This week in Gannon Athletics:
 
Full Composite Schedule
 
Baseball Travels to Florida for Eight-Game Road Trip for Russ-Matt Invitational
March 1-7 | Russ-Matt Invitational
 
Sunday, March 1: Tiffin (3-0), 12:30 p.m. | Minnesota-Crookston (3-4), 4:00 p.m.
Chain O'Lakes Stadium | Winter Haven, Fla. | Live Video ($)
Monday, March 2: Wilmington (1-3), 10:00 a.m. | Lake Myrtle Field 1 | Auburndale, Fla. | Live Video ($)
Tuesday, March 3: University of the Sciences (0-6), 10:30 a.m. | Lake Myrtle Main Field | Auburndale, Fla. | Live Video ($)
Thursday, March 5: Minnesota State (2-2), 5:30 p.m. | Lake Myrtle Main Field | Auburndale, Fla. | Live Stats |  Live Video ($)
Friday, March 6: Wilmington (1-3), 10:00 a.m. (DH) | Polk State College |  Lakeland, Fla.
Saturday, March 7: St. Cloud State (6-2), 10:45 a.m. | Lake Myrtle Main Field | Auburndale, Fla. | Live Video ($)

The Golden Knights (0-4) travel to the Sunshine State for an eight-game road swing and will face six teams from three different conferences. Gannon will begin the trip against Tiffin on Sunday at Chain O'Lakes Stadium at 12:30 p.m. The Knights opened the season dropping back-to-back doubleheaders at Tusculum on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15. Ian Hess (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillian) paced Gannon with a team-high five RBI, four hits, two runs and one home run.
 
Softball Travels to Florida for 10-Game Spring Break Slate
Spring Games | Winter Haven & Jan Phyl Village, Fla.
 
Sunday, March 1: Georgian Court, 2:45 p.m. | Tiffin, 5 p.m.
Monday, March 2: West Virginia Wesleyan, 10:15 a.m. | Wheeling, 12:30 p.m. (Live Stats)
Tuesday, March 3: Grand Valley State, 10:15 a.m. (Live Stats) | No. 12 St. Anselm, 12:30 p.m. (Live Stats)
Thursday, March 5: Holy Family 10:15 a.m. | University of the Sciences, 12:30 p.m. (Live Stats)
Friday, March 6: Charleston, 12:15 p.m. | Fairmont State, 2:30 p.m.
 
Gameday Outlets: Live stats are available for selected games above | Live Video ($)
 
The Knights are back in action this week with a 10-game slate at the Florida Spring Games. Action starts on Saturday as Gannon takes on their first two opponents in Georgian Court and Tiffin. All three teams are fighting for their second wins on the year. On day two, the Knights will take on West Virginia Wesleyan and Wheeling followed by Grand Valley State and No. 12 St. Anselm on Tuesday. St. Anselm is off to a perfect start with a 7-0 record on the season heading into the Spring Games. Gannon gets a day break on Wednesday before returning to action on Thursday with a pair of games vs. Holy Family and University of the Sciences. Holy Family will open the 2020 season here, while USciences is 0-4 entering the tournament. The final day of the Spring Games will be on Friday with games vs. Charleston and Fairmont State. Charleston enters the tournament 8-0, while FSU is 0-4.
 
Women's Wrestling Heads To Inaugural National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships
Friday-Saturday, March 6-7 | Adrian, Mich. | Host – Adrian | Merillat Sport and Fitness Center
 
Gameday Outlets: Tournament Central | Live Video | Live Results
 
The Knights will head to the first-ever national championships exclusively for NCAA schools for its final event of the season. A full preview of the national championships will be available later this week.
 
Lacrosse Wraps Up Spring Break Trip With Pair Of Games In Florida
Vs. No. 12 East Stroudsburg | Sunday, March 1 | 1:00 PM | Cahall-Sandspur Field (Rollins) | Winter Park, Fla.
At Lynn | Wednesday, March 4 | 1:00 PM | Bobby Campbell Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla.
 
Gameday Outlets:
East Stroudsburg: Live Stats
Lynn: Live Stats | Live Video
 
Off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2011, the Knights look to keep their momentum rolling through the rest of their spring break trip. It will be a tall task from the start, as they face off against No. 12 East Stroudsburg in a nonconference matchup Sunday. The Warriors, who reached the region final last season, are 2-0 early on this year after a win over No. 14 Saint Leo Friday. Gannon wraps up its road trip at Lynn on Wednesday, where they'll face off against a Fighting Knights team that is 0-2 thus far, with a matchup against Davis & Elkins on deck Monday.
 
Acrobatics & Tumbling Ramps Up Schedule With Pair Of Matchups Against Ranked Foes
At No. 1 Baylor | Tuesday, March 3 | 7:00 PM (ET) | Ferrell Center | Waco, Texas
At No. 6 Hawaii Pacific | Friday, March 6 | 11:59 PM (ET) | The Shark Tank | Honolulu, Hawaii
 
Records: Gannon (2-0) | Baylor (3-0) | Hawaii Pacific (0-2)
Gameday Outlets: Live Video (Hawaii Pacific Only)
 
Gannon will make its own spring break trip, and while the weather will be nice, the competition will be tough, as the No. 5 Knights will face off against a pair of top-six foes, including top-ranked and four-time defending national champion Baylor. The Bears are 3-0 on the season, and are coming off their top score of the season in a win over No. 2 Oregon. Gannon then hops on a plane to Hawaii, where it will take on the No. 6 Sharks, whose two defeats have come to Oregon and fourth-ranked Azusa Pacific.
 
Competitive Cheer And Dance Gets Busy Stretch Started With Upstate Collegiate Championship
Sunday, March 8 | Murray Athletic Center | Host – Elmira College | Elmira, N.Y.
 
Gannon begins a run of four consecutive weekends of competition when the Knights head to Elmira. Both all-girl and coed are coming off of titles at the Reach the Beach competition, while gameday put up solid scores while competing uncontested.