Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, to This Week In Cardinal Athletics (sorry for the long lay-off by the way)! Our Spring sports are in full swing (As well as both basketball teams heading into the post-season), so let’s get started!
Softball (19-5)
Vs Bradley: W 10-8
Vs UMASS: W 5-4
Vs UMASS: L 2-5
Vs Eastern Michigan: W 10-6
Vs Bradley: W 6-3
This Week: 3/14 Vs Northern Illinois (5 PM, ACC Network Extra), 3/16-18 Vs Notre Dame (4 PM, 1 PM, 12 PM, All on ACC Network Extra)
#10 Baseball (14-1)
Vs Morehead State: W 16-10
Vs #21 North Carolina: W 5-4
Vs #21 North Carolina: W 6-4
Vs #21 North Carolina: L 3-10
This Week: 3/13-14 Vs #3 Texas Tech (3 PM, Noon, Both on ACC Network Extra), 3/16-18 At Wake Forest (6 PM, 4 PM, 11 AM, All on ACC Network Extra)
Swimming and Diving
Members of the Diving team competed at NCAA qualifying diving zones this weeks, and a special congratulations go out to Molly Fears, who managed to qualify for the NCAA Championships this week!
This Week: 3/14-17 Women’s NCAA championship in Columbus, Ohio
Track and Field
Our Track and Field team competed at the Indoor NCAA championships this week, and the following players received All-American status as a result of their efforts: Holly Hankenson (2nd team, pentathlon), Emmonnie Henderson (1st Team, NCAA runner-up in Shot Put), Alexis Gibbons (2nd team, Long Jump), Joe Delgado (2nd team, Heptathlon), Jerin Allen (2nd team, High Jump), Makenli Forrest (2nd team, Weight Throw), and Javen Reeves (1st Team, High Jump).
This Week: 3/16-17 At Baldy Castillo Invitational
Men’s Tennis (9-4)
Vs #19 Notre Dame: L 3-4
This Week: 3/18 Vs Boston College (10 AM), 3/18 Vs Detroit-Mercy (5 PM)
Women’s Tennis (12-2)
IDLE
This Week: 3/16 Vs #24 Virginia (3 PM), 3/18 Vs Virginia Tech (1 PM)
Men’s Golf
IDLE
This Week: 3/12-13 Lambkin Grips SD Classic, 3/18-19 The Hayt
Women’s Golf
IDLE
This Week: IDLE till Sunday for the beginning of the Evans Derby Experience
Women’s Rowing
IDLE
This Week: 3/17-18 Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational
Women’s Lacrosse (5-3)
At Duke: L 12-21
This Week: 3/14 At Mercer (3 PM), 3/17 Vs #2 Boston College (Noon, ACC Network Extra)
Men’s Basketball (20-13)
Vs Florida State (ACC Tournament): W 82-74
Vs #1 Virginia (ACC Tournament): L 58-75
This Week: Vs Northern Kentucky (1st Round of the NIT, 7 PM, ESPN)
#3 Women’s Basketball (32-2)
IDLE
This Week: Women’s NCAA Tournament in Louisville, KY First & Second Rounds 3/16-19 (Times and TV TBA)
Well that’s it for this week folks! Come back through next week, and as always, GO CARDS!!!
