling short by less than five seconds as the Continentals posted a time of 6:43.96.

The results were similar for Mount Holyoke's second varsity eight boats, both of which finished second to Tufts and Hamilton. In the race against the Jumbos, the Lyons had a time of 7:30.98, while the Jumbos raced to a 6:52.05. Against the Continentals, MHC had a time of 7:10.57, while Hamilton had a mark of 7:05.72.

Mount Holyoke's third varsity eight boat competed against Tufts, finishing second with a time of 7:47.91

The Lyons will return to action on April 13 and 14 at Lake Quinsigamond. MHC will face Clark University and Smith College on Saturday, before taking on Clark, Simmons College, Union College and Franklin & Marshall University on Sunday.