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For Northwestern lacrosse, NIL leaders won't quit on equity

Crucially, any school that opts to participate in revenue-sharing cannot do so on a team-by-team basis, according to the website. In other words, schools that participate must abide by the terms of the settlement for all sports. “I don’t think we’ll ever say that NIL is not a priority,” he said. “It’s always going to […]

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For Northwestern lacrosse, NIL leaders won't quit on equity

Crucially, any school that opts to participate in revenue-sharing cannot do so on a team-by-team basis, according to the website. In other words, schools that participate must abide by the terms of the settlement for all sports.
“I don’t think we’ll ever say that NIL is not a priority,” he said. “It’s always going to be important. The question is, ‘How much can Northwestern afford to make it a focus versus other commercial revenue streams and other areas of effort?’”
“I don’t have a firm answer for that because we’re still figuring it out,” Bauer said. “It’s really a question of resources and institutional priorities.”
In the age of name, image and likeness compensation in the NCAA, winning often comes with financial perks, not just championship banners. The biggest payouts are largely concentrated in the highest-revenue sports, most notably football and men’s basketball.
“The sports that generate the most revenue — understandably so — are going to be the ones that receive the bulk of that revenue back,” Bauer said.
So what would an increased focus on commercial NIL look like going forward?
“We’ve done deals with at least one athlete from all 19 of our programs,” Schmidt said. “Almost 400 athletes have done an NIL deal with TrueNU over the past few years.”
“I do think these sports, specifically the Olympic sports, will be under greater scrutiny at their own individual schools,” Gilfillan said. “Every university is weighing a cost-benefit analysis of what they can and cannot afford.”
Gilfillan also said athletic directors across several universities have sent letters to alumni and fans warning of potential changes. Potential cost-cutting measures, he said, could include cutting roster spots or limiting funds for travel, food, equipment and/or healthcare training staff.
“Equity is important,” Bauer said. “We never like to do anything for one gender sport that we don’t do for another one.”
The ‘Cats won a national championship in 2023 and reached the title game again last season before a heartbreaking 14-13 loss to Boston College. This year, No. 3 Northwestern has surged to a 9-2 start, with big wins over Notre Dame, Syracuse, Maryland and USC and the only losses coming to No. 1 Boston College and No. 2 North Carolina. Despite challenges, some of the team’s on-field success has translated to the NIL sphere, an area that is rapidly growing at Northwestern.
Regardless, Gilfillan said NIL collectives, operating separately from revenue-sharing, can continue to have an impact if they make an effort to do so.
As for Northwestern, Bauer said most athletes won’t receive major revenue-sharing benefits, making other commercial NIL opportunities all the more important.
“What is driving NIL are the major revenue sports, which are football and basketball,” Rotering said. “That’s not just true at Northwestern. That’s true NCAA-wide.”
Despite this, Mitch Gilfillan, an NIL expert and attorney at Quinn Johnston, said the revenue-sharing model could place sports that lose money under greater examination.
Northwestern lacrosse players can also make money through the Northwestern NIL Store, which sells branded apparel, jerseys and custom gear. As of March 28, all but seven Northwestern lacrosse players have profiles on the website. And deals don’t stop there. For example, first-year attacker Aditi Foster recently partnered with the clothing brand Hollister to promote their products through Instagram.
For Northwestern student-athletes, most NIL income comes from TrueNU, a collective that creates partnerships between charities and student-athletes. TrueNU raised approximately .6 million in revenue in 2023, according to its tax Form 990, available through ProPublica. Now, Jacob Schmidt, TrueNU’s executive director, said the organization’s revenue has reached more than million since its launch in fall 2022. Schmidt also said TrueNU raises at least 95% of NIL income at Northwestern, and a “handful” of lacrosse players participate in a lot of events with the organization. Schmidt declined to comment on how much NIL income goes to lacrosse players specifically.
For Northwestern lacrosse, along with thousands of other Division I programs, the net impact of the upcoming House settlement remains murky. Still, Bauer said he thinks NIL will always be a part of Northwestern’s vision.
The upcoming House v. NCAA settlement adds an additional piece to the NIL puzzle. On April 7, there will be a final approval hearing to confirm the terms of the settlement. If approved, the settlement would pave the way for individual universities to begin revenue-sharing with student-athletes, with an estimated cap of .5 million per university in 2025-26, according to the NCAA website.
“When we first started, there was only one apparel partner, and it was Fanatics,” said Brad Bauer, the general manager of Northwestern’s official NIL program. But Bauer said Fanatics was unwilling to work with highly successful Northwestern sports like lacrosse, field hockey and softball, so instead, he decided to establish a partnership with Campus Ink to run the NIL Store and include all programs.
Northwestern women’s lacrosse, the university’s most successful program with eight national titles, is an NIL wild card.
Still, challenges persist in the development of major NIL opportunities in women’s lacrosse. According to the Equity in Athletics Data Analysis from the U.S. Department of Education, Northwestern paid approximately million in expenses for sports outside of football and basketball between Sept. 1, 2022 and Aug. 31, 2023. During that same period, it obtained approximately million in revenue from those sports, according to the report.
“I think each individual sport still has the capability to either fundraise or to provide NIL opportunities for student-athletes if their athletic department doesn’t have the funds to do it,” he said. “That takes work, and it takes a group of volunteers. It takes a group of people that are strongly invested into those specific programs to continue to make sure that they’re successful.”
Lacrosse-specific data was not available, but the charts appeared to indicate that football and men’s basketball were the only revenue-positive sports during that time. Rob Rotering, a Northwestern graduate and athletics department donor, said the amount of revenue in women’s lacrosse might limit the NIL opportunities players could pursue.
In addition, Bauer said the NIL department has almost finished a project to produce licensed NIL trading cards for lacrosse and softball, in partnership with ONIT Athlete.

