MONDAY through the eyes of CARDINAL COUPLE:
-UofL takes title in BIG EAST indoor track and field.
-Cardinal softball wins final in Alabama
-Lacrosse wins opening game.
The University of Louisville women's track team captured their first indoor conference championship...with some strong performances by several individuals. Head Coach Ron Mann and his staff were also named BIG EAST Indoor Women's Coaching Staff of the Year. Louisville had to rally to get the title after leading on Day 1. It came down to the final event of the day, the 4x400 relay. Louisville got a inspired performance from Chelsea Brown, Margret Harris, Charachesicia Lockhart and Ahlivia Spencer to take third place in the final. scoring enough points to pass UConn and finish tops overall with 110 points. The Huskies ended up with 108.5.
Other Cardinal participants in the final day:
SHOT PUT
1st. Khadija Abdullah
2nd. Chinwe Okoro
3rd. D'Ana McCarty
4th. Amashi Kendall
60 METERS
2. Sarvina Richardson
5. Margert Harris
500 METERS
4. Ahlivia Spencer
3000 METERS
13. Kim Grieshaber
17. Monica Herdandez
17. Monica Herdandez
18. Emily Borsase
HIGH JUMP
3. Michelle Theophille
7. Megan Schubert
POLE VAULT
6. Andrea Sabbatine
11.Chelsea Lucas
TRIPLE JUMP
4. Lockhart
17. Maggie Gilbertson
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Softball ended their stay in Alabama with an extra inning win Sunday over UTSA 7-3. Trailing 3-2 going in to the top of the seventh inning, Katie Keller drove home pinch runner Tesha Payton to tie the contest. The teams remained scoreless until the Cards got four runs in the top of the tenth inning...a Chelsea Bemis double scored Jordan Trimble. After Colby Wherry reached on an error, Maggie Ruckenbrod hit a two RBI single. Wherry scored the final run when Hannah Kiyohara singled.
Jennifer Esteban and Bemis were named to the All-Tournament team.
Louisville returns to action Friday in the Red and Black Tournament over at Ulmer Stadium. SIU-Edwardsville and Boston University visit.
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Louisville lacrosse got off to a strong start of the season by winning the home opener 18-4 over Binghamton. UofL's Katie Oliverio scored just eight seconds into the game. After two Binghamton scores, Emily Dashiell tacked on two points within 19 seconds of each other. Louisville led 11-4 at the half and shut out the Bearcats 7-0 in the second half.
The Cards were led Bergan Foley with 6 goals. Foley led the nation in goals last year. Sammy Allen and Dashiell finished with three each for the Cards. Freshman Ashley Herbst started at goalkeeper and had 12 saves while limiting Binghamton to just four points.
The lacrosse team returns to action Saturday at home against Old Dominion. Action begins at 1.
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Louisville's baseball team went 3-0 over the weekend in the BIG EAST vs. BIG TEN Challenge in St. Petersburg, FL. Dan McDonnell has a strong pitching staff on this year's Cardinal team and a bunch of sluggers to score for him. No word yet from whether the Parrish House bunch that winters in Naples, Florida made the trip up.
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