The men’s lightweight crew team earned its meal money on Saturday, racing the Naval Academy on the Potomac in the morning before trekking to Philadelphia for an afternoon date with Yale on the Schuylkill River.

The Naval Academy handled Georgetown easily, winning three of the four races of the day. Georgetown’s only consolation in its semiannual home race was taking the varsity-eight race by .6 seconds from the Midshipmen. That win was the squad’s first against Navy since the 2003 campaign.

While the varsity eight was close, none of the other heats was. Navy’s slimmest margin of victory was 12 seconds, coming in the second varsity eight.

After the 140-mile jaunt up to Pennsylvania, Georgetown met a Yale team that had already raced Ivy League rivals Columbia and Pennsylvania earlier in the day.

The Hoyas fell to the boys from Connecticut in every race, failing to sneak a win like they did against Navy. The varsity eight was again the class of Georgetown, finishing less than three seconds behind its Yale counterpart.

“We wanted to face two very good teams on the same day,” lightweight coach Evans Liolin said of the uncommon doubleheader in a press release. “Our men raced well and we learned from the process.”

The squad will travel to Philadelphia tomorrow to face Pennsylvania and Princeton while the heavyweight team squares off with Temple, also in the City of Brotherly Love.

Lightweight Women

Georgetown raced eight times on Saturday in a condensed regatta with inclement weather forcing two days of racing into one. At Villanova’s Knecht Cup in Cherry Hill, N.J., the Hoyas met up with teams from across the country.

The Hoyas placed four boats into final heats, taking two second-place finishes, a fourth and a fifth.

The varsity four came in second to Pittsburgh in the final race, trailing the Panthers by 13 seconds and finishing just ahead of Connecticut.

The varsity eight took second at the regatta, falling to a dominant Wisconsin.

“The Wisconsin crew was very impressive, technically and with the execution of their race plan,” lightweight crew coach Jim O’Conner said in a press release. “Overall I was happy with how our girls raced. . The key now will be to continue to improve as we go through the season and make sure that we do not lose sight of our focus, which is the IRA in June.”

Georgetown plays host to Princeton tomorrow on the Potomac.

Heavyweight Women

While the lightweight squad took off for New Jersey, the open women stayed close to home, racing George Washington on the Potomac in the Class of 1998 Cup.

Last year, on a calm day, Georgetown took the cup, winning three of four races.

But this year was nothing like last. George Washington dominated the regatta, winning every race but the first novice four. Last year’s varsity won by nearly 11 seconds, while this year the Colonials turned around 23 seconds to win the race by 12.

The Hoyas play host to Navy tomorrow on the Potomac.