April 27. 1981 - Stonehill Softball earned their second consecutive MAIAW Division III State Championship with a 4-3 victory over Holy Cross.  A late single from Sharon Donovan scored Elissa Santos and Sally Scully to give Stonehill the win.  The win gave the College their first appearance in the EAIAW Division III Regional Tournament.


Streaking Skyhawks Dancing Again

64-Team Tournament Bracket

Indianapolis, Ind. - Tenth-ranked Stonehill, ehich has won its last 13 games, drew the second seed in the Northeast Region and will face a familiar foe - seventh seeded Bryant  - in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament Championship it was announced on Sunday evening by the Division II Women's Basketball Committee.

The Skyhawks, who captured the Northeast-10 Tournament Championship earlier in the day with a 90-79 win over the Bulldogs, are making their 18th appearance in the tournament and third straight under seventh-year head coach Trish Brown.

The game will be played in Philadelphia with top seeded Holy Family serving as the tournament host.

In all, five Northeast-10 teams were selected, with another Northeast-10 matchup taking place between Assumption and Bentley.

The game between Stonehill and Bryant will take place on Friday at a time to be determined. The winner will face the winner of the Franklin Pierce-Dominican (N.Y.) matchup.

Stonehill and Bryant met in the tournament in 2004 in the regional semifinals. The Bulldogs prevailed, 70-55.