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NIL frustrations mount as Rick Barnes discusses recruiting setbacks for Tennessee

There have been several big-name transfers and recruits Tennessee basketball has been in on this offseason. The Vols landing Nate Ament continues to be news that’s celebrated across the state. However, there have also been players UT has missed out on. The list includes Rodney Rice, who seemed like he’d be a lock to play […]

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There have been several big-name transfers and recruits Tennessee basketball has been in on this offseason. The Vols landing Nate Ament continues to be news that’s celebrated across the state. However, there have also been players UT has missed out on.

The list includes Rodney Rice, who seemed like he’d be a lock to play for Tennessee after his buddy Ja’Kobi Gillespie made that call. Rice picked USC, but he wasn’t the only one who spurned the Vols in order to play for another team.

While Barnes didn’t speak about Rice in particular, he did admit this week that there have been several players who have wanted to play for him, but one main thing prevented that from happening: NIL deals offering more money:

Rick Barnes opened up on NIL forcing him to miss out on top targets

“We have a limit we’re going to,” Barnes said. “It has happened this year. We’ve been involved with guys that truly wanted to come to the University of Tennessee, but they were looking for more money than we were able to provide because of us trying to build our roster the best we could.”

This makes sense. Sometimes, it doesn’t come down to Barnes and his staff not doing a good enough job recruiting a target and selling him on the kind of impact he can make with the program. Instead, it comes down to a different team putting a bigger bag in front of him. We get it, so does Barnes.

According to multiple reports, Rice ended up signing a $3 million NIL package to sign with the USC Trojans. This was a number that Barnes and Tennessee were never going to come close to. Can you blame Rice for taking that kind of dough? Absolutely not.

Rice and others were offered more money to not suit up in Knoxville and at the end of the day, no one can be upset with them over that. This is the new world we live in with college athletics. Barnes knows this is the direction things are going, but at the same time, he’s still done a strong job landing playmakers this offseason and it’s looking to be another strong campaign for the Vols in 2025-26 after an Elite Eight run this past March Madness.





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LSU Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Update

Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers continue navigating a pivotal offseason in Baton Rouge with the staff reconstructing the roster ahead of the 2025-26 season. The program will have four returning players from last year with Flau’Jae Johnson, Mikaylah Williams, Kailyn Gilbert and Jada Richard set to be back in the purple and gold. Mulkey […]

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LSU Women's Basketball Transfer Portal Update

Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers continue navigating a pivotal offseason in Baton Rouge with the staff reconstructing the roster ahead of the 2025-26 season.

The program will have four returning players from last year with Flau’Jae Johnson, Mikaylah Williams, Kailyn Gilbert and Jada Richard set to be back in the purple and gold.

Mulkey and Co. have seen six players from the 2024-25 roster make the decision to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal this offseason in search of new homes.

Now, all the departing Tigers have found new homes after short stints in the free agent market.

