Tough day for Mastodons

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

Saturday was not a good day to be a Mastodon.

The men's and women's basketball teams, the men's tennis team and the men's volleyball team all suffered setbacks on Saturday.

The men's basketball team had a seven-game home winning streak broken in a 63-59 loss to UMKC. Frank Gaines led IPFW with 17 points.

The men will resume their schedule Thursday against Western Illinois at the Gates Center.

The women's basketball team also lost to UMKC, only this one was in Kansas City. It was the third consecutive loss for the Mastodons, who were led by Erin Murphy's 22 points.

IPFW will be home to Oakland on Saturday, which will be the first game of a men's-women's doubleheader at the Gates Center.

The volleyball team split its East Coast road trip with a 3-2 loss to New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J.

Eddie Rivera had 18 kills for the Mastodons (2-2), who return home Friday to face Lourdes.

The men's tennis team lost at Purdue 7-0.