CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association (NEISCA) honored Lesley junior Jodi Fralick (Woburn, Mass.) by naming her to their Honorable Mention squad for the 2009 Division III All-Star Teams.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – In their first ever appearance in the Division III Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Softball Championships, the Lesley University Lynx fought hard through seven innings against Western New England College but were defeated 2-0. Lesley finishes their 2009 campaign with a 27-14 mark which is just three wins off their record setting total in 2008.
CENTERVILLE, Mass. - After finishing the season with a 25-15 record, Brandeis was selected as the number one seed in the 2009 ECAC DIVISION III New England Softball Championship. The tournament is an eight-team field with a quarterfinal round followed by a double-elimination format for the remaining four teams.
BOSTON, Mass. – The Lesley University softball team swept all three games they played on Sunday to win the inaugural 2009 New England Collegiate Conference Softball Championship. The title marks the second conference championship in a row that the Lynx have won as they defeated Mitchell College in the finals.
BOSTON, Mass. – The inaugural 2009 New England Collegiate Conference Softball Championships held day one of the conference playoffs on the campus of UMass-Boston on Saturday, May 2. The top two seeds of the tournament, Lesley University and Elms College, were upset on day one but Lesley won their second game to stave off elimination while Elms got swept for an early tournament exit.
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Eight of the nine sponsored programs were represented on 2009 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Softball All-Conference Team, it was announced today by Commissioner Del Malloy. In addition to the All-NECC honors, four separate major individual award winners and the team sportsmanship award were also voted upon and selected this week.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In the final two games of the regular season before the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championships begin, the Lynx were defeated by Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) opponent Framingham state in a afternoon double header.
ATTLEBORO, Mass.—Lesley University has claimed the top seed for the 2009 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Softball Championship, which begins with quarterfinal matchups on campus sites the afternoon of Tuesday, April 28. The Lynx (23-10 overall) earned the top spot in the upcoming NECC tournament after posting a 15-1 conference record.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Lesley University softball team captured the regular season title in the inaugural season of the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) after sweeping Wheelock College in double header action on Sunday. With conference play over, the Lynx improved to 23-10 (13-1 NECC) while Wheelock dropped to 7-20 (7-9 NECC) and will wait to find out their current standing with playoffs approaching.
LONGMEADOW, Mass. - Lesley holds onto the top spot in the conference sweeping Bay Path in a New England Collegiate Conference softball double header. Both games finished with a final score of 9-1. Lesley was led by junior catcher Jodi Fralick (Woburn, Mass.) with a two-game .833 batting average (5-for-6) and four runs. Jodi Fralick chipped in her first homer on the season along with 4 RBI and two doubles for the Lynx.
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Lesley University softball team came from behind in the fifth inning of game one and mercy-ruled Mitchell College in game two to sweep the Mariners in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) play. The Lynx improved to 19-10 (11-1 NECC) on the season as they took a firmer hold on first place in the conference.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Lesley University softball joined the ranks of some of New England’s top collegiate softball programs this week by reaching the #10 spot on the New England Collegiate Softball Coaches Association Division III (NEISCA) Top 10 poll.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Lesley University softball team improved their New England Collegiate Conference record to 9-1 after sweeping Becker College on Senior Day. The Lynx are now 17-10 overall while the Hawks dropped to 2-18 (1-10 NECC) on the season.
WELLESLEY, Mass. – Nearly a year ago, the Lesley University and Wellesley College softball teams met at the NCAA Regional Tournament down in Providence, Rhode Island with the Blue defeating the Lynx 3-2. These two teams met up again on Friday afternoon and split a double header with Lesley taking game one 3-2 and Wellesley winning game two 6-1.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In a match of two of the top teams in the New England Collegiate Conference, the Lesley University Lynx and Elms College Blazers softball teams split a double header in two competitive games. The Lynx moved their 2009 record to 14-9 (7-1 NECC) while suffering their first loss in-conference while the Blazers finished the day at 11-10 (8-2 NECC).
