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May 19, 1997

Championships summaries

Division I women's golf

Regionals: East regional -- 1. Ohio St., 937; 2. Tennessee, 944; 3. Auburn, 945; 4. Furman, 947; 5. (tie) Campbell and Wake Forest, 951; 7. Florida, 953; 8. (tie) Georgia and Memphis, 958; 10. (tie) Indiana and North Caro., 964; 12. LSU, 967; 13. South Caro., 970; 14. (tie) Alabama and Purdue, 971; 16. Miami (Fla.), 973; 17. Duke, 975; 18. (tie) Florida St. and Kentucky, 980. (Ohio St., Tennessee, Auburn, Furman, Campbell, Wake Forest and Florida advance.)

West regional -- 1. Arizona St., 865; 2. Arizona, 866; 3. Stanford, 870; 4. New Mexico St., 883; 5. San Jose St., 884; 6. Oregon, 885; 7. Texas Christian, 889; 8. Tulsa, 890; 9. UCLA, 895; 10. Texas A&M, 896; 11. (tie) Washington* and Oklahoma St., 897; 13. New Mexico, 906; 14. Nebraska, 909; 15. Northern Ariz., 911; 16. Brigham Young, 912; 17. Texas, 914; 18. Texas Tech, 918; 19. Southern Cal, 919; 20. Oregon St., 920. (*Won playoff.) (Arizona St., Arizona, Stanford, New Mexico St., San Jose St., Oregon, Texas Christian, Tulsa, UCLA, Texas A&M and Washington advance.)

Championships (May 21-24 at Ohio State): The 18 teams advancing from regional competition will compete in the team championship.

Division II men's golf

Regionals: North regional -- 1. Indianapolis, 910; 2. Ferris St., 919; 3. Slippery Rock, 938; 4. Saginaw Valley, 940; 5. Oakland, 942; 6. West Liberty St., 944; 7. Charleston (W.Va.), 953; 8. Indiana (Pa.), 954; 9. Southern Ind., 963; 10. Bellarmine, 965; 11. Bryant, 967; 12. Longwood, 972; 13. Concord, 979; 14. Bentley, 988; 15. Mass.-Lowell, 1,004. (Indianapolis, Ferris St., Slippery Rock, Saginaw Valley and Oakland advance.)

South regional -- 1. Elon, 905; 2. Columbus, 911; 3. North Fla., 914; 4. S.C.-Aiken, 918; 5. Fla. Southern, 919; 6. Rollins, 922; 7. High Point, 924; 8. West Fla., 925; 9. Presbyterian, 927; 10. Belmont Abbey, 929; 11. Valdosta St., 935; 12. (tie) Lynn and North Ala., 939; 14. Catawba, 945; 15. Kennesaw St., 950. (Elon, Columbus, North Fla., S.C.-Aiken, Fla. Southern, Rollins and High Point advance.)

West regional -- 1. (tie) Central Okla. and Mo. Western St.*, 918; 3. UC Davis, 932; 4. Cal St. San B'dino, 935; 5. Cal St. Stanislaus, 942; 6. Abilene Christian, 954; 7. (tie) Hawaii-Hilo and Tex. A&M-Commerce, 960; 9. Grand Canyon, 964; 10. Cameron, 965; 11. Central Mo. St., 967; 12. Truman St., 973; 13. Western N.M., 997; 14. Mo. Southern St., 998; 15. Southern Colo., 1,000. (*Won playoff.) (Central Okla., Mo. Western St., UC Davis, Cal St. San B'dino, Cal St. Stanislaus and Abilene Christian advance.)

Championships (May 20-23 at Scottsdale, Arizona): The 18 teams advancing from regional competition will compete in the team championship.

Division I men's lacrosse

First round: Massachusetts 6, Hofstra 4; Duke 11, Brown 6; Loyola (Md.) 21, Notre Dame 5; Maryland 14, Georgetown 10.

Quarterfinals: (May 17 at Hofstra) Syracuse (10-2) vs. Loyola (Md.); Princeton (11-0) vs. Massachusetts (9-5); (May 18 at Maryland) Johns Hopkins (10-3) vs. Duke (11-3); Virginia (11-2) vs. Maryland (9-4).

