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In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On May 31, a story at the end of an NAIA World Series report in City News OKC about the OLLU softball team claiming its first national championship:  

https://www.citynewsokc.com/sports/usao-drops-two-games-exits-from-naia-women-s-world-series-our-lady-of-the/article_59103d5e-1ef5-11ef-8f1a-af7b2acf4301.html

On May 30, a story on NAIA.org about the OLLU softball team winning the NAIA World Series:

https://www.naia.org/sports/sball/2023-24/Releases/Championship_Recap

On May 30, a story in SeguinToday.com about former Seguin High School softball player Marissa Bradley helping OLLU win the NAIA World Series:

Seguin High School grad Marissa Bradley and Our Lady of the Lake win National Title

On May 30, a story on redriverconference.com about the OLLU softball team winning the NAIA World Series:

https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2023-24/releases/20240530dai9kh

On May 30, a story in Victory Sports Network about the OLLU softball team winning the NAIA World Series:

Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) Captures First Red Banner in Program History Winning NAIA Softball Title

On May 30, a story in the Express-Star about the performance of the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma in the NAIA World Series and its loss to OLLU in the semifinals:

https://www.chickashanews.com/sports/softball-world-series-takeaways-for-science-arts/article_7f9f30f6-1e8c-11ef-83f0-179e8d29dbdf.html

On May 29, a story in the San Antonio Express-News about the OLLU softball team winning the national championship:

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/lady-lake-softball-wins-school-s-first-national-19485068.php

On May 28, a story in the San Antonio Express-News about the OLLU softball team reaching the championship game in the NAIA World Series:

https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/lady-lake-reaches-naia-world-series-championship-19482645.php

Softball clinches RRAC regular season title with sweep of TAMUSA

The OLLU softball team clinched the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) regular-season title with a sweep of Texas A&M University-San Antonio (AM-SA), 11-0 and 11-3. 

The Saints won both games in five innings, and increased their win streak to 41 from Feb. 9-April 20, 2024. They own the longest win streak of any university in any division (NCAA D1, D2, D3 and NAIA).

The Saints move to 45-1 overall and 22-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference. AM-SA drops to 24-17 overall and 10-13 in conference.

In between games, the team honored Madison Garza and Eneli Garza for their individual senior day. After the games, the Saints recognized all the seniors, adding Alyssa Flores, Kayla Dreese, Alana Benitez, Cassandra Valdez, Marissa Bradley and Natalie Rodriguez.

Softball shuts out Sul Ross State

The OLLU softball team defeated Sul Ross State University, 8-0, on Saturday, the second day of the OLLU Saints Classic Softball Tournament. The Saints improve to 7-1 overall while the Lobos drop to 0-2.

Grace Ross and Marissa Bradley each drove in two runs for the Saints. Cassandra Valdez pitched all five innings, allowing just one hit while striking out 11 and notching her third win of the season.

Six Saints softball players named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2023 Daktronics NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes last week. The 2023 list features student-athletes who achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution, appeared on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.

Earning recognition from OLLU are Marissa Bradley, Kayla Dreese, Jennifer Estrada, Kristee Salas, Caitlin Terrazas and Cassandra Valdez.