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Auburndale, Fla. - Sophomore shortstop Drew Walsh drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the eighth inning to guide the Long Island University baseball team to a 2-1 win over NJIT at Lake Myrtle Park. The Blackbirds toughed out a victory in a pitchers’ duel to snap a 10-game losing streak with freshman Evan Zerff earning his first collegiate win with two innings of work out of the bullpen. ]]>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:39:08 GMThttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/19/SB_0319101911.aspxhttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/19/SB_0319101911.aspxSoftball

Clearwater, Fla. - The Long Island University softball team held on for a 4-3 upset win over No. 16 Ohio State on Friday in the USF-The Game Tournament in Clearwater, Fla. Senior Blaire Porter struck out the side in the top of the seventh inning to help the Blackbirds preserve their third win over a Big Ten opponent this season. Long Island (11-10) extended its winning streak to four games when it beat Texas Tech, 3-2, in the nightcap on the strength of a walk-off single from sophomore Sterling Hoham. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:14:35 GMThttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/19/BSB_0319102553.aspxhttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/19/BSB_0319102553.aspxBaseball

Winter Haven, Fla. - Dartmouth scored 14 unanswered runs to hand the Long Island University baseball team its 10th straight loss as the Blackbirds fell, 14-2, at Chain of Lakes Stadium. Freshman Tito Marrero drove in one of the two Long Island runs with a double. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:15:13 GMThttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/19/WLAX_0319105028.aspxhttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/19/WLAX_0319105028.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Moon Township, Pa. – The Long Island University women’s lacrosse team dropped its Northeast Conference opener at Robert Morris, 15-8, on Friday afternoon at Joe Walton Stadium. The Blackbirds rallied late, but were unable to overcome a slow start. Junior Jenna Schauder and sophomore Claire Ranney led LIU with two goals apiece. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:42:32 GMThttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/18/WBOWL_0318103213.aspxhttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/18/WBOWL_0318103213.aspxWomen's Bowling

Brooklyn, N.Y. - The Long Island University women's bowling team begins its quest for a Northeast Conference championship on Saturday, March 20, at Parkway Lanes in Elmwood Park, N.J. The Blackbirds open play against top-seeded New Jersey City University at 9:30 a.m. in the first round of the double-elimination tournament. The championship game will be contested at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 21. ]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:55:27 GMThttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/18/SB_0318102240.aspxhttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/18/SB_0318102240.aspxSoftball

Tampa, Fla. - Senior Blaire Porter notched a season-high nine strikeouts as the Long Island University softball team defeated Dartmouth, 3-0, on Thursday in Tampa, Fla. Junior Bianca Mejia clubbed two doubles and senior Mariesha Marker knocked in two runs as the Blackbirds won their second straight and improved to 9-10 on the year. ]]>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:17:50 GMThttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/18/WTEN_0318103742.aspxhttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/18/WTEN_0318103742.aspxWomen's Tennis

Las Vegas, Nev. - The Long Island University women’s tennis team turned in another strong performance on its spring break trip to Las Vegas, defeating Oral Roberts, 5-2. The Blackbirds once again swept the doubles point to take an early lead and won four singles matches to earn the team victory and improve to 4-2. ]]>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:26:17 GMThttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/17/BSB_0317101137.aspxhttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/17/BSB_0317101137.aspxBaseball

Auburndale, Fla. - In a game that was a scorekeeper’s nightmare, the Long Island University baseball team suffered a 19-7 loss at the hands of North Dakota State at Myrtle Lakes Field. Sophomore catcher Tyler Jones went 2-for-4 with four RBIs including his first collegiate home run. ]]>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:02:50 GMThttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/16/WLAX_0316100139.aspxhttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/16/WLAX_0316100139.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Jacksonville, Fla. – The Long Island University women’s lacrosse team fell to Jacksonville, 21-10, in a non-conference contest at the Ashley Sports Complex on Wednesday evening. Senior Christie Wienckowski and sophomore Claire Ranney led the Blackbirds with three goals each. ]]>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:56:29 GMThttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/16/WTEN_0316104928.aspxhttp://www.liuathletics.com/news/2010/3/16/WTEN_0316104928.aspxWomen's Tennis

Las Vegas, Nev. - With a strong all-around performance: the Long Island deal Cal-State Bakersfield a 7-0 defeat in the second match of a spring break trip to Las Vegas. The Blackbirds made easy work of the Roadrunners: taking all three doubles matches by 8-3 scores before going 6-0 in singles play. ]]>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:43:31 GMT