National Collegiate women's lacrosse

First round: Maryland 6, Penn St. 2; Temple 17, James Madison 10; North Caro. 12, Virginia 11 (ot); Loyola (Md.) 11, William & Mary 2.

Semifinals (May 17 at Lehigh): Maryland (19-1) vs. Temple (14-2); North Caro. (14-3) vs. Loyola (Md.) (14-2). Championship game May 18 at Lehigh.

Division III men's lacrosse

First round: Gettysburg 10, Salisbury St. 9 (ot); Washington (Md.) 14, Roanoke 9; Ohio Wesleyan 18, Denison 13; Nazareth 17, Alfred 6.

Semifinals (May 17 on campus of a participating institution): Gettysburg (11-4) vs. Washington (Md.) (13-3); Ohio Wesleyan (13-3) vs. Nazareth (11-3).

Division III women's lacrosse

First round: Middlebury 26, Rensselaer 5; Johns Hopkins 15, Roanoke 7; William Smith 14, Trinity (Conn.) 13; Col. of New Jersey 21, Ithaca 8.

Semifinals (May 17 at Lehigh): Middlebury (15-0) vs. Johns Hopkins (10-3); William Smith (16-1) vs. Col. of New Jersey (13-0). Championship game May 18 at Lehigh.

Division II women's softball

Regionals: West regional -- Cal St. Bakersfield 10, Humboldt St. 5; UC Davis 6, Humboldt St. 0; UC Davis 7, Cal St. Bakersfield 0; UC Davis 6, Cal St. Bakersfield 4. (UC Davis advances).

North Central regional -- Augustana (S.D.) 8, Mankato St. 6; Neb.-Omaha 8, Mankato St. 2; Neb.-Omaha 1, Augustana (S.D.) 0; Neb.-Omaha 3, Augustana (S.D.) 1. (Neb.-Omaha advances).

South Central regional -- Central Mo. St. 1, Mesa St. 0; Mesa St. 6, Neb.-Kearney 4; Neb.-Kearney 2, Central Mo. St. 1; Central Mo. St. 3, Mesa St. 1; Neb.-Kearney 9, Central Mo. St. 3. (Neb.-Kearney advances).

South regional -- Fla. Southern 1, West Ala. 0; West Ala. 2, Barry 1; Fla. Southern 4, Barry 3; Fla. Southern 2, West Ala. 0. (Fla. Southern advances).

Mid-Atlantic regional -- Shippensburg 2, Bloomsburg 1; Calif. (Pa.) 4, Bloomsburg 0; Shippensburg 4, Calif. (Pa.) 2; Calif. (Pa.) 3, Shippensburg 0; Calif. (Pa.) 1, Shippensburg 0. [Calif. (Pa.) advances].

South Atlantic regional -- Coker 2, Columbus 0; Kennesaw St. 3, Columbus 1 (12 inn.); Coker 7, Kennesaw St. 6; Kennesaw St. 7, Coker 0; Kennesaw St. 7, Coker 1. (Kennesaw St. advances).

Northeast regional -- Merrimack 2, LIU-C. W. Post 0; American Int'l. 4, LIU-C. W. Post 1; American Int'l. 5, Merrimack 3; American Int'l. 3, Merrimack 2. (American Int'l. advances).

Great Lakes regional -- Lewis 1, Ashland 0 (12 inn.); Wis.-Parkside 8, Ashland 1; Wis.-Parkside 4, Lewis 3; Wis.-Parkside 9, Lewis 0 (5 inn.). (Wis.-Parkside advances).

Championship (May 15-19 at James L. Moyer Sports Complex, Salem, Virginia): Wis. Parkside (56-8 ) vs. Kennesaw St. (48-4 ); Calif. (Pa.) (48-5) vs. Fla. Southern (45-11); Neb.-Omaha (47-9) vs. Neb.-Kearney (38-7); American Int'l. (45-11) vs. UC Davis (50-5-1).

Division III women's softball

Regionals: Seed No. 1 regional -- Montclair St. 2, Bethany (W. Va.) 1; Salisbury St. 11, Rowan 0 (6 inn.); Rowan 7, Bethany (W. Va.) 3; Salisbury St. 10, Montclair St. 9; Montclair St. 3, Rowan 2; Montclair St. 8, Salisbury St. 0 (6 inn.); Montclair St. 4, Salisbury St. 2. (Montclair St. advances).