Where are the ex-Tigers heading for the 2025-26 season?

The First Entry: Sa’Myah Smith [Forward]

LSU redshirt-sophomore Sa’Myah Smith entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on March 31 after three seasons in Baton Rouge.

After suffering a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus in her knee early in the 2023-24 season, Smith bounced back for the Kim Mulkey’s program late in the Tigers’ recent season.

She posted averages of 6.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game this year, but her production skyrocketed in the tournament after posting double-doubles in both the Round of 32 and Sweet 16.

Smith joined the LSU Tigers during Mulkey’s second season at the helm of the program where she earned limited minutes during LSU’s 2023 National Championship run.

Now, after three seasons in Baton Rouge, Smith is headed to join the Virginia Cavaliers, she announced.

The Second Entry: Last-Tear Poa [Guard]

Poa, a member of Kim Mulkey’s 2023 National Championship squad, has played a pivotal role for the Tigers across her trio of seasons in the Bayou State.

During the 2024-25 season, Poa appeared in 30 games and made 15 starts for LSU.

She averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 assists across 12.8 minutes a night while playing a role in the Tigers’ run to the Elite Eight.

Poa joined LSU ahead of the 2022-23 season after transferring in from Northwest Florida State as a JUCO prospect.

She has since signed with the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Poa will exercise an extra year of eligibility due to the new JUCO ruling the NCAA passed recently.

The Third Entry: Aalyah Del Rosario [Forward]

The former five-star prospect in the 2023 Recruiting Cycle showed flashes during her freshman campaign with the Tigers, but was unable to take that next step in her second year.

The 6-foot-6 frontcourt piece averaged 4.7 points per game with 3.5 rebounds during the 2023-24 season.

Fast forward to this past year and Del Rosario averaged 2.0 points and 2.0 rebounds a night on 41.7 percent shooting in six minutes per game.

She has since signed with the Vanderbilt Commodores and will remain in the Southeastern Conference.

The Fourth Departure: Jersey Wolfenbarger [Forward]

Wolfenbarger entered the NCAA Transfer Portal in April after spending one season with the purple and gold.

The 6-foot-5 forward recently wrapped up her first season in Baton Rouge as a rotational piece for Mulkey and the Tigers after transferring in from Arkansas.

In her first year with the program, Wolfenbarger served primarily as a backup center for LSU with averages of 4.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game with 24 blocks in total on the season.

She played 13.2 minutes per game with nine starts after handling minutes behind both Aneesah Morrow and Sa’Myah Smith.

Wolfenbarger has since signed with the Tennessee Volunteers.

The Fifth Departure: Mjarcle Sheppard [Guard]

Sheppard made the move to Baton Rouge last offseason after playing her true freshman campaign with the Mississippi State Bulldogs the season prior.

The Kent (Wash.) native played in 32 games for the Tigers with two starts after helping lead the LSU program to an Elite Eight appearance.

Sheppard averaged 3.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game on the season with 32 steals and 21 total assists on the year.

Now, after stints with Mississippi State and LSU, Sheppard will head to her third school in as many years after committing to the Cal Bears on Wednesday.

The 5-foot-10 sophomore will make the move back to the West Coast where she will be closer to home for the 2025-26 season.

The Sixth Departure: Amani Bartlett [Forward]

In April, backup forward Amani Bartlett revealed her intentions of hitting the free agent market for her final season of eligibility.

Bartlett, a reserve piece for Kim Mulkey and the Tigers during her time with the program, suited up in 17 games last season as a senior.

A member of Mulkey’s first roster in the Bayou State, Bartlett became the first player to play four years under her at LSU.

Out of high school, Bartlett was labeled as the No. 3 player out of Texas by Premier Basketball and had a 93-scout grade from ESPN HoopGurlz as well.

Bartlett has since signed with the Houston Cougars.

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Tennessee Reacts to Historic College Football Program’s Rumored $40 Million Payroll

As͏ ͏t͏he NIL͏ era͏ ͏continues to reshape college ͏footbal͏l, the Tennes͏see͏ Volunteers have found themselves right in the th͏ick of it. The first half of 202͏5 has already seen ͏major cha͏nge͏s in Knoxville, highlighted͏ by the sudden departure of quarterback Nic͏o Iamaleava. The for͏mer College F͏oot͏ball Playoff s͏tarter reportedly left the program following͏ a dispute […]

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As͏ ͏t͏he NIL͏ era͏ ͏continues to reshape college ͏footbal͏l, the Tennes͏see͏ Volunteers have found themselves right in the th͏ick of it. The first half of 202͏5 has already seen ͏major cha͏nge͏s in Knoxville, highlighted͏ by the sudden departure of quarterback Nic͏o Iamaleava.

