No. 8 Seahawks Win MAISA Women’s Championship
Geneva, N.Y. - After finishing one-point out of first-place on Saturday, the eighth-ranked St. Mary's College of Maryland women's sailing team captured the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) Women's Spring Championship (April 26-27) by overtaking the host, No. 12 William Smith College, by two points. The Seahawks totaled 76 points in 22 completed races, while William Smith finished with 78.
Sophomore Megan Magill (San Diego, Calif.) skippered the A division boat to a second-place finish with senior crew Keisha Pearson (East Patchogue, N.Y.) as the Seahawks tallied 32 points, just four points behind William Smith's Kelly Crane and Kaitlyn Van Nostrand.
In B division, junior skipper Sarah Morgan Watters (Oxford, Md.) placed fourth with sophomore crew Meredith Powlison (Shelburne, Vt.). The Seahawks were one point out of third behind Navy.
On Saturday, St. Mary's placed second in both the A and B divisions. The Seahawks were three points behind William Smith in the A division and two points behind No. 5 Georgetown in the B division.
With the MAISA title in hand, the Seahawks now advance to the Inter-collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Women's National Championship hosted by Stanford University and the St. Francis Yacht Club on May 25-27. The national champion will receive the Gerald C. Miller Trophy.
