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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Grambling's postseason run came to an end on Friday afternoon as the Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers cruised to an early lead and held off a late rally for a 9-6 win.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Grambling State’s return to the postseