SIUE Softball Earns Bid to NCAA Regional Tournament

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May 6, 2001

         (EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) For the second consecutive season, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville softball team has earned a bid to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Romeoville, Ill.
         "I am very happy with the bid," said Coach Sandy Montgomery. "We have had a real good year. We have as good a shot as anyone to win the regional."
         The Cougars, who are making their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance, earned the No. 3 seed in the regional with a record of 38-15. SIUE faces No. 2 Grand Valley State, 47-5-1, on Friday at 9 a.m. Lewis University, 49-10, earned the No. 1 seed and plays No. 4 West Virginia Wesleyan, 35-7, on Friday at 11:30 a.m
         Montgomery said her team is aiming to advance further in the tournament.
         "We want to win region and I think we can. If we get good pitching on the same day that we have good hitting, we have a real good shot."
         SIUE finished second in the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season. The Cougars advanced to the GLVC championship game last Sunday against Lewis but lost 5-0.
         "I was very pleased with how we played last weekend. Even though we didn't win the championship, we played very well."
         The 32-team tournament has eight regional sites with the winner of each advancing to the NCAA Championships on May 17-20 to be held at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va.
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