The for͏mer College F͏oot͏ball Playoff s͏tarter reportedly left the program following͏ a dispute ove͏r NIL, eve͏n skipping͏ the fin͏al sprin͏g͏ p͏r͏act͏ice. His exit͏ reflects t͏he growin͏g impact of NIL͏ and the transfe͏r portal on team͏ stability.

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In͏ res͏ponse to rumors͏ that Texas operates with a͏ staggering ͏$40 million ͏N͏IL budget, Tennes͏see͏ Athletics ͏Direc͏tor D͏anny White didn’t hold back.

Tennessee athletic director Danny White before a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game between the Lady Vols and Texas at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, March 29, 2025.Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tennessee athletic director Danny White before a NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game between the Lady Vols and Texas at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, March 29, 2025.Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

“I thi͏nk it’s hard to kn͏ow what’s true,”͏ White ͏sai͏d͏. “There’s so many numbers bein͏g ͏thrown ͏out.” Still, he emphasized t͏ha͏t ͏Tennessee has no intention of falling ͏behind in͏ t͏he NIL race.

“We are as co͏mpetitive as anyone,” White added. “I think in͏ ͏the NIL s͏pace, we came͏ out t͏he͏ gat͏e a͏s a ͏leader and we’re going to con͏tin͏u͏e to have͏ our ͏foot ͏o͏n the gas.”

W͏hi͏te pointed ͏to Tennessee’s g͏row͏t͏h ͏as͏ pro͏of of th͏eir commitment͏. “In the last four years,͏ we͏’ve ͏gro͏wn from $140 million in annual revenue͏ ͏an͏d will cl͏ose the b͏o͏oks this y͏ear close͏r to $2͏80 [mill͏ion],” he sai͏d͏.

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H͏e made it c͏lear that all reve͏nu͏e is ͏be͏ing us͏ed to sup͏port th͏e program. ͏“W͏e’r͏e͏ no͏t generating all ͏this revenue t͏o put ͏it ͏in some ͏coffers to ͏make me f͏eel good. We’͏re͏ generating ͏revenue to rei͏nv͏est in our programs to win at a hig͏h level͏.͏”

“I’m happy that the kids are getting a piece of the pie now, and we’ll continue to evaluate how we can organize it better and have more controls over it,” he added.

Whi͏te͏ also ack͏nowl͏edg͏ed ͏the need for fut͏u͏re N͏IL ͏structure an͏d ͏accountability.

Related: Major NIL Announcement Made on Friday After Tennessee-Iamaleava Situation



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Trump considers executive order to limit NIL after meeting with Nick Saban

President Donald Trump may be preparing to enter the college athletics debate by exploring an executive order related to Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation. This follows a recent meeting with former Alabama football coach Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa. According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump and Saban met Thursday night before the president returned […]

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President Donald Trump may be preparing to enter the college athletics debate by exploring an executive order related to Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation.

This follows a recent meeting with former Alabama football coach Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa. According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump and Saban met Thursday night before the president returned to Mar-a-Lago. The two reportedly discussed the current state of college sports and the chaos surrounding NIL payments. The landscape of amateur athletics has shifted significantly since their legalization in 2021.

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Saban has long been vocal about the negative impact he believes NIL has had on college sports. According to the WSJ report, Saban told Trump that the influx of unregulated money has damaged the integrity and competitive balance of college athletics. The timing of this is notable. Most schools are scrambling to finalize NIL deals before a July 1 deadline. That’s when House settlement could impose new revenue-sharing caps and roster limits.

Related: Quinn Ewers suffers major blow following the NFL Draft

While Trump hasn’t officially announced any action, his aides are reportedly beginning to explore what an executive order might look like.

This would be a significant move as Congress has yet to move forward with any legislation to govern NIL. College figureheads have spent the past two years lobbying for federal guidance, hoping to create a level playing field and avoid further legal battles. Their fear is that without clear rules, NIL will continue to create inequalities and expose the NCAA to antitrust lawsuits.

