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Here’s the list of teams who have already qualified by winning their conference tournaments:Xavier is No. 42 in KenPom’s rankings and No. 45 in the NET rankings with a 1-9 record in Quad 1 games, helped by an 8-2 mark in Quad 2 games.Xavier (21-11): The Musketeers should have played themselves into the tournament with […]

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Here’s the list of teams who have already qualified by winning their conference tournaments:Xavier is No. 42 in KenPom’s rankings and No. 45 in the NET rankings with a 1-9 record in Quad 1 games, helped by an 8-2 mark in Quad 2 games.Xavier (21-11): The Musketeers should have played themselves into the tournament with the way they performed down the stretch. Xavier closed the regular season on a seven-game win streak, though it’s worth mentioning that six of those seven wins came against teams in the bottom four in the Big East.UNC ranks No. 33 in KenPom’s metrics and is 36th in the NET rankings with just a 1-12 record in Quad 1 games.

[Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem is back: Enter for a shot to win up to K]The Mountaineers rank far behind both North Carolina and Texas in the NET and KenPom rankings, too. WVU is No. 53 in KenPom’s data despite having the No. 14 defense and is No. 51 in the NET rankings with a 6-9 record in Quad 1 games.The Broncos beat MWC No. 1 seed New Mexico 72-69 on Friday while Colorado State beat No. 3 seed Utah State 83-72 in the other semifinal. Boise State entered the MWC tournament as the No. 5 seed and has pulled two upsets to get to the title game.If Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown were playing for the Blue Devils, you could make the case the game was enough for North Carolina to safely make the NCAA tournament field. Instead, both players sat out with injuries, and it still wasn’t enough for North Carolina to get the win.

Selection Sunday is almost here.Here’s our last look at the bubble before the 68-team bracket is revealed.North Carolina (22-13): The Tar Heels were a lane violation away from tying the game and potentially taking Duke to overtime in the ACC tournament on Friday night. UNC outscored the Blue Devils by 18 in the second half after trailing by 21 at halftime, but it wasn’t enough in the 74-71 loss.

America East: Bryant
American Athletic: UAB vs. Memphis, 3:15 p.m. ET Sunday
Atlantic 10: George Mason vs. VCU, 1 p.m. ET Sunday
ACC: Duke
ASUN: Lipscomb
Big 12: Houston
Big East: St. John’s
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: High Point
Big Ten: Wisconsin vs. Michigan, 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday
Big West: UC San Diego
CAA: UNC Wilmington
Conference USA: JLiberty
Horizon League: Robert Morris
Ivy League: Cornell vs. Yale, 12 p.m. ET Sunday
MAAC: Mount Saint Mary’s
MAC: Akron
MEAC: Norfolk State
Missouri Valley: Drake
Mountain West: Colorado State
Northeast: Saint Francis
Ohio Valley: SIU Edwardsville
Patriot League: American University
SEC: Tennessee vs. Florida, 1 p.m. ET Sunday
Southern: Wofford
Southland: McNeese
SWAC: Alabama State
Summit League: Omaha
Sun Belt: Troy
West Coast: Gonzaga
WAC: Grand CanyonTexas (19-15): The Longhorns are three spots behind the Tar Heels in the NET rankings and 10 spots back in KenPom’s data after losing to Tennessee in the SEC tournament quarterfinals Friday. Texas is much better in Quad 1 games — 7-10 — than North Carolina, but is just 3-5 in Quad 2 games. A win over Texas A&M on Thursday should have been enough for the Longhorns to get into the tournament, but they can’t feel totally sure about their status until they see their name on a seed line on Selection Sunday. And if Texas is in, there’s a decent chance the Longhorns are heading to Dayton for a First Four game on either Tuesday or Wednesday.Saturday was chock-full of conference tournament semifinals and finals as the last automatic bids to the men’s NCAA tournament are finalized. Grand Canyon University beat Utah Valley to win the WAC tournament and claim a bid in Saturday’s final game. With most bubble teams already eliminated from their respective conference tournaments, there will be a lot of waiting and hoping before Sunday’s selection show.Both CSU and BSU had a case for an at-large spot before the title game.

Colorado State (24-9) earned the Mountain West’s automatic bid on Saturday with a 69-56 win over Boise State (24-9), but the Broncos should be in the field as well.West Virginia (19-13): The Mountaineers are feeling a bit uneasy this weekend after a one-and-done performance in the Big 12 tournament. West Virginia got the No. 8 seed in the Big 12 after winning three of its last four regular-season games but lost 67-60 to cellar dweller Colorado in its first Big 12 tournament game.

