May 18, 2005




The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball team will play at the University of Memphis in a first-round Preseason National Invitation Tournament game to start the 2005-06 season.


The contest, one of eight first-round games in the 16-team event, is set for Nov. 15. This will mark UWM's first appearance in the Preseason NIT and the regular season debut of new head coach Rob Jeter.


The game is one of the marquee contests in the tournament's opening round, with both teams having qualified for the post-season a year ago and both teams expected to compete for their respective league crowns in 2005-06.

May 17, 2005

Indianapolis, Ind. - Maurice Stewart, who helped Auburn University to NCAA Championships in both men's and women's swimming over the past two seasons, has been named the head swim coach at Butler University, athletic director John Parry announced Tuesday (May 17). Stewart will oversee both the men's and women's teams at Butler and will begin his duties immediately.

"We believe that Maurice brings the right combination of experience and enthusiasm to our program here at Butler," said Parry. "With the university's new fitness center providing us with an on-campus practice facility in the near future and Maurice's leadership, we are excited about the direction of our swimming program."

May 17, 2005

Louisville 19, Wright State 2

Louisville, KY - The Wright State baseball team had its three-game winning streak snapped by Louisville Monday. The Raiders allowed 13 hits and walked 15 batters in the 19-2 loss to Louisville.




Getting the start for the Green and Gold was Nate Stevens who surrendered five runs on three hits and walked two batters before he could record an out. Stevens, now 2-6 on the season, was relieved by Chris Nighland who walked two and retired three batters to finish the first inning.

May 16, 2005

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May 16, 2005

Green Bay, Wis - The UW-Green Bay softball team's first-ever NCAA tournament appearance will be in Madison, Wis. Friday through Sunday, May 20-22 at the University of Wisconsin's Goodman Diamond. The 64-team field was announced by the NCAA Sunday evening live on ESPN News. The Phoenix advanced to the NCAA tournament with five straight wins in the Horizon League championship last weekend in Ashwaubenon, Wis.

Joining the Phoenix in the four-team double elimination first round will be the host Badgers (31-22), DePaul (39-18) and the No. 8 seed in the tournament, sixth-ranked Oregon State (40-14). The winning team will advance to the tournament Super Regional to play the winner of the South Bend, Ind. regional.

May 16, 2005

What do you feel is your biggest accomplishment throughout your collegiate career on the field and in the classroom?

In both cases, it was probably getting back from my medical leave.  After having to withdraw from softball and school in the fall of 2003, it's been a long recovery, but I feel like I'll be completely cleared medically this summer.  I feel like my studies and softball are finally back to where they were before dealing with encephalitis.

May 15, 2005

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Green Bay, Wis. - After defeating No. 5 Detroit 10-1 in five innings, UW-Green Bay twice defeated No. 2 Cleveland State in extra innings, topping the Vikings 3-1 in eight innings and 2-1 in 10 innings to take the League title and advance to its first ever NCAA tournament.

A walk-off home run by Michelle Kaminski in the bottom of the 10^th inning gave the Phoenix the 2005 title in dramatic fashion and a bid to play in the 2005 NCAA Softball Championship May 20-22 at a site to be determined on Sunday (May 15). NCAA Division I Softball Championship

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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No. 2 UW-Green Bay picked up the most impressive win on the day by eliminating No. 1 UIC with a 5-3 victory under the lights on Friday evening at the Ashwaubenon Sports Complex in Green Bay, Wis.

The Phoenix came out of the gates quickly as Rebekah Oestreich homered in the first at-bat of the game. UW-Green Bay tacked on two more runs in the first inning to increase its lead to 3-0. The Phoenix increased their lead to 5-0 in the top of the fifth on a pair of RBI doubles by Dana Brockman and Oestreich.