Lauren Battista (Oliver Ames '10) scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds to help Bentley beat Drury 74-66 in the Division 2 NCAA Elite Eight. Battista and Bentley will play in the Final Four tonight against Cal Poly Pomona at 8:30 on CBS Sports Network.
* - Battista scored a game-high 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and added five assists as Bentley beat Cal Poly Ponoma 77-62. Bentley will play in the D2 National Championship against West Texas A&M on Friday.
Zach Horton (North Attleboro '11) picked up his fifth hit and second RBI of the season for Wheaton College on Friday en route to 5-5 tie (12 innings) with Suffolk University.
Emmanuel College's Olivia Wakefield (Oliver Ames '13) set a new personal best in the 5K event at the Wesleyan Spring Break Invitational on Saturday. Mike Morris (Stoughton '10) came in eighth in the men's event at the same race for the Saints.
Kentucky's Shannon Smith (Milford '13) is currently 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA for the Wildcats. The reigning HockomockSports.com Softball Player of the Year has 25 strikeouts in 22.2 innings pitched this season.
Kristen Tuleja (Mansfield '12) put in five goals along with two assists yesterday as the Emmanuel College Saints took home an 11-10 win over Simmons College.
2012 Oliver Ames graduate Nicole LeBlanc turned in a pair of hits and RBIs yesterday as Lasell topped Lesley, 7-5
Michael Perillo (Mansfield '11) had a big weekend, recording three hits and two runs as the Newbury Nighthawks took two out of three games against Mitchell College.
Rebecca Seifert (Franklin '13) of Wheaton College went one-for-two against Rhode Island College with a pair of RBIs as Wheaton took home a 12-5 win.
Alex Witkus (North Attleboro '11) was 6/12 at the plate over the weekend for Fairfield University in a series against New Rochelle. Witkus scored five runs and knocked a run in as Fairfield took two out of three.
Shannon Droney (Franklin '12) turned in a great offensive performance last weekend for UMass Dartmouth. Droney started the weekend for the Cosairs with a one-for-three output with an RBI against the visiting Afred St. side. The next day, the Cosairs dominated Knox College 11-2, and Droney was a major factor in the offensive output, going three for three with three runs and three RBI. She now has 5 RBI, 4 R and a .259 average through the season.
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