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Beth Hanrahan – Women’s Ice Hockey Coach

Beth Hanrahan joined the Brown women’s hockey program as an assistant coach ahead of the 2022-23 season.   A graduate of Providence College, Hanrahan returned to Rhode Island after previously serving as an assistant coach at Mercyhurst University for four seasons.   At Mercyhurst, Hanrahan led recruiting efforts, video sessions and on-ice skill development. During […]

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Beth Hanrahan joined the Brown women’s hockey program as an assistant coach ahead of the 2022-23 season.
 
A graduate of Providence College, Hanrahan returned to Rhode Island after previously serving as an assistant coach at Mercyhurst University for four seasons.
 
At Mercyhurst, Hanrahan led recruiting efforts, video sessions and on-ice skill development. During her tenure, the Lakers made three appearances in the College Hockey America conference tournament, capturing the 2020 CHA tournament title to earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Elite 8.
 
Prior to Mercyhurst, Hanrahan spent one season as an assistant at Lindenwood University, assisting the head coach in recruiting and evaluating of prospective Division I student-athletes, providing film analysis and scouting reports, and running the team’s social media accounts.
 
Hanrahan began her coaching career during the 2016-17 season at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minnesota, one of the most successful girls’ hockey programs in the country. She helped develop elite talent at the U16 level to prepare players for the college level by implementing both on-and-off ice training, monitoring academic progress, and coordinating practice and travel plans.
 
Prior to embarking on her coaching career, Hanrahan played one season for the New York Riveters in the inaugural 2015-16 season of the Nationals Women’s Hockey League.
 
Hanrahan spent four seasons as a student-athlete at Providence, the last three years of which playing under current Brown head coach, Melanie Ruzzi. Hanrahan totaled 75 points in her career, scoring 45 goals, including a team-leading 15 during her senior season in 2014-15. As a senior, she served as team captain and was named the winner of the ECAC Sportsmanship Award. Hanrahan was voted the team’s MVP following her junior and senior seasons.
 
Hanrahan graduated from Providence in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in health policy management and a minor in sociology. She went on to earn her master’s in applied intelligence from Mercyhurst.

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Season School/Team Title
2016-2017 Shattuck-St. Mary’s Assistant Coach
2017-2018 Lindenwood Assistant Coach
2018-2022 Mercyhurst Assistant Coach
2022-Present Brown Assistant Coach



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Women's Soccer Adds Ngulefac Ahead of 2025 Season

WASHINGTON – GW women’s soccer Head Coach Jeremy Williams announced the addition of Kathleen Ngulefac as a redshirt freshman transfer ahead of the 2025 season. Ngulefac joins the Revolutionaries after spending her first season at Kentucky. A native of Snellville, Ga., Ngulefac did not see game action during her rookie season with the Wildcats. After a standout […]

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WASHINGTON – GW women’s soccer Head Coach Jeremy Williams announced the addition of Kathleen Ngulefac as a redshirt freshman transfer ahead of the 2025 season. Ngulefac joins the Revolutionaries after spending her first season at Kentucky.
 
A native of Snellville, Ga., Ngulefac did not see game action during her rookie season with the Wildcats. After a standout prep career at Parkview High School, Ngulefac was granted a redshirt during her one season at Kentucky and joins the Buff & Blue with four years of eligibility.
 
Prior to collegiate soccer, Ngulefac was a member of the Gwinnett Soccer Association, competing in the ECNL. She was honored as a Girls All-Conference First Team honoree for the 2023-24 season in the Southeast Division. In high school, Ngulefac was a First Team All-Region honoree with Parkview. She also earned Class 7A First Team All-County honors and was named to the 7A All-State Girls Team during her senior season in 2023.
 
Ngulefac joins an incoming class of Revolutionaries that includes Jasmine Black, Anna Cornejo, Caroline Donmoyer, Naomi Kim and Lucy Stenning. She’ll be the only transfer student among the newcomers, with the other five arriving in Foggy Bottom as first-years.
 
Follow GWsports.com this summer for the announcement of GW’s 2025 schedule.

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Waimea Athletics awards first college scholarship

WAIMEA — The Waimea Athletics College Scholarship Committee proudly announces that Caylee Cook, a 2025 graduate of Kamehameha-Hawaii, has been selected as a recipient of the inaugural Waimea Athletics College Scholarship. WAIMEA — The Waimea Athletics College Scholarship Committee proudly announces that Caylee Cook, a 2025 graduate of Kamehameha-Hawaii, has been selected as a recipient […]

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WAIMEA — The Waimea Athletics College Scholarship Committee proudly announces that Caylee Cook, a 2025 graduate of Kamehameha-Hawaii, has been selected as a recipient of the inaugural Waimea Athletics College Scholarship.





