Baseball | 3/9/2026 9:59:00 AM

It's all happening!

Three words to adequately describe one of the busiest times of the year in Gannon Athletics. Multiple winter sports teams will either continue or wrap up postseason competition this week, while other spring teams get set to continue regular season play. 

The final spring sport begins the second half of their season, as well, when men's and women's golf take to the links in South Carolina on Monday and Tuesday. 

All in all, it will be a very busy week both on an off campus. Here's what to expect, and a look back at last week:

Postseason Recap - Last Week

On a history making night, sophomore Bella Phillips became the first-ever Gannon women's wrestler to achieve NCAA all-American status in the 180-pound bracket. She went 4-2 for the tournament, securing fifth place in the 180 pound bracket. Phillips finishes the 2025-26 season with a record of 32-8. She now has 70 career wins in just two seasons with the Golden Knights. 

This Week

No. 1 Men's Wrestling
Friday, March 13th - Saturday, March 14th - NCAA Division II National Championships - Sioux Falls, SD

The chase for the national championship begins this week. Now ranked first in the country by both the NWCA and Open Mat, Gannon will prepare to send nine competitors to NCAA Championships on Friday and Saturday. Gannon earned a bevy of seeds in their respective brackets heading into competition, with eight of nine wrestlers earning a seed this weekend. This includes Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep), who is seeded first at 285 pounds. Two of the returning starters (Crosby, Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach)) earned all-American status a year ago, and other transfers feature experience at the national level as well. 

No. 5 Women's Basketball (28-4)
Friday, March 13th - Monday, March 16th - NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Atlantic Regional - Indiana, PA

The Golden Knights advanced to the PSAC title game on Sunday with wins over Bloomsburg and Seton Hill but fell to IUP, 61-57, in the PSAC title game. The Golden Knights will now travel to Indiana, PA for the NCAA DII Women's Basketball Atlantic Regional, hosted by IUP, starting on Friday. GU is the second seed. 

No. 5 Men's Basketball (28-3)
Friday, March 13th - Tuesday, March 17th - NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Atlantic Regional - Highmark Events Center

The Golden Knights advanced to the PSAC title game on Sunday with wins over East Stroudsburg and IUP, but fell to Cal (PA), 80-79, in the PSAC title game. Despite the loss, GU was selected as the top seed in the Atlantic Region and will host said regional at the Highmark Events Center this week. 

No. 9 Acrobatics & Tumbling (3-2)
Tuesday, March 10th - vs No. 12 Glenville State (6:00 pm)

In a top-10 battle last Friday, the No. 9 Gannon Acrobatics & Tumbling team delivered its strongest performance of the season Friday night, posting a season-high 270.570 against No. 2 Oregon. Head coach Addy Womeldorph's Golden Knights battled throughout the meet and trailed the Ducks by just 0.15 at halftime before Oregon ultimately pulled away in the tumbling event. Gannon is now 3-2 on the season and will play their fourth-ranked team this year when they welcome in 12th ranked Glenville State on Tuesday night. 

Women's Lacrosse (2-3)
Wednesday, March 11th - @ Daemen (4:00 pm)

The Golden Knights will play for the first time in eight days on Wednesday, looking to even up their season record as they travel to Daemen. The Gannon women's lacrosse team wrapped up its spring break trip to Tennessee with a 14–13 win over Tusculum last Tuesday afternoon at Pioneer Field. This will be the final road game of the long season-opening road trip before GU returns home for the first time next Tuesday. 

Men's & Women's Golf
Monday, March 9th & Tuesday, Mach 10th - Pawley's Island Beach Bash

The spring portion of the season begins for head coach Scott Stano and the Golden Knights, who will travel to Pawleys Island, SC for the annual Pawley's Island Beach Bash. The two-day tournament will take place on Monday and Tuesday. 

Baseball (5-6)
Friday, March 13th & Saturday, March 14th - @ West Chester (1:00/3:30 pm, both days)

The Golden Knights dropped the first three games against Findlay but salvaged the final game of the series, 7-3, on Sunday. GU will return stateside to face West Chester next weekend. 

Women's Water Polo (4-6)
Saturday, March 14th and Sunday, March 15th - Hosting WWPA Erie Classic (Hallman Aquatics Center)

The Golden Knights will get set to host four games as part of the WWPA Erie Classic on Saturday and Sunday. GU will face Mercyhurst on Saturday morning followed by conference foe Salem in the afternoon. On Sunday, it's another conference test in McKendree, with Senior Day to follow before the 12:30 pm start against Penn State Behrend.