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College Closeup: 5 Big Winners from Day 1 of Tournament Week

Courtney Coppersmith of UMBC threw her second straight no-hitter and fourth this year as play opened Wednesday in the America East Tournament. Photo: Kate Bergstrom / UMBC Softball.

The postseason is officially here, as conferences nationwide begin tournament play this week to see who will represent their league in the NCAA tournament.

A handful of conferences — including the Pac-12, Mountain West, and others — do not sponsor a conference tournament and will conclude regular-season play this weekend.  

Let’s take a look at some of the top performances from the first day (Wednesday) of Division I conference tournaments…

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North Florida Ospreys

After barely squeaking their way into the ASun tournament, the Ospreys came out on top of a pitcher’s duel with the hosting #3-seeded Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.

After weather pushed their matchup up in the day, the Ospreys took advantage of a pair of errors by FGCU in the sixth inning, scoring twice to take their first lead of the day, one that they would not relinquish.

Sydney Matzko threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit, 2-run ball, walking just one and striking out four. She was pulled with two outs in the seventh inning and Morgan Blourne recorded the quick save.


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