North Carolina State University Athletics
Softball Seniors Looking To Continue Pack's Roll
5/7/2013 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 7, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. - When NC State holds its spring commencement on Saturday at PNC Arena, three diplomas will go unclaimed - at least until the Wolfpack softball team returns from the ACC Championship weekend in Tallahassee, Fla.
Seniors Caitlin Dent, Katie Mansilla and Bethaney Wells are all senior members of the second-seeded Wolfpack (30-18-1 overall, 13-7 ACC), which will face Virginia on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the ACC's regional sports networks and ESPN3.
The winners of the four quarterfinal games will advance to Friday's semifinals. The championship game is slated for 6 p.m. Saturday at Florida State's JoAnne Graf Field.
"I wouldn't want to be any other place than with my teammates," said Dent. "This has been a great, exciting year and we would all love to cap it off by winning the championship."
Dent will earn a degree in sports management, Mansilla a degree in human biology and Wells a degree in nutrition science.
The Wolfpack has never faced Virginia in the ACC tournament and is 8-12 in its previous nine trips to the championship event.
2013 ACC Softball Championship Schedule
Thursday, May 9
Game 1: #3 Maryland vs. #6 Virginia Tech, 11 a.m., RSN/ESPN3
Game 2: #2 NC State vs. No. 7 Virginia, 1:30 p.m., RSN/ESPN3
Game 3: #1 Florida State vs. #8 Boston College, 5 p.m., ESPN3
Game 4: #4 North Carolina vs. #5 Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. ESPN3
Friday, May 10
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 1 p.m., RSN/ESPN3
Game 6: Game 3 Winner, vs. Game 4 Winner, 3:30 p.m., RSN/ESPN3
Saturday, May 11
Game 7: ACC Championship, 6 p.m., ESPN2
