IPFW trails at half

Mastodon tracks

Jessica Hall gave up only three hits to IPFW and the UCLA softball team defeated the Mastodons 8-0 on Saturday to end IPFW's season at the NCAA Regional in Louisville, Ky.May 18, 2013

Mastodons to regionals

IPFW senior Theresa McHugh and freshman Rachel Dincoff have earned spots at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Championships, which begins May 23 in Greensboro, N.C.May 16, 2013

Softball players honored

IPFW junior Ashleigh Bousquet and sophomore Larissa Franklin were named to the Summit League Softball Academic All-League team, as voted on by the schools’ faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.May 15, 2013

IPFW, hoping to break a two-game losing streak, trails South Dakota 30-26 at Memorial Coliseum on Thursday.

A three-pointer from the visiting Coyotes put the Mastodons behind from the outside, and IPFW has trailed ever since.

South Dakota held a 28-20 lead with 4:47 left in the half, but IPFW got three baskets from sophomore Joe Edwards, whose eight points leads the team in scoring. Michael Kibiloski has seven.

IPFW leading scorer Frank Gaines, who averages 18.8 points per game, is 0-for-7 from the floor, including a five-foot bank shot from the left side with two seconds remaining in the half. Gaines has one rebound and a foul.

South Dakota's 6-10 center Trevor Gruis is 4-for-6 and leads the Coyotes with nine points.