BEVERLY, Mass. - Springfield sophomore Amanda Novak (Cos Cob, Conn.) connected on the first pitch of her seventh-inning at bat, cranking a two-run homerun to centerfield to lift the seventh-seeded seeded Pride past fourth-seeded Endicott, 4-3, on Saturday afternoon in Beverly, Mass. The win advances Springfield (22-23) into Saturday's late game against Rhode Island College, while the loss eliminates Endicott, who ends its season at 38-9.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior Laura Bower (Hudson, MA) didn’t want to see the season and her career come to an end. The Western New England College pitcher tossed a three-hitter as the fourth-seeded Golden Bears blanked fifth-seeded Lesley University 2-0 Wednesday (May 6) in a first round game of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Tournament.