Seed No. 2 regional -- UC San Diego 11, Chapman 0; Cal Lutheran 4, Simpson 0; Simpson 1, Chapman 0; UC San Diego 5, Cal Lutheran 2; Simpson 8, Cal Lutheran 0; Simpson 5, UC San Diego 0; Simpson 7, UC San Diego 3. (Simpson advances).

Seed No. 3 regional -- Col. of New Jersey 2, Binghamton 1; Brockport St. 6, Cortland St. 3; Binghamton 3, Cortland St. 2; Col. of New Jersey 9, Brockport St. 5; Binghamton 4, Brockport St. 0; Col. of New Jersey 5, Binghamton 0. (Col. of New Jersey advances).

Seed No. 4 regional -- Central (Iowa) 6, St. Thomas (Minn.) 1; St. Mary's (Minn.) 5, Wis.-Eau Claire 4 (9 inn.); St. Thomas (Minn.) 3, Wis.-Eau Claire 0; Central (Iowa) 1, St. Mary's (Minn.) 0; St. Thomas (Minn.) 2, St. Mary's (Minn.) 0 (9 inn.); St. Thomas (Minn.) 3, Central (Iowa) 2 (8 inn.); Central (Iowa) 2, St. Thomas (Minn.) 0. [Central (Iowa) advances].

Seed No. 5 regional -- Tufts 6, Ithaca 3; Wheaton (Mass.) 9, Springfield 0; Ithaca 6, Springfield 4; Wheaton (Mass.) 3, Tufts 0; Ithaca 6, Tufts 1; Ithaca 7, Wheaton (Mass.) 3; Wheaton (Mass.) 5, Ithaca 3. [Wheaton (Mass.) advances].

Seed No. 6 regional -- Capital 6, Wis.-Oshkosh 1; Calvin 2, Alma 1 (9 inn.); Alma 10, Wis.-Oshkosh 3; Calvin 9, Capital 6 (9 inn.); Capital 4, Alma 3; Calvin 7, Capital 6 (8 inn.). (Calvin advances).

Championship (May 15-18 at Eau Claire, Wisconsin): Montclair St. (36-9) receives a bye; Wheaton (Mass.) (42-5) vs. Central (Iowa) (35-10); Col. of New Jersey (33-5) vs. Calvin (28-13); Simpson (36-7) receives a bye.

Division I men's tennis

Regionals: Region I -- Virginia Tech 4, Penn St. 2; Harvard 4, Dartmouth 0; Harvard 4, Miami (Fla.) 3; Virginia Tech 4, South Ala. 3; Harvard 4, Virginia Tech 1 (Harvard advances).

Region II -- Duke 4, Georgia Tech 3; Clemson 4, North Caro. 0; South Caro. 4, Virginia 1; Va. Commonwealth 4, Florida St. 0; Duke 4, Clemson 1; South Caro. 4, Va. Commonwealth 2; Duke 4, South Caro. 1 (Duke advances).

Region III -- Florida 4, Tennessee 0; UAB 4, Tulane 3; Alabama 4, Southern Miss. 2; Middle Tenn. St. 5, Florida Int'l 1; Florida 4, UAB 1; Alabama 4, Middle Tenn. St. 3; Florida 4, Alabama 2 (Florida advances).

Region IV -- Minnesota 4, Purdue 1; Northwestern 4, Indiana 1; Minnesota 4, Notre Dame 2; Northwestern 4, Illinois 0; Northwestern 4, Minnesota 2 (Northwestern advances).

Region V -- Oklahoma St. 4, Tulsa 1; Colorado 4, Oklahoma 0; Auburn 4, Oklahoma St. 1; Kansas 4, Colorado 0; Auburn 4, Kansas 2 (Auburn advances).

Region VI -- Texas 5, Texas A&M 0; Southern Miss. 4, Texas Tech 2; Texas Christian 4, Southwestern La. 1; Arkansas 4, Northeast La. 3; Texas 4, Southern Miss. 1; Texas Christian 4, Arkansas 1; Texas 4, Texas Christian 3 (Texas advances).

Region VII -- Southern Cal 4, UTEP 0; Brigham Young 4, Utah 2; Fresno St. 4, New Mexico St. 0; UNLV 4, New Mexico 3; Southern Cal 4, Brigham Young 3; Fresno St. 4, UNLV 2; Fresno St. 4, Southern Cal 2 (Fresno St. advances).

