HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (June 19)-- Seattle Pacific University rowed to a pair of wins in the first day of the Henley Women's Regatta and will face Princeton in Sunday morning's semifinal round.

The Falcon women's varsity four got a good start and then extended its lead in a final sprint in the first round race with Trafford. Later, they scored an impressive win of three boats-lenghts over another English crew, Royal Chester, in five minutes, forty-six seconds over 1500 meters. It was the eleventh victory in twelve starts this season.

"Our second race was much more relaxed," said SPU Coach Keith Jefferson. "We got a clean start and were able to settle in." Jefferson said the Falcons, with three juniors and a sophomore rower, are more experienced than Princeton but the Tigers pulled a size advantage.

The only British crew remaining in the collegiate four category is Scotland's Aberdeen which meets Stanford in the other semifinal. The grand final is Sunday afternoon.