RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - With all collegiate sports on hiatus, the Great American Conference looks back at some the best moments from years past.
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2018 – In an abbreviated day one of the GAC Softball Championships, defending champion Harding and Southern Nazarene ride complete game efforts to register first-round upsets. The Lady Bisons’ Amanda Berry allows five hits in an 8-1 win against Southeastern Oklahoma State and the Crimson Storm’s Katelyn Brown strikes out 11 in a 2-1 win. Southern Arkansas’ Victoria Taylor improves to 26-0 in a 9-6 win against East Central |
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2017 – Southeastern Oklahoma State clinches a spot in the NCAA Women’s Tennis National Championships by defeating Southwest Baptist, 5-2. The Savage Storm won two of the three doubles points and added singles wins by Luisa Auffarth, Anna Buiukian and Samantha Coquinos to secure their first trip to the Nationals |
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2016 - Southern Arkansas' Billy Germaine hits a home run in the top of the 10th inning as the Muleriders defeat Arkansas-Monticello, 4-3, to deny the Weevils a share of the regular-season baseball title and award Southwestern Oklahoma State an outright championship |
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2016 - Four Harding pitchers combine to shut out Arkansas Tech, 1-0, in the regular-season finale. Harrison Hunter hits a game-winning double in the bottom of the 11th inning |
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2016 - Southeastern Oklahoma State's Zach James shoots a 2-under par 69 to lead the Savage Storm to a second-place showing after the first round of the NCAA Midwest/Central Regional |
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2016 - Arkansas Tech's Caroline Fredensborg posts the low round amongst GAC golfers in the first round of NCAA Division II Women's Super Region 3 Championships. The Golden Suns sit in sixth followed by Southwestern Oklahoma State in seventh and Henderson State in eighth |
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2015 - East Central wins the GAC Softball Championship by defeating Henderson State, 5-1, in the final. The Reddies forced the "if necessary" game with a 4-3 win earlier in the day. Lacey Paulk throws a eight-hit complete game and captures the MVP award |
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2015 - On day one of the GAC Baseball Championships, the top two seeds - Southern Arkansas and Ouachita - pick up convincing victories while No. 4 Henderson State slugs its way to an upset of No. 3 Harding. The Reddies match a GAC Championship single-game record with four home runs. |
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2014 - Southeastern Oklahoma State secures a spot in the GAC Softball Championship game for the third straight year thanks to a 9-2 win against Southern Arkansas. Mindy McElory wins her 24th game of the season. The Muleriders bounce back to beat Henderson State for the second time at the tournament, 3-1. Shelby Miller hits a two-run home run and throws a five-hit complete game |
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