Big East News Articles

One inning of offense was all it took for No. 5 DePaul to down No. 4 USF 6-0 in the first game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

No. 6 seed St. John’s stunned the two-time defending champion No. 3 Syracuse 2-1 in the third game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship

No. 2 seed Notre Dame rolled to a 5-0 victory over No. 7 seed Rutgers in the fourth game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

One inning of offense was all it took for No. 5 DePaul to down No. 4 USF 6-0 in the first game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

No. 1 seed Louisville earned a shutout victory over No. 8 Connecticut, winning 8-0 in five innings of Game 2 of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium at the University of Notre Dame.

Four schools shared the BIG EAST softball regular-season awards, as major award winners and all-conference teams were announced on Wednesday evening at the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship banquet

Joe Bailey, Interim Commissioner of the BIG EAST Conference, held his first teleconference with the national media Wednesday afternoon, discussing a range of issues relative to the conference and college athletics.

Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, USF, DePaul, St. John’s, Rutgers and Connecticut will all be competing for the championship crown.

St. John’s junior Sean O’Hare was selected as the BIG EAST Baseball Player of the Week and USF’s senior Andrew Barbosa was named BIG EAST Baseball Pitcher of the Week.

Joseph A. Bailey III will today assume the position of interim Commissioner of the BIG EAST until a new Commissioner is selected

Louisville junior first baseman/designated player Alicja Wolny was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and Syracuse senior Jenna Caira was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the 13th week of action.

Loyola, Syracuse and Notre Dame will represent the league.

Two BIG EAST men’s lacrosse teams will compete in the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship as Syracuse earned the league’s automatic berth and Notre Dame was an at-large selection. The Fighting Irish earned a No. 4 seed and will host Yale in the first round. Syracuse will play at No. 3 seed Duke.

The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee selected the teams and individuals to participate in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships on Monday.

Louisville women win fifth straight team title

Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, USF, DePaul, St. John’s, Rutgers and Connecticut will all be competing for the championship crown.

The Connecticut men and the Louisville women lead after the second day of competition at the 2012 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships at USF Track & Field Complex.

It was the second straight year the Greyhounds (13-5) have won the tournament.

No. 3 seed Syracuse defeated No. 4 seed St. John’s 12-4 in the championship game on May 5.

Louisville's Kendall extends Cards' streak to six consecutive years in women's hammer throw.