The women's rowing team traveled to Boston to face the trio of Boston University, the University of Texas and Syracuse University on Saturday.
The race, which took place on Beantown's famous Charles River was not the most successful for Duke.
The varsity-eight finished fourth with a time of 7:04.9, a full 15 seconds behind the leading Orangemen. Boston clocked in second and Texas third.
On the varsity-four side, Duke was second with a time of 8:37.5; however, they again fell to Syracuse's A team who finished with a time of 8:29.57.
Next weekend Duke will compete in the San Diego Crew Classic.
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