MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University rowing team held its final home scrimmage of the season on Saturday morning, racing against Robert Morris on the Monongahela River.
 
The Mountaineers and Colonials competed in two rounds of exhibition races on a picture-perfect fall Saturday in Morgantown.
 
"I was happy to see that aspects of rhythm and boat feel that we've been working on in training were maintained by our crews in a racing environment," WVU coach Jimmy King said. "The competitive environment provided by Robert Morris helped us identify some things we're doing well and things we definitely need to improve."
 
In the first set, which featured a WVU's varsity eight and varsity four, West Virginia and Robert Morris completed four eight-minute pace pieces. After a brief break, WVU raced against RMU in fours and did two four-minute pieces in front of the WVU Boathouse.
 
"Thanks to the RMU team for traveling to Morgantown today to do some work with us on our home water," King added.
 
Up next for the Mountaineers, the novice squad travels to the Head of the Occoquan in Fairfax Station, Virginia, on Saturday, Nov. 4. The fall season for both the novice and varsity rowers concludes in Pittsburgh at Duquesne on Saturday, Nov. 11.
 
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