The Canisius rowing team will host the Black Rock Cup this Saturday at the West Side Rowing club, with the regatta set to begin at 8:00 a.m.

The Griffs will face off against MAAC foe Stetson and also in-town rival D'Youville College. This will be the second regatta of the 2015 spring season for the Griffs, as the team competed in the Knecht Cup last weekend. At the Knecht Cup, the Griffs finished fifth in the Varsity-4 and sixth in both the first and second Varsity-8.

"We're all excited for the Black Rock Cup. We love racing at home at the West Side Rowing Club, in front of our friends and families," said head coach Joel Furtek. "Any time we can race a MAAC opponent one-on-one, we know we have to bring our best race, and Stetson is coming all the way from Florida to bring their best. We look forward to a great event and great racing!"

Here's a schedule of events for tomorrow:

2015 Black Rock Cup Schedule (always subject to change due to weather)
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7:15AM  First crews launch
8:00AM  Women's Varsity Eight Stetson and Canisius for the Black Rock Cup
8:15AM  Women's 2nd Varsity Eight Stetson and Canisius
8:30AM  Men's Eight Stetson and Canisius
8:45 AM  Women's Varsity Four Stetson, Canisius
9:00AM  Women's Novice Four Stetson, Canisius, D'Youville
9:15AM  Women's Second Varsity Eight 2nd race

After this weekend's regatta, the Griffs will compete again on Friday, May 1 - Saturday, May 2 when the team travels to Saratoga, N.Y., to compete in the New York Collegiate Championship.