Michigan State lost all six races and one varsity eight rower during its regatta with No. 4 Michigan this past weekend.

Approximately halfway through the first varsity eight race, the oar of Michigan State"s third seat got stuck in the water also known as catching a crab and knocked her out of the boat. After falling into the water, the Spartan was then hit in the head by two other Michigan State oars. As a result, the Spartan was sent to the hospital and Michigan won the race by default.

"I was a little bit disappointed in our race," Michigan junior Jenny Bryant said because of the incomplete competition.

The defaulted victory redeemed the Wolverines after losing to the Spartans by .51 seconds last season.

Michigan was in the lead when the accident occurred, leaving Bryant happy with how the Wolverines raced.

"I think we had a pretty strong start," she said.

The boat did not receive an official time for the race because the officials were busy helping the hurt Spartan.

In the second varsity eight, the women won by a substantial nine seconds with a time of 6:40.6.

"It (the race) was pretty good," freshman Heather Mandoli said. "The conditions were rough."

Michigan"s varsity four boats were even more dominating. The first varsity four and second varsity four "A" both won by almost 15 seconds finishing with times of 7:22.6 and 7:39.5, respectively.

"We were pretty consistently up," said first varsity four coxswain Carissa Bragg.

Bragg, who steers the boat, said that the weather conditions were bad for her race as well.

"It was really windy," she said. "It made the water really rough." Adding to the hectic weather, the wind blew from multiple directions.

"It was a tail-wind but it was also a cross-wind."

In other words, the wind blew at the rowers from behind and the side.

The Wolverines" "B" second varsity four, a squad that doesn"t always compete, also did well. They defeated Michigan State"s "B" boat with a time of 8:06.1.

The novice races were the closest races of the day. Michigan"s first novice eight won by three seconds. The second novice eight won by five.

Michigan has now won 11 of the 12 races it has competed in this year as it took 5 of 6 races at the ACC/Big Ten Double Dual on March 24.