The Leopards won the first game of the NCAA tournament against Otterbein, 3-1, Thursday morning as they received a bid to the tournament after the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoffs.
After their third straight year of controlling the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the softball team took its game to Tacoma, Wash., to battle it out with the top teams in their region. After two days and four games, the women would return to La Verne with a solid third place finish.