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The first place teams from both the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) collided on Monday afternoon as the Lesley University softball team swept a double header from Pine Manor College.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In a match up of former North Atlantic Conference opponents, the Lesley University softball team defeated Thomas College twice on Thursday to improve to 11-8 (6-0 NECC). Thomas dropped to 4-8 (2-0 NAC) after the day’s losses.
BABSON PARK, Mass. – The Lesley University softball team competed in a round robin tournament with non-conference opponents Emerson College and Babson College and lost both games. The Lynx dropped to 9-8 (6-0 NECC) on the season and will be back in action this Tuesday against Wheelock College for their first home games of the season.
NASHUA, N.H. – The Lesley University softball team played a double header against Daniel Webster College on Saturday and continued to play well against New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) opponents by sweeping the Eagles. The Lynx improved to 9-6 (6-0 NECC) on the season.
BROOKLINE, Mass. – The Lesley University softball team took two games from New England Collegiate Conference opponent Newbury College to improve their record to 7-6 (4-0 NECC). The Lynx got two dominant pitching performances from Alicia Burnett (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) and Cassandra Knox (Sea Cliff, N.Y.) who combined for 23 strikeouts in the double header.
NEWTON, Mass. – The Lesley University softball team traveled to Newton, Massachusetts to face off against GNAC opponent Lasell College but lost 5-4 in the seventh inning on a walk-off solo home run by the Lasers. Lesley drops to 5-6 (2-0 NECC) while Lasell improved to 11-8 (4-0 GNAC).
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Lesley University softball team kicked off New England Collegiate Conference play against Southern Vermont College on Saturday afternoon and swept both games against the Mountaineers. With the victories, the Lynx evened their 2009 record at 5-5 (2-0 NECC) while Southern Vermont dropped to 0-4 (0-2 NECC) on the season.
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – The Lesley University softball team came back from the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida with a 3-5 record, the best finish among all New England Collegiate Conference schools that went to spring training. Leading the Lynx for the week was junior Jodi Fralick (Woburn, Mass.) who earned multiple weekly awards for her efforts.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Lesley University split games with Waynesburg University and Chatham University in the final day of their 2009 trip to Kissimmee, Florida for the Rebel Spring Games. Lesley finished the trip with a 3-5 record.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Lesley University softball team redeemed themselves against Chatham College and Albion College by defeating both squads to get their first victories of the season. The Lynx beat Chatham 16-2 in game one and followed up by edging Albion 4-3.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Day two at the Rebel Spring Games brought two more losses for the Lesley University softball team, but the Lynx played hard against their highly touted opponents. Lesley has an off day Tuesday but will be back in action on Wednesday against Chatham College and Albion College.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Lesley University softball program played hard against Lake Forest College and Coast Guard Academy on day one of their spring training experience down at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Florida but lost both games. The Lynx will play another doubleheader tomorrow afternoon against Hiram College and Marian College.
The Lesley University softball team will begin their 2009 season next week down in Kissimmee, Florida as the team looks to repeat the success they experienced just one year ago. The Lynx finished the 2008 season with a 30-12 (17-3 North Atlantic Conference) mark and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history by winning their conference championship.
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Lesley University has been tabbed as the preseason favorite to capture the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) softball championship, it was announced today by Commissioner Del Malloy. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the NECC's head softball coaches.
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – The Lesley University softball team had a memorable 2008 season. The team became conference champions to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time and several players earned conference and regional accolades for their tremendous play. But, lost in shuffle of all these achievements was a coaching milestone from Head Coach Jen Benway who earned her 100th career victory in the North Atlantic Conference Championship game.
Fralick earns NEISCA Honorable Mention
May 15, 2009CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association (NEISCA) honored Lesley junior Jodi Fralick (Woburn, Mass.) by naming her to their Honorable Mention squad for the 2009 Division III All-Star Teams.
