Radcliffe Crew

The Radcliffe heavyweights gave Yale a strong scare on the Charles Saturday, pulling close late in the race before losing by just a bost length at the finish.

"It was our smoothest race all spring," cox Meg Ziegler said. "The switch of Theresa Munoz as starboard stroke has steadied the boat--we rowed a lot more relaxed," she added.

"The cadence of the Black and White was a beat and a half lower than Yale, yet we didn't yield seats till past the 1000-meter point," Ziegler added.

Meanwhile, the Radcliffe lightweights stayed undefeated (4-0), outstroking Wellesley by six seats, and sinking Simmons by more than four boat lengths of open water in their first regular distance race of 1500 meters on the Charles Saturday.