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Spring Football Practice Opens Tuesday

When NC State's Tom O'Brien talks about the beginning of spring football practice, he can't hide the hint of excitement in his voice. On March 18, his second Wolfpacksquad will hold the first of 15 practices, and the Pack's stoic leader is itching to get started. Coming off of a 5-7 season that had its share of upsand downs, the goals of O'Brien and his coaching staff for spring workouts are lofty, but certainly attainable with hard work and dedication. “We need to improve at all positions,” he said, “and we have to be a much more physical football team. We didn't accomplish what we wanted to accomplish last year, but we have a head start this year.”
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Allbritten Single Gives Softball Win Over BC in Extras

Alyssa Allbritten punched an RBI single to center with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, handing NC State a 1-0 victory in its rubber match with Boston College on Sunday, March 16, at the Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium. Lindsay Campana (9-10) kept the Eagles off the scoreboard en route to her second-straight complete game shutout, picking up seven strikeouts along the way. Taylor Peyton (6-5) took the loss for BC despite holding the Pack to just five hits.
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Women's Golf 4th; Doughtie Runner-up at LSU

Junior Lauren Doughtie followed up yesterday's three-under 69 with a one-under 71 on Sunday to finish second overall, while also pushing the NC State women's golf team to a fourth place finish at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic at The University Club.
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Payne Blast Lifts Baseball Past No. 5 Miami, 11-10

Just when you think you've seen it all at the old ballpark, you have a game like Sunday's NC State-Miami series finale. For the record, NC State won the game 11-10 on Matt Payne's three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, a home run that in essence was a walk-off shot, except that the game didn't end until one pitch after Payne had crossed the plate.
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Men's Golf Wraps Up Action at Schenkel E-Z-Go

The NC State men's golf team wrapped up action at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational in Statesboro, Ga., playing the final round on Sunday. The Pack finished in 16th place overall, at 28-over par (892).
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Davies Qualifies for NCAA Championships at Diving Zones

Kristin Davies used a personal-best 309.95 score in the platform dive to qualify for the NCAA Championships on the third and final day of the NCAA Diving Zones on Sunday, March 16. Chelsea Ale, Alex Dambly and Austin Hampton each offered strong performances in addition to Davies.
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Western Illinois divers complete third NCAA competition

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Summit League Diver of the Year Eric Campbell and teammate Anthony Holzhauer completed a third-straight season of competition at the NCAA Diving Zone C held at The Ohio State University, Saturday.

“I am so proud of the efforts that Anthony and Eric have made at such an intense meet,” Western Illinois diving coach Kaitlin Schneider said. “They have worked really hard all season for this meet and it really showed as they moved into the middle of the mix of big league divers.”

Day one of the competition was the men’s 3-meter diving event. Campbell finished the preliminary round in 26th place out of 39 competitors with a score of 253.50. Holzhauer finished the preliminary round in 28th place with a score of 242.25.

Only the top-18 divers proceed to competition in the final round. Ryan Jefferson From Oho State won the 3-meter event with a preliminary score of 340.30 and a final score of 344.35.

Holzhauer finished the 1-meter event in 21st place with a score of 264.15, missing the finals cutoff by two places and just over five points. Campbell’s score of 239.75 landed him in 30th place on the final day of the NCAA competition.

The Western Illinois pair finished ahead of competitors from Notre Dame, Indiana, Cleveland State, Northwestern, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and conference rival IPFW.

“Next year will be their senior season and as they continue to work their way up I see them performing at the the top of the pack,” Schneider said. Continue reading Western Illinois divers complete third NCAA competition…

Western Illinois softball game against IPFW canceled

MACOMB, Ill. - The final game of the conference-opening series originally scheduled for noon on Saturday has been canceled due to inclement weather.

Western Illinois defeated IPFW in the first two games of the series, however the series will be left at only two of the three games played, as no make up will be scheduled for the canceled Summit League game.

The Westerwinds will continue play on the road, March 22-23, at the Iowa Tournament in Iowa City.

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Leathernecks to tee-off at historic Pinehurst

MACOMB, Ill. - The Western Illinois men’s golf team continues its season with a trip to Pinehurst, North Carolina, for the Pinehurst Intercollegiate, March 16-18.

Pinehurst No. 8 plays host to the three-day tournament. Competition is scheduled to start Sunday at 8 a.m. Live stats and scoring can be viewed at www.golfstat.com.

Other teams competing in the tournament are co-hosts East Carolina, Indiana and Ball State. Also joining the field are Eastern Kentucky, IUPUI, Marquette, Marshall, Miami University, Penn State, St. Mary’s, Hartford, North Carolina-Greensboro, North Carolina-Wilmington, San Francisco, Toledo, Wisconsin, Western Carolina and Western Illinois. Continue reading Leathernecks to tee-off at historic Pinehurst…

Western Illinois sweeps first conference games against IPFW

MACOMB, Ill. - Samantha Valentine hit .714, going 5-for-7 at the plate with back-to-back home runs and six RBIs as Western Illinois swept IPFW in the home and conference opening games, Friday.

“I am so proud of our team,” Western Illinois head coach Holly Van Vlymen said. “They have all done a great job and they play with composure and heart. We had a beautiful day today and it’s great to be home in front of our home fans. Our previous record of 1-14 does not reflect our team. We play some though competition and I do that so we’re ready for conference play. IPFW is a very consistent team, both offensively and defensively.” Continue reading Western Illinois sweeps first conference games against IPFW…