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2018-19 Rowing Roster

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Bridget Lillis

  • Position Rower
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mount Vernon, N.Y.
  • High School The Ursuline School

Biography

2019 ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM
2019 CRCA DIVISION I ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM


2018-19 • SENIOR SEASON
• Selected to the All-MAAC Second Team.
• Was part of the varsity eight crew that placed second in the petite final of the Cooper Invitational.
• Placed first in the varsity eight petite final of the Kerr Cup.
• Finished fifth with the varsity eight in the final of the New York State Championships.
• Recorded a fifth-place finish with the varsity eight in the grand final of the MAAC Championship.


2017-18 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Raced to a fourth-place finish at the Mercyhurst Invitational with the second varsity eight.
• Placed third in the grand final of the Cooper Invitational with the second varsity eight.
• Rowed in the Kerr Cup as a member of the second varsity eight.
• Competed in the finals of the Jim Schaab Regatta with the second varsity eight.
• Made the finals of the Black Rock Cup with the second varsity eight.
• At the MAAC Championship, placed third in the grand final with the second varsity eight.


2016-17 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Competed in all nine regattas during her sophomore season with the Griffs.
• Helped the second varsity eight record a first-place finish at the Challenge on the Canal with a time fo 17:40.
• Notched a second-place finish in the second varsity eight against RIT on April 1, with a time of 7:35.2.
• Assisted the second-varsity eight in reaching the semifinals at the Knecht Cup for the firs time in school history with a time of 7:35.2.
• Took second in the second varsity eight at the Black Rock Cup with a time of 7:03.3.
• Placed fourth in the second varsity eight at the MAAC Championship clocking in at 7:53.81. 


2015-16 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Competed in six different races during her freshman season, primarily in the second varsity eight.
• Competed in the second varsity eight at the Hobart/William Smith Challange on the Canal, coming in first place with a time of 18:00.61.
• Placed first in the Griffs' only home regatta of the spring season, racing to a time of 7:18.46 in the second varsity eight. 
• At the New York Collegiate Championship, her second varsity eight placed third with a time of 7:25.34.
• At her first MAAC Championship, she raced to a sixth-place finish in the second varsity eight, with a time of 7:20.69.


BEFORE CANISIUS 
Rowed for the Pelham Community Rowing Association. 
• Was a New York State Scholastic Rowing Association Scholar Athlete from 2011-15. 
• A New York State junior double scull champion in 2014. 
• Came in third place at the Long Island Sprints in 2013. 
A 2014 Head of the Charles competitor. 
• The recipient of the Helene Baptiste Nicholson Memorial Scholarship.
• Member of the National Junior Honor Society.


PERSONAL
• Born July 8, 1997.
• Daughter of Moira and Jim Lillis. 
• Has two siblings, Jack and Grace.
• Grandfather, John Bewick, attended Canisius College. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Rower
    5'7"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Rower
    5'7"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Rower
    5'7"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Rower
    5'7"