TAMARAC GRAD NICOLE MATTHEWS HOMERS FOR SOUTHERN VERMONT MELISSA SHEERAN AND PLATTSBURGH FALL IN NCAA SEMIFINAL

NAPLES, FLA. >> The Southern Vermont College softball team played the final two games of its Spring Break trip to Florida at North Collier Regional Park on Friday with the Mountaineers falling 21-4to Newbury College and 17-5to North Central College in a pair of five-inning contests. Senior catcher Nicole Matthews (Pittstown/ Tamarac H.S.) went 1-for-2with a home run and two RBI in the second contest of the double header for Southern Vermont College Friday. In the opener, Matthews was 1-for-2with a run scored. Southern Vermont center fielder Taylor Jarosz (Kazahstan/Lansingburgh H.S.) went 1-for-3with sophomore Sarah Billow (South Glens Falls/South Glens Falls H.S.) going 0-for-2 with a run scored.

SVC is scheduled to next play a doubleheader on Wednesday at Skidmore College with first pitch slated for 3:30p.m. NORTHFIELD, V.T. » The No. 1⁄2 Plattsburgh State women’s ice hockey team lost by a 3-2final to No. 3⁄3 Elmira College in double overtime in the semifinal round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Friday afternoon at Norwich University’s Kreitzberg Arena. Plattsburgh State is ranked at No. 1in the D3hockey. com Women’s Top-10Poll and No. 2in the USCHO. com Women’s Division III Top-10Poll, while Elmira is ranked at No. 3in both the D3hockey.com Women’s Top-10Poll and the USCHO. com Women’s Division III Top-10Poll.

Cardinal senior captain Melissa Sheeran (Schagticoke/Millbrook School) finishes her collegiate career with three NCAA titles and recipient of the Laura Hurd Award for the top players in NCAA DIII women’s hockey.

It marked the longest game in program history, as the Cardinals had never played in a double-overtime contest prior to Friday.