Gold River, Calif. - For the second straight season, LMU women's rowing took home third place at the West Coast Conference Rowing Championships held Saturday at Lake Natoma. The Lions scored a total of 27 points, placing third in the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 races. Graduate student Ruth Morris and junior Mireia Ros were honored after the event, each earning a selection to the All-WCC team.

The race's final standings bore a striking resemblance to last year's results as, for the second year in a row, Gonzaga and San Diego finished tied atop the leaderboard with 39 points apiece. As they did in 2015, the Bulldogs edged the Toreros in the Varsity 8 race to break the tie and clinch the conference championship. Gonzaga has now won three of the past four WCC titles. Prior to the season, the trio of Gonzaga, San Diego and LMU were tabbed the top-3 teams in the WCC coaches poll.

LMU began the morning with a sixth-place finish in the Varsity 4, finishing with a time of 8:09.8. San Diego took the event's first race, finishing in 7:18.9, followed by Gonzaga at 7:28.2.

The Lions recovered to record third place finishes in its remaining two races, completing the Second Varsity 8 in 7:05.9, trailing the Toreros (6:40.9) and Bulldogs (6:42.8).

In the Varsity 8, LMU finished with a time of 6:51.7, while Gonzaga (6:25.8) beat out San Diego (6:29.4) for the WCC championship.

2016 marks the third time in four years that LMU has finished third in the conference title event as Portland (22 points), Saint Mary's (22), Creighton (13) and Santa Clara (5) rounded out the championship standings.

2016 West Coast Conference Rowing Championship

Final Team Totals
1. Gonzaga - 39 Points* 2. San Diego - 39 Points* 3. Loyola Marymount - 27 Points 4. Portland - 22 Points* 5. Saint Mary's - 22 Points* 6. Creighton - 13 Points 7. Santa Clara - 5 Points
*Gonzaga, Portland win tiebreakers due to placements in the I Eight Race

I Four Official Results
1. San Diego - 7:18.9
(Cox: Rachel Michel, Bryn Gilbert, Kathleen Petrich, Hannah Saddler, Kelly Hulsing)

2. Gonzaga -- 7:28.2
(Cox: Megan Dennison, Casey Harder, Cameron McDermott, Georgia Davey, Clare Manthey)

3. Saint Mary's - 7:51.5
(Cox: Megan Pineda, Torie Dawson, Paige Smith, Shannon Youmans, Kelsey Dunne)

4. Portland - 7:53.9
(Cox: Kristen Garcia, Celina Perez, Lily Kristjanson, Maddy Bettinger-Lobash, Oliva Sanchez)

5. Creighton - 8:01.4
(Cox: Angela Rigo, Jessica Courtney, McKinley Wilson, Marguerite Barran, Samantha Erickson)

6. Loyola Marymount - 8:09.8
(Cox: Nicole Fong, Emily Harris, Monica Weaser, Sofia Abrate, Annie Shane)

II Eight Official Results
1. San Diego - 6:40.9
(Cox: Emma Gasperoni, McKenna Wray, Jenny Serluco, Maya Krah, Ivay Aandal, Elizabeth Bader, Morgan Lester, Rachel Kincaid, Adele Likin)

2. Gonzaga - 6:42.8
(Cox: Hailey Rousseau, Micailah Donner, Lily Rorick, Hannah Schneiderman, Maddie Turbes, Anna Johnson, Madeline Verspieren, Isabelle Belzil, Hannah Brown)

3. Loyola Marymount - 7:05.9
(Cox: Kaitlyn Cheung, Alexandria Bauer, Ann Shoen, Tamara Jovanovic, Julie Pinamont, Madison Hodgkins, Masury Lynch, Marie Bliss, Ashley Brown)

4. Saint Mary's - 7:10.0
(Cox: Kylie Aberle, Sabrina Felix, Ashley Godoy, Kimberly Clark, Sophia Almada, Alexandra Spanos, Cara Filce, Bailey Minardi, Rachel Rowland)

5. Portland - 7:21.2
(Cox: Miranda Reyes, Hannah Burns, Lindsey Atterbury, Megan Medalia, Sydne Jacoby, Maddie Goodwin, Elizabeth Ankeney, Acacia Wellsford, Lauren Jesse)

6. Creighton -- 7:27.4
(Cox: Michelle Frisbie, Louisa Karam, Lauren Brendal, Liz Lowery, Grace Rauh, Sarah Stephani, Magdalene Engler, Danielle Carbonaro, Alyssa Freitas)

7. Santa Clara -- 7:55.6
(Cox: Maddy Angevine, Cannon Passano, Emily Stewart, Tanja Jeremaz, Gabby Tordillos, Daryl Fallon, Caitlin Lyons, Cominique Dold, Leah Senatro)

I Eight Official Results
1. Gonzaga - 6:25.8
(Cox: Karly Dougherty, Kara Soucek, Igrid Stanserry, Meghan McCallum, Devyn Bell, Lauren English, Brooklyn Beeler, Olivia Marsh, Lindsey English)

2. San Diego - 6:29.4
(Cox: Karlie Wittenberg, Susie Taylor, Avalon Koenig, Meredith Hoggatt, Megan Goodman, Uche Anyanwu, Jane Bird, Vada Thomas, Megan McNamara)

3. Loyola Marymount - 6:51.7
(Cox: Ciara Campbell, Ruth Morris, Mireia Ros, Briar Murphy, Kristel Tohu, Louisa Del Valle, Kim Ehntholt, Claire Bahain, Clara Brackbill)

4. Portland - 6:56.9
(Cox: Kelsey Kincaid, Maggie Keller, Megan Delpozzi, Molly Templin, Bridget Sloat, Lauren Reid, Veronica Nicacio, Brianne Zyblicki, Melanie Martinell)

5. Saint Mary's -- 7:03.2
(Cox: Emma Bangs, Alexis McGuire, Kimberly Delen-Briones, Brianna Pero, Abbie McGill, Julianne Greco, Emily Weible, Beatrice McGinnis, Hannah Grunbaum)

6. Creighton - 7:10.0
(Cox: Hannah Wysopal, Sarah Birnbaum, Miranda Lonsdale, Madeline Eyer, Whitney Coriolan, Caitlyn Ward, Mackenzie Hatcher, Isabelle Buhr, Anna Cheek)

7. Santa Clara - 7:19.7
(Cox: Hollynd Boyden, Katie Bond, Kelby Nardoni, Molly Walker, Hope McGowan, Katie Malueg, Mikael Stovarsky, Malyna Sanchez, Jiana Serpa)

2016 West Coast Conference Women's Rowing Major Awards
WCC Newcomer of the Year: Lauren English, Gonzaga
WCC Coxswain of the Year: Karly Dougherty, Gonzaga
WCC Rower of the Year: Kara Soucek, Gonzaga
WCC Coach of the Year: Glenn Putyrae, Gonzaga

2016 All-West Coast Conference Women's Rowing Team
Creighton: Sarah Birnbaum, Madeline Eyer
Gonzaga: Kara Soucek, Devyn Bell, Brooklyn Beeler, Ingrid Stansberry
Loyola Marymount: Ruth Morris, Mireia Ros
Portland: Molly Templin, Maggie Keller
Saint Mary's: Brianna Pero, Alexis McGuire
San Diego: Avalon Koenig, Megan McNamara, Uche Anyanwu
Santa Clara: Molly Walker, Katie Bond