BRISTOL, R.I. — Southern Maine University wrestler Daniel Del Gallo qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament for the third consecutive year.

Del Gallo, a senior, finished second in the 149-pound weight class at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on Saturday. His major decision win (15-4) over WPI’s Tyler Marsh in the championship semifinals secured Del Gallo a spot in the NCAA tournament.

Del Gallo was pinned by Sam Schneider of Ithaca in the championship match.

The NCAA national tournament starts March 10 at La Crosse, Wisconsin.

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MAINE SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER: Nick Silva pitched six shutout innings and Tyler Schwanz had a solo home run to help the Black Bears (3-4) beat South Dakota State (2-4) 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader at Del Ray, Florida.

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Maine dropped its second game, 6-3, to Central Connecticut State (4-1). Jeremy Pena led Maine with a two-run double.

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(7) LOUISVILLE 88, SYRACUSE 68: Donovan Mitchell had six 3-pointers among his 25 points as host Louisville (23-6, 11-5 ACC) rebounded from a loss at No. 8 North Carolina.

UCF 53, (15) CINCINNATI 49: B.J. Taylor scored 27 points and 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall had seven points and four blocked shots in an upset in Orlando, Florida.

MICHIGAN STATE 84, (16) WISCONSIN 74: Nick Ward had 22 points and nine rebounds in a win in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans (18-11, 10-6 Big Ten) have won six of their last eight games, perhaps sealing their spot in a 20th straight NCAA tournament.

The Badgers (22-7, 11-5) have lost four of five.

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(21) NOTRE DAME 64, GEORGIA TECH 60: Bonzie Colson had 20 points and 11 rebounds in South Bend, Indiana.

Matt Farrell added 17 points for the Irish (22-7, 11-5 ACC, who have won five straight.

(22) BUTLER 88, XAVIER 79: Kelan Martin had another big game, scoring 25 points as Butler pulling away in the closing minutes in Cincinnati.

The Bulldogs (23-6, 12-5 Big East) were coming off a 74-66 victory at No. 2 Villanova, one of the biggest road wins in their history.

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(2) MARYLAND 93, MINNESOTA 60: Maryland clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season title with a win in College Park, Maryland, capping a special day for senior stars Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.

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Jones had 24 points and 14 rebounds while Walker-Kimbrough tallied 27 points and six assists.

TENNESSEE 82, (3) MISISSIPPI STATE 64: Jaime Nared scored a career-high 30 points as Tennessee (19-10, 10-6 SEC) earned a surprisingly easy upset at Starkville, Mississippi.

Mississippi State (27-3, 13-3) has lost two straight games to end the regular season.

(5) NOTRE DAME 79, FLORIDA STATE 61: Brianna Turner scored 24 points to lead the host Irish (27-3, 15-1 ACC) to their fourth straight ACC regular season title.


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