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Related: South Carolina QB turns heads with latest NIL deal

The potential for executive action is good on paper but lacks significant backing across the board. Any attempt by the federal government to place limits on athletes’ earnings or restructure NIL frameworks could face strong legal opposition.

Despite the legal risks, some believe that if Trump were to frame an executive order as providing “guardrails,” rather than restrictions, it could gain political traction.

Related: Livvy Dunne catches everyone’s attention with all-pink Kentucky Derby outfit

In the meantime, college athletic departments are in serious limbo. They’re preparing for a post-settlement world without a clear rulebook. At the same time, the rules might be amended again. What’s certain is that the NIL era is forcing everyone to reconsider the future of college sports. For better or worse, it’s happening.



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SB | Gaels Sweep Saturday Twin Bill with Toreros, Move Season Long Win Streak to Five Straight

Next Game: San Diego 5/4/2025 | 12:00 PM May. 04 (Sun) / 12:00 PM  San Diego History MORAGA, Calif. — The Gaels (25-22, 8-3 2nd in WCC) continue to stay red-hot, as they took both games of a doubleheader today against the University of San Diego (20-28, 4-10 […]

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MORAGA, Calif. — The Gaels (25-22, 8-3 2nd in WCC) continue to stay red-hot, as they took both games of a doubleheader today against the University of San Diego (20-28, 4-10 6th in WCC) to remain just one game back of first place in the conference. The wins were the Gaels fourth and fifth straight, tying, then breaking the season’s longest win streak mark. 

GAME ONE: SMC 3 – USD 2

Mia Nishikawa got the ball in game one of the series for the third time in four conference clashes this year. After a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the first, the Toreros took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second on a two out double, followed by a two run blast to left. For the third time in the last four games, the Gaels were asked to play from behind early, and to attempt a comeback. That doesn’t happen if your pitcher doesn’t respond to the early adversity, and respond Mia did! The sophomore hung up five straight zeroes from the third through the seventh innings, allowing just two hits and three total base runners for the rest of the game, leaving plenty of time for her offense to chip away. 

The Gaels got on the scoreboard in the bottom of third first. Dominique Oliveria launched a double to deep right to lead off the inning with her first collegiate extra base hit. With one out, Sam Buckley would walk, and Camille Lara would flare a single to left to load the bases for the defending WCC Player of the Week, Tori Cervantes. After a seven pitch battle, Cervantes lifted a ball to straight away center, which was deep enough for the fleet footed Oliveira to score and cut the deficit in half. 

San Diego’s Kelsey Tadlock would do an excellent job keeping the Gaels bats at bay, but in the sixth, the Gaels would flip the script to take their first lead of the weekend. Alex Cutonilli would work a seven pitch walk, and would then advance to second on a productive groundout by Taylor Lane. Victoria Castillo would log her second hit of the day, a single through the right side, and would advance to second on a throw to the plate that would force Cutonilli to retreat to third base. The Gaels would then call on their senior catcher Jenavee Amador to pinch hit, and Amador delivered, taking a rise ball back up the middle to score both Cutonilli and Castillo. Ahead by a run, all that was left was for Mia Nishikawa to finish the job, and she did just that, retiring the side in order in the seventh to earn her 10th victory of the season. 

Camille Lara and Victoria Castillo both stayed hot, each with a two hit ballgame, moving both of their tallies to seven knocks over the last four games. Castillo also scored what would prove to be the winning run. Jenavee Amador would produce her first pinch hit hit of the year, and it would prove to be the most pivotal moment of the game. Dominique Oliveira was responsible for the lone extra base hit for the Gaels, the first of her collegiate career. The win was the Gaels eighth come from behind W, and their third in the last four games.

GAME TWO: SMC 7 – USD 1

Odhi Vasquez got the ball in game two, and did not disappoint. The junior walked the first batter she faced, then proceeded to retire the next nine, taking a no-hitter into the fourth inning. San Diego would break through with two singles in the first, resulting in their lone run of the game, but those were the only two hits that Odhi would allow in the contest. With her offense coming to life in game two, Vasquez cruised to her 10th win of the season in complete game fashion. 

