Fontbonne earns #5 seed in NCAA Regional

May 7, 2012 - The NCAA announced this morning the Fontbonne University women's softball team will be the #5 seed in the Bloomington, Illinois Regional of the NCAA Div. III National Softball Tournament.  The Griffins (27-10) will play #4 seed University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire on Thursday at noon at Illinois Wesleyan University which is hosting the Regional.

Fontbonne is making its third straight appearance in the NCAA Div. III National Softball Tournament. The Griffins won the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) regular season championship with a 13-1 record as well as the SLIAC Tournament.  Fontbonne heads into the NCAA Tournament on a 10-game winning streak and have won 15 of their last 18 games. One of their three most recent losses came to UW-Eau Claire on April 15th, 8-2. 

Fontbonne is 2-10 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and has lost its last seven games in a row.