Region VIII -- Arizona St. 4, California 2; Washington 4, UC Irvine 0; Pepperdine 4, Arizona St. 2; UC Santa Barb. 4, Washington 1; UC Santa Barb. 4, Pepperdine 1 (UC Santa Barb. advances).

Championships (May 17-25 at UCLA): The eight regional winners join previously selected teams from Boise St., Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St., Stanford and UCLA in the team championship.

Division I women's tennis

Regionals: East region -- William & Mary 5, Richmond 0; Brown 5, Virginia Tech 2; Harvard 5, Virginia 0; Alabama 5, Boston College 0; William & Mary 5, Brown 0; Harvard 5, Alabama 4; William & Mary 5, Harvard 3 (William & Mary advances).

Central region -- Mississippi 5, Oklahoma 0; Brigham Young 5, New Mexico 3; Kansas 5, Colorado 4; Arkansas 5, Utah 0; Mississippi 5, Brigham Young 0; Arkansas 5, Kansas 1; Mississippi 5, Arkansas 1 (Mississippi advances).

Midwest region -- South Caro. 5, Marquette 3; Indiana 4, Minnesota 2; Wisconsin 5, Northwestern 1; Notre Dame 5, Illinois 3; South Caro. 5, Indiana 2; Wisconsin 5, Notre Dame 2; Wisconsin 5, South Caro. 3 (Wisconsin advances).

Southeast region -- South Ala. 5, Kentucky 0; Miami (Fla.) 5, South Fla. 4; Michigan 5, Central Fla. 0; Vanderbilt 5, Florida St. 0; South Ala. 5, Vanderbilt 4; Michigan 5, Miami (Fla.) 3; Michigan 5, South Ala. 4 (Michigan advances).

Southwest region -- Tennessee 5, Baylor 1; Houston 5, Texas Christian 3; Texas A&M 5, Rice 3; LSU 5, Tulane 1; Tennessee 5, Houston 0; LSU 5, Texas A&M 0; Tennessee 5, LSU 2 (Tennessee advances).

West region -- Pepperdine 5, Washington 1; San Diego St. 5, Oregon 2; Southern Cal 5, Fresno St. 2; San Diego 5, UNLV 4; Pepperdine 5, San Diego St. 2; Southern Cal 5, San Diego 1; Pepperdine 5, Southern Cal 2 (Pepperdine advances).

Championships (May 15-23 at Stanford): The six regional winners join previously selected teams from Arizona, Arizona St., California, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Stanford, Texas, UCLA and Wake Forest in the team championship.

Division III men's tennis

Regionals: East region -- Bowdoin 4, Babson 2; MIT 6, Frank. & Marsh 1; Williams 4, Bowdoin 0; MIT 4, Col. of New Jersey 3; Williams 7, MIT 0 (Williams advances). Tufts 6, Connecticut Col. 1; Swarthmore 4, Rochester 3; Amherst 4, Swarthmore 2; Binghamton 4, Tufts 1; Amherst 4, Binghamton 3 (Amherst advances).

Midwest region -- Ripon 4, Luther 3; Kalamazoo 4, Ripon 0; Kenyon 4, Wooster 0; Kalamazoo 4, Kenyon 0 (Kalamazoo advances). Ill. Wesleyan 4, Wis.-Oshkosh 2; DePauw 4, Hope 2; Denison 4, Ill. Wesleyan 0; Gust. Adolphus 5, DePauw 2; Gust. Adolphus 4, Denison 1 (Gust. Adolphus advances).

South region -- Emory 7, Sewanee 0; Salisbury St. 6, Wash. & Lee 1; Emory 5, Salisbury St. 2 (Emory advances). Washington (Md.) 7, Mary Washington 0; Trinity (Tex.) 5, Averett 2; Washington (Md.) 5, Trinity (Tex.) 2 [Washington (Md.) advances].

West region -- Claremont-M-S 4, Cal Lutheran 3; UC Santa Cruz 5, Claremont-M-S 2 (UC Santa Cruz advances). UC San Diego 5, Pomona-Pitzer 2; Redlands 4, UC San Diego 3 (Redlands advances).

Championship (May 16-21 at Washington and Lee): The eight regional winners will compete in the team championship.