SARASOTA, Fla. – The historic performances kept on coming for the No. 2-ranked Embry-Riddle women's rowing team. The Eagles proved they have the fastest boats in the Sunshine State Conference by claiming the program's first SSC title on Friday at Nathan Benderson Park.
 
Embry-Riddle began the racing with a dominating performance in Varsity 4. Lauren Enders (coxswain), Alexandria Fife-Winslow, Gwendolyn Powell, Kristen Vigna, and Alexandra Weilert remained undefeated against conference opponents with a convincing 28.3-second victory to earn the maximum 10 points. Barry, the South Region's top-ranked team, finished fourth, opening the door for the Eagles to win the championship with a solid finish in Varsity 8, which they did.
 
Megan Byrne (coxswain), Helen Carey, Elise Dezotell, Shelby Ernst, Sofia Lorenzini, Kendra Sander, Helena Schmidt, Bethany Thompson, and Veronika Zdrazil fought the Buccaneers the entire way but were edged at the finish by 2.9 seconds to place second and receive 12 points.
 
The Eagles recorded 22 points on the day, three more than second-place Barry. Florida Tech finished third with 15 while Rollins (14) and Tampa (5) made up the rest of the field.
 
Four Eagles were selected to the All-SSC team. Byrne, Lorenzini, and Powell all received the honor for the first time whereas Thompson was included for the second time in her career after making it in 2021. Additionally, Weilert was included in the All-Freshmen/Novice team.
 
Next up for Embry-Riddle is a road trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Dad Vail Regatta on May 13.