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Trinity captures NCAA D-3 baseball championship

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NCAA D-3 Baseball (Appleton)Trinity University captured the NCAA Division III baseball championship with a 10-7 win over Keystone College on Tuesday night at Fox Cities Stadium.

Trinity swept the best 2-of-3 series after posting a 14-6 win in the opener on Tuesday.  They finished 44-7 on the season, earning the right to call themselves NCAA D-3 baseball champions.

Keystone’s season came to an end at 40-11.

Trinity finished 5-0 and never trailed during the tournament.

The Tournament was hosted by UW-Oshkosh and Lawrence University.

Wisconsin hockey round-up

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Cameron Hughes

Cameron Hughes

In a top-10 showdown at LaBahn Arena on Friday night, 3rd-ranked Wisconsin skated to a scoreless tie against 7th-ranked Minnesota-Duluth.

The Badgers (21-4-4, 16-4-3-1 WCHA) took the extra point in the standings, defeating the Bulldogs (17-7-5, 12-7-4-2) 2-1, in the shootout.

The two teams wrap up their series tonight at 7:30.  Prior to the game, the Badgers will honor their five seniors.

Badger men fall

At University Park, Pennsylvania, the Wisconsin Badgers jumped out to a 2-1 first period lead, then saw Penn State score four straight goals to pull out a 5-2 win, leaving the Badgers without a Big Ten win.

Cameron Hughes scored both Wisconsin goals but the Badgers fell to 2-17-4, 0-7-2 in he Big Ten.

The two teams wrap up the series this afternoon.

Division 3

Defending National Champion St. Norbert College is spiraling in the wrong direction as the regular season winds down.

The Green Knights dropped their 4th straight, falling 3-1 to St. Scholastica at the Cornerstone Ice Center.

In Appleton, No. 6 Adrian College skated to a 6-1 win over Lawrence University in NCHA play.

 

Wellman takes over Lawrence women’s hoops

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Lawrence University Director of Athletics, Mike Szkodzinski named Ashley Wellman the new women’s basketball coach at the school.

Wellman served as the assistant women’s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator since August 2008 at Alma College in Michigan.

Wellman earned All-MIAA accolades three times as a player at Alma.  She earned first-team all-conference as a player in 2007.

Wellman becomes the 10th coach in Lawrence women’s basketball history.

 

Carr resigns coaching post at Lawrence

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Lawrence University will be searching for another women’s basketball coach.  Tara Carr has resigned after the Vikings finished 2-21 this season and 3-43 in her two years on the job.

The Vikings have posted 23 seasons of .500 or better, but Lawrence has struggled in recent seasons.

A national search for a successor will be launched immediately.

 

St. Norbert College will call MCHA home

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St. Norbert College has found its new home for men’s college hockey. 

After five UW-Schools left the NCHA last February, the Green Knights had to find a new league to play in.  They selected the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA), joining schools like Lawrence University, Marian College and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. 

The Green Knights are coming off back-to-back NCAA Division III National Championships. 

The Knights captured 13 NCHA regular season titles, including 10 of the last 11. 

The move to the MCHA takes effect in the 2013-14 season.