GULF SHORES, Ala. - Lindsey Wilson faces an uphill battle in the NAIA Softball National Championship after starting out pool play 0-1 after a 6-0 loss against Union (Tenn.) on Thursday at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex.

Blue Raider third baseman Emily Priar delivered the only two hits in the loss, finishing 2-for-3, while the Bulldogs made their early run with the help of two solo home runs.

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- Eight Mid-South Conference women's golf student-athletes have been named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete, NAIA officials announced today.

Campbellsville University led the way with four scholar athletes, Georgetown College had a pair and University of the Cumberlands and Lindsey Wilson College each had one to join the 105 women to earn the honor.

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Lindsey Wilson College women's tennis team suffered a 5-0 loss to third-seeded Embry-Riddle (Fla.) University today in the NAIA National Championships at the Mobile Tennis Center.

With the loss, the Blue Raiders' season ends at 17-4. Embry-Riddle (22-3) advances into tomorrow's national semifinals.

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- University of Cumberlands held steady in a tie for eighth place with a team-total of 311 in today's second round at the NAIA National Championships played at Link Hills Country Club.

Cumberlands sits just 15 strokes off the lead with 36 holes to play with a two-day, team-total of 619 (308-311). The Patriots are tied with Northwood (Fla.) University (304-315) and Lubbock Christian (Texas) University (301-3018).

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Lindsey Wilson College men's tennis team's season ended today in a 5-3 loss to Vanguard (Calif.) University in the second round of the NAIA National Championships at the Mobile Tennis Center.

The No. 11-seeded Blue Raiders close out the season with a 19-6 record. Sixth-seeded Vanguard (15-10) moves into the national quarterfinals against No. 3-seed Oklahoma Christian University on Thursday.

MOBILE, Ala. -- Eleventh-seeded Lindsey Wilson College provided the first upset of the 2012 NAIA Women's Tennis National Championships today with a 5-2 win over No. 6-seed Point Loma Nazarene University at the Mobile Tennis Center.

The Blue Raiders (17-3) advance to play third-seeded Embry-Riddle (Fla.) University at 9 a.m. CT on Thursday, May 17 in the tournament's quarterfinals.

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- A trio of University of Cumberlands women's golfers shot 76s on Tuesday to help the Patriots into a tie for eighth place at the NAIA National Championships played at Link Hills Country Club.

Cumberlands shot 308 today as a team on the par-73 Link Hills course and is currently tied with Embry-Riddle (Fla.) University and University of Victoria.