2008 Woodie Awards
The Massachusetts softball team advanced to the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a 2-0 win over Fordham yesterday afternoon. UMass plays Charlotte today at 2 p.m. UMass and Fordham stood deadlocked at 0-0 until freshman Lindsay Maroney hit a two-out single to left field scoring sophomore Jill Andrews, who was pinch running on the play.
Last year against Rhode Island, Massachusetts baseball coach Mike Stone won his 500th game as UMass's coach. If he wants to lead his team to the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the first time in five years, he's going to need at least two more against the Rams this weekend.
The Massachusetts rowing team will race five boats this weekend in the 70th annual Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia. Over 3,000 rowers from 115 schools, from the United States and Canada, are expected to compete in 2,000-meter course on the Schuylkill River.
The Massachusetts track and field teams will have its first weekend off since the indoor track season. But a few of UMass's top athletes could add a few weeks to their season with a top performance in Durham, N.H., for the New England Championships, May 9-10.
The second day of the Atlantic 10 Softball Tournament began early yesterday morning with a victory by the No. 1 seed, Massachusetts, over fourth-seeded Fordham. The loss for the Rams sent them to the loser's bracket to face off in an elimination game with No.