After being kept quiet in the first, the Gaels struck for two unearned runs in the second, and two earned in the third. Alex Cutonilli reached on an error to second base to start the second, and advanced to second on a Taylor Lane groundout. Victoria Castillo laced a ball to left and advanced to second on a throw in, bringing up game one hero, Jenavee Amador, to the plate with runners at second and third and one away. Just like in game one, Amador delivered with a single to center, scoring Cutonilli from third. Mia Zabat would line out to right, deep enough to score Castillo and push the Gaels ahead 2-0 through two. 

In the third, Sam Buckley ripped a single down the left field line with one out, and advanced to second on Camille Lara’s ground out to second. Tori Cervantes then rolled one back up the middle to plate Buckley, and stole second, before Alex Cutonilli blasted a ball off the base of the fence in right, scoring Cervantes. Through three innings, the Gaels held a 4-0 lead, with Odhi Vasquez cruising. 

San Diego would break up the shutout in the fourth, and bounced back to start and slow down the Gaels offense, until the fifth inning. Camille Lara smacked a single to right center with one away, but was eliminated on a Tori Cervantes fielder’s choice. Cervantes advanced to second on a wild pitch, but that would mean little, as Alex Cutonilli would hammer an 0-2 drop ball to the deepest part of center field for her seventh home run of the year. Saint Mary’s would add one more in the sixth on a Torero error at short, giving Vasquez more than enough insurance to close things out for her tenth win. 

Alex Cutonilli finished a stellar birthday game with the two hardest parts of the cycle, a triple and a home run, driving in three of the Gaels seven runs. Sam Buckley and Mia Zabat each also had two hit ballgames, with Buckley scoring once and Zabat scoring a run and driving in a run. Tori Cervantes had just one hit, but scored twice, and drove in one, while swiping her team best 12th stolen bag. The win moved the Gaels winning streak to five in a row, the longest of the season. Santa Clara also won both of their contests against LMU, meaning the Gaels remain one game back of the Broncos, but move to 2.5 games ahead of the Lions, who sit in third. 

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The Gaels will finish out their three game set against San Diego tomorrow at noon. As it is the final home regular season contest of the year, the Gaels will honor their four graduating seniors, Jenavee Amador, Lindsay Cabral, Claudia Kirchner and Avrey Wolverton in a pregame ceremony. 

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PROVO, Utah – The No. 11 Red Raiders (42-12, 20-4) closed out the regular series with a 2-1 win over BYU (31-16, 13-11) on Saturday night on ESPNU. Tech took all eight of the conference series they played in this season as head coach Gerry Glasco improved his conference-series winning streak to 60. NiJaree Canady […]

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PROVO, Utah – The No. 11 Red Raiders (42-12, 20-4) closed out the regular series with a 2-1 win over BYU (31-16, 13-11) on Saturday night on ESPNU. Tech took all eight of the conference series they played in this season as head coach Gerry Glasco improved his conference-series winning streak to 60.

NiJaree Canady improved to 23-5 in the circle after allowing just one run on one hit and striking out eight batters through 7.0 innings of work. Canady’s 23 wins puts her tied for third-most in a single season in program history.

Mihyia Davis and Lauren Allred led the way offensively for Tech, both turning in multi-hit performances as Davis went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run while Allred went 3-for-3 with two RBI.

How it happened:

It was another pitchers’ duel and defensive battle for most of the game. BYU’s Kaysen Korth and Jada Villegas threw well as Villegas allowed just one hit in the final 3.0 innings.

Tech’s defense again plays strong in the field thanks to Hailey Toney and Bailey Lindemuth on the left side of the infield and Alexa Langeliers and Lauren Allred holding down the right side.

Canady was again nothing short of phenomenal as she allowed just one hit, a solo home run, and one free pass after hitting a batter in the sixth inning. She recorded eight strikeouts and retired the first 12 batters she saw thanks to five 1-2-3 innings.

Tech was able to manufacture some runs in the third inning after Demi Elder led off with a single up the middle. Mihyia Davis was able to aboard thanks to an excellent bunt which showed off her speed down the base path. Toney laid down an great sacrifice bunt – one of two she recorded in the game – to push Elder and Davis over to second and third with one out. Following the second out of the inning, Allred stepped up to the plate and took a 1-0 pitch into shallow center field to score both runners and give Tech – and ultimately the win.

The Cougars lone run came in the bottom of the fourth inning but weren’t able to get anything going outside of their one hit.

UP NEXT: Tech will head to the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City as the No. 1 seed where they will get a first-round bye. The tournament is played May 7-10 at OGE Field at Devon Park.

 



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