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SEC Gymnastics Championships to include all 9 schools moving forward

Arkansas won’t have to worry about being left out of the SEC Gymnastics Championships moving forward. The 2025 Southeastern Conference Spring Meetings concluded Thursday, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey addressing several topics, including conference athletic directors approving including all nine SEC schools that sponsor gymnastics to participate in the SEC Gymnastics Championships starting in 2026. […]

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Arkansas won’t have to worry about being left out of the SEC Gymnastics Championships moving forward.

The 2025 Southeastern Conference Spring Meetings concluded Thursday, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey addressing several topics, including conference athletic directors approving including all nine SEC schools that sponsor gymnastics to participate in the SEC Gymnastics Championships starting in 2026.

After a season that saw the Razorbacks beat LSU and Florida – teams ranked No. 2 in the nation at the time of competition – during the regular season, Arkansas still ended up as the ninth place team in the SEC by National Qualifying Score (NQS) and was subsequently eliminated from competing at the conference championship meet. This, despite being the No. 16 team in the country at the time (the Razorbacks would finish No. 12 overall after the NCAA tournament). The team also lost out on an away meet score to potentially include in its NQS, which could’ve impacted postseason seeding.

With the addition of Oklahoma to the SEC gymnastics ranks, the conference changed the format of the meet for 2025, opting to leave one school – whoever finished last in the regular season rankings by NQS – out of the conference championship, including individuals. This decision faced backlash from fans, athletes, and coaches throughout the season, especially as Arkansas proved it was capable of wreaking havoc on the conference’s top teams.

Part of the hang up on having nine teams was the issue of having five teams in either the afternoon or evening session, which would mean adding a bye rotation and increasing the runtime of the meet by approximately 20-30 minutes – a potential obstacle for the meet broadcast as networks continue to try to optimize the viewer experience. According to Whole Hog Sports, the 2026 SEC Gymnastics Championships will see the bottom four teams compete in the afternoon session and the top five teams compete in the evening session.

“All nine [teams] will be invited,” Sankey said. “Noting just the high level of competition and the impact on some of the score opportunities, it’s important for all of us to compete together.”



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Kickoff Time Announced for OSU’s Game at Oregon

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State’s September 6 game at Oregon kicks off at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS, announced Thursday by the Big Ten.   It marks the fourth time in program history and the first time since the 1987 Sun Bowl that Oklahoma State has played on CBS.   With Thursday’s announcement from the Big 12 […]

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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State’s September 6 game at Oregon kicks off at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS, announced Thursday by the Big Ten.
 
It marks the fourth time in program history and the first time since the 1987 Sun Bowl that Oklahoma State has played on CBS.
 
With Thursday’s announcement from the Big 12 of OSU’s first two home game kickoff times, the non-conference schedule is complete.
 
The Cowboys’ season opener against UT Martin on Thursday, August 28, kicks at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN+ and the Gateway First Bank Turnpike Classic against Tulsa on Friday, September 19, starts at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.
 
Kickoff times for OSU’s conference slate will be announced within two weeks prior to each game.
 
Season tickets that include all seven home Cowboy football games are on sale now at okstate.com/tickets. The OSU ticket office can also be reached via call/text at 877-255-4678 or through email at tickets@okstate.edu.
 
 



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Kira Trexler

Name: Kira Trexler High School: Central Hometown: Martinsburg Sport: Soccer Position: Midfield/Forward College choice: Penn State Altoona Other colleges considered: UPJ, Saint Francis, IUP, Florida Gulf Coast, West Chester Why I picked Penn State Altoona: “Penn State runs in my family. Both my parents went there and two of my brothers did as well. I […]

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Kira Trexler

Name: Kira Trexler

High School: Central

Hometown: Martinsburg

Sport: Soccer

Position: Midfield/Forward

College choice: Penn State Altoona

Other colleges considered: UPJ, Saint Francis, IUP, Florida Gulf Coast, West Chester

Why I picked Penn State Altoona: “Penn State runs in my family. Both my parents went there and two of my brothers did as well. I wanted to be a Nittany Lion.”

Coach Randy Trexler: “Kira has been a cornerstone of our team since her freshman year, instantly making an impact and rewriting the Central Lady Dragon record books. I’m thrilled to see her take on the challenges of Division 3 soccer where I have no doubt, she’ll replicate her high school success and leave a mark. Kira’s on-field presence is commanding and Penn State Altoona coaches will experience a quiet confidence from her that motivates peers and drives the team forward. I really wish for her the best success.”

How I got my start playing soccer: “I started playing with my brothers when I was 5.”

Favorite college growing up: Penn State

Other interests: Hanging out with my friends, church events, shopping and pickleball

What getting to play in college means to me: “It’s the next chapter in my journey as a student-athlete.”

Probable college major: Nursing

Parents: Randy and Rhonda Trexler

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