BOSTON, MA Courtney Wallace, a four-time First Team All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference catcher and the valedictorian of the Pine Manor College Class of 2010, has been named 2010 GNAC Woman of the Year.
WELLESLEY, Mass. -- In a classic pitcher's duel, Rivier College defeated Bowdoin College, 1-0, in the first round of the NCAA Softball Regional Tournament Thursday afternoon at Wellesley College. With the victory, the Raiders advance to Game #7, Friday, May 14, at 2pm against Eastern Connecticut State. The Polar Bears move to Game #5, Friday at 10am against Husson University.
Nashua, NH - The Rivier College Raiders earned the #5 seed in the 2010 NCAA Regional Tournament that will be held at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. The Raiders will face #4 seed Bowdoin College in the first round of the double elimination tournament.
STANDISH, ME - The Saint Joseph's College Softball team held a "Think Pink" event on April 19, 2010, during their games with Emerson College to promote increased breast cancer awareness and to raise money for a local breast cancer charity.
Nashua, NH In a tightly contested GNAC Softball Championship game between Rivier College and Emerson College, it was the Raiders scoring on a Mandy Thornton (Hanover, MA) walk-off base hit up the middle in the eighth inning to give Rivier the 1-0 victory to claim the 2010 GNAC softball crown.
The 2010 GNAC Softball Playoff pairings are now available. The Rivier College Raiders clinched the first place seed with an outstanding conference record of 23-1, and an overall record of 30-2. St. Josephs (ME), Emerson, and Simmons rounded out the top four seeds in the eight team tournament.
Lindsay Carey (Norwich), Taylor Cournoyer (Rivier), and Kelsey Tuthill (Emerson) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conferences Softball Weekly Honors.
Liddy van der Linden (St. Josephs (ME)), Marley Balasco (Norwich), Taylor Cournoyer (Rivier), Monica White (Rivier) and Emily Hummel (St. Joseph (CT)) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conferences Softball Weekly Honors.
Courtney Wallace (Pine Manor), Katie Bachinski (Rivier), and Monica White (Rivier) have earned Great Northeast Athletic Conferences Softball Weekly Honors.
BOSTON, MA- Lasell College softball stole the front end of a doubleheader from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) preseason favorites Emerson College, 12-8, on Sunday afternoon, before suffering their first GNAC loss in the nightcap, 5-1.
Prior to their first meeting, the Norwich and Simmons softball teams were both tied in the GNAC pre-season coaches poll at a sixth place finish. In their 2010 match-up, Simmons came out with the offense in the first game winning 4-0, and broke it open in the second with a score of 11-3.
The Saint Joseph's College Softball Team came from behind in both games to defeat host Emmanuel College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) double-header played on Clemente Field this Saturday afternoon. The Saints held early leads in both contests, before the visiting Monks charged back to take 7-2 and 6-4 wins.
Last Years GNAC Champion, Emerson College, has been chosen as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Softball preseason favorite in a vote conducted by GNAC coaches. Emerson was ranked 19th in the NCAA Div. III National Poll for the first time in school history. Last season they made it to the first round of NCAA tournament and Co-SIDA recognition for their academic achievements. In this years coaches pre-season poll the lions were only one point away from a perfect score of 144 points. St. Josephs College (ME) came in second place, with Rivier and Lasell finishing out the top four places.
BOSTON, Mass. - The Emerson College softball team, coming of its second appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament in the past three seasons, has been ranked 19th in the nation in the 2010 National Fastpitch Coaches' Association Preseason Poll. This is the first national ranking ever for the team.
The 2009 Emerson College Softball team has been named by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as the Division III National Academic Champion by virtue of its cumulative 3.531 grade point average. This is the second time in the past three years that the Lions have earned the top spot.
Pine Manor College soccer and softball player Kayla Nielsen was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Sportswoman of the Year, the league announced Wednesday, lauding the freshman for her respect and integrity on and off her fields of play.