May 13, 2005

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No. 2 UW-Green Bay advanced into the semifinals of the loser's bracket with a 2-1 victory over No. 4 Loyola on Friday at the Ashwaubenon Sports Complex in Green Bay, Wis.

Loyola took an 1-0 lead in the second inning on a Raven Gengler solo shot to center field, but the Phoenix retaliated with two-runs in the bottom of third when Dana Brockman scored on a wild pitch and Stephanie Hansen singled to left field to knock in Rebekah Oestreich to push the score to 2-1.

May 13, 2005

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No. 7 Wright State advanced into the second round of the loser's bracket with a 7-5 victory over No. 5 Butler on Friday at a wet Ashwaubenon Sports Complex in Green Bay, Wis. The contest was halted twice due to poor playing conditions.

After the Bulldogs jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first, the Raiders took a 4-2 lead in the third inning on a unearned run by Mary Jane D'Arcy and a Kristen Farley two-RBI ground-rule double.

Wright State tacked on two more runs in the fourth, but Butler fired back with three runs in the bottom half of the inning to close the Raider lead to 6-5. The score would remain the same until WSU added an insurance run in the top of the seventh on a Stephanie Salas solo shot to left center. Jessica Lander closed out the Bulldogs in the bottom half to pick up the save, while Amanda Cody (6-13) earned the win after striking out seven and scattering only two hits.

May 13, 2005

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Green Bay, Wis. - Day two of the 2005 Horizon League Softball Championships ended in dramatic fashion after several rain delays halted play for most of the day on Friday at the Ashwaubenon Sports Complex in Green Bay, Wis.

May 13, 2005

Los Angeles, Calif.- The University of Illinois at Chicago women's tennis team was downed in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships on Friday afternoon, losing to seventh-ranked Southern California by a 4-0 count in front of USC's home fans at Marks Tennis Stadium in Los Angeles.

UIC finishes the season at 13-11 overall, while USC improves to 17-3 and moves on to face Arizona State, who downed San Diego State 4-0 earlier in the day, on May 14 at 1 p.m. at Marks Tennis Stadium.

The Flames faced a tough task, as the Women of Troy feature four singles players ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings. UIC lost the doubles point and dropped three singles matches in the heart of their singles lineup.

Despite the loss, 2005 was still a banner season for the Flames as the team captured their ninth consecutive Horizon League Championship and seventh consecutive NCAA berth.

May 13, 2005



Chicago, Ill. - The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced on Thursday morning, that University of Illinois at Chicago infielder Mike Bruszer (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) has been named to the 2005 CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V Baseball Team.

Bruszer, a senior second baseman, carries a 3.56 grade point average on a 4.00 scale as a Psychology major. He was also recently honored as the baseball program's student-athlete of the year at UIC's Academic Awards Banquet.

This season, Bruszer is currently batting .297 with a home run and 27 RBI, while leading the squad in both walks (27) and stolen bases (15). Bruszer was the 2001 MCC Newcomer of the Year and claimed All-Horizon League First Team honors in 2002.