Le Moyne Athletics : Defending regional champion Le Moyne will make fifth consecutive trip to NCAA Softball tournament

May 8, 2006

LE MOYNE SOFTBALL SELECTED FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The defending regional champion Le Moyne (29-19) has earned the No. 7 seed for its fifth consecutive NCAA tournament. Tournament play will take place May 11-14 at Bryant University. The eight teams selected will compete in a double elimination tournament with the winner advancing to the NCAA Division II Championship on May 18-22 in Salem, Va.

C.W. Post (42-10), winner of the NYCAC championship, goes into the tournament as the first seed. The Pionners will face the eight seed Southern New Hampshire (21-21) in the first round on Thursday, May 11. Le Moyne will face second seed Adelphi (31-16) in the first round. Le Moyne is 1-0 in their only meeting against the Panthers, which occurred in the 2003 NCAA Northeast Regional. The winner of that game will face the winner of No. 3 Bryant (29-16) vs. No. 6 Queens (27-20) on Friday, May 12. No. 4 Caldwell (36-15) will face No. 5 Mass-Lowell (31-20) to round out the first round of tournament play.

The Dolphins are led on offense by junior Kristen DesLauriers (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) who is batting .333. She leads the team with 12 doubles and is second with four home runs. In the Northeast-10 Conference championship, she went 5-11 (.455) with four RBI, two home runs and one double.

Sophomore Sarah Reed (DeWitt, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt), a first team Northeast-10 All-Conference pick, leads the Dolphins on the mound with a 1.61 ERA. She has struck out 130 batters in 148 innings pitched. Reed is also batting .299 on the season and leads the team with five triples.

2006 Northeast Regional at Smithfield, Rhode Island
May 11-15, 2006
1. C.W. Post-42-10
2. Adelphi-31-16
3. Bryant-29-16
4. Caldwell-36-15
5. Massachusetts-Lowell-31-20
6. Queens (New York)-27-20
7. Le Moyne-29-19
8. Southern New Hampshire-21-21

Link to NCAA site with complete selection information:

http://www.ncaasports.com

by Amanda McClure '06



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May 8, 2006 LE MOYNE SOFTBALL SELECTED FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The defending regional champion Le Moyne (29-19) has earned the No. 7 seed for its fifth consecutive NCAA tournament. Tournament play will take place May 11-14 at Bryant University. The eight teams selected will compete in a double elimination tournament with the winner advancing to the NCAA Division II Championship on May 18-22 in Salem, Va. C.W. Post (42-10), winner of the NYCAC championship, goes into the tournament as the first seed. The Pionners will face the eight seed Southern New Hampshire (21-21) in the first round on Thursday, May 11. Le Moyne will face second seed Adelphi (31-16) in the first round. Le Moyne is 1-0 in their only meeting against the Panthers, which occurred in the 2003 NCAA Northeast Regional. The winner of that game will face the winner of No. 3 Bryant (29-16) vs. No. 6 Queens (27-20) on Friday, May 12. No. 4 Caldwell (36-15) will face No. 5 Mass-Lowell (31-20) to round out the first round of tournament play. The Dolphins are led on offense by junior Kristen DesLauriers (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) who is batting .333. She leads the team with 12 doubles and is second with four home runs. In the Northeast-10 Conference championship, she went 5-11 (.455) with four RBI, two home runs and one double. Sophomore Sarah Reed (DeWitt, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt), a first team Northeast-10 All-Conference pick, leads the Dolphins on the mound with a 1.61 ERA. She has struck out 130 batters in 148 innings pitched. Reed is also batting .299 on the season and leads the team with five triples. 2006 Northeast Regional at Smithfield, Rhode Island May 11-15, 2006 1. C.W. Post-42-10 2. Adelphi-31-16 3. Bryant-29-16 4. Caldwell-36-15 5. Massachusetts-Lowell-31-20 6. Queens (New York)-27-20 7. Le Moyne-29-19 8. Southern New Hampshire-21-21 Link to NCAA site with complete selection information: http://www.ncaasports.com by Amanda McClure '06