SALIBURY, North Carolina -- Livingstone has earned a chance at the NCAA Division II basketball championship.
The Blue Bears, who've advanced to the postseason for the first time in school history, will face fourth seed Fairmont State in the Atlantic Regional on March 16. Livingstone, which is seeded fifth, is a school-best 22-6 and advanced to the final of the CIAA tournament in addition to winning the South Division.
No. 2 seed Winston-Salem State takes on seventh-ranked Slippery Rock and CIAA tournament champion Bowie State, the No. 8 seed, will play No. 1 West Liberty (W.Va.) on March 16 in the first meeting between the schools.
At least two CIAA squads have earned tournament berths each season since 1991.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Tennessee State used a
run-rule victory over Alabama State to earn a split on the first day of the
Tiger Invitational. The Tigers defeated the Hornets 10-0 in six innings after
getting shutout by Saint Louis, 6-0. TSU is now 6-12 on the season, while SLU
improved to 5-7 and ASU dropped to 1-17.
In
game two, the Tigers jumped out quickly as Jennifer
Givens and Kiarra
Freeman picked up singles and moved around to score on a sacrifice fly by Audrey
Sensing and a wild pitch, respectively. TSU added to their 2-0 lead with a
run in the second inning. After Lindsey
Burgess collected her sixth double of the season, Ashley
Haynes singled to right field to allow Burgess to cross home
plate.
Kate
Morris put an end to the night in the bottom of the sixth with a towering
three-run home run to centerfield for the 10-0 victory. The blast was the second
dinger of the season for Morris.
In
the first game, Olivia
Gamache (2-6) went the distance scattering seven hits allowing just one
earned run. TSU ran into trouble with three errors in the first inning giving up
two runs. The lone SLU earned run came in the top of the seventh inning to
extend the lead to 3-0. Another Tigers miscue allowed the Billikens to add three
more runs for the final score. Gamache tied her career high of six
strikeouts.
Freeman finished the day with four hits in six
at bats and a walk. Kate
Morris was 3-for-7 with four RBI, while Burgess stroked a double and a
triple.
Day 1 Results Nebraska-Omaha-5, Indiana-0 Nebraska-Omaha-9, Saint Louis-0 (5 inn) Indiana-8, Alabama State-0 (5 inn) Saint Louis-6, TSU 0 TSU-10, Alabama State-0 (6 inn) |