Hanover Collegiate Athletic scores, and National Sports News
Hanover College Athletics:
Hanover’s Baseball team beat Eureka 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning yesterday.
Men’s Lacrosse fell 19-9 to Transylvania. Senior Dallas Fonner notched a goal and two assists, which officially gave him 100 points in his career. He is now the third member of the active roster to achieve the feat.
Due to the inclement weather over the last few days, a couple of athletic events have been postponed to this weekend.
Women’s tennis has rescheduled their match with Franklin for this Sunday, March 15th.
Women’s Softball’s double header with Capital was moved to Sunday as well.
In National Sports News:
The NBA as of yesterday has announced that the 2020 season has officially been suspended. A player from the Utah Jazz has tested positive for the Corona Virus, and the team is now in quarantine. Any team that has played them in the last 10 days has also been asked to self-quarantine. There is no timetable for when play will resume.
Also due to the threat of COVID-19, the NCAA Division I basketball tournament in March will not have any fans in attendance. President of the NCAA Mark Emmert decided that only essential staff, and limited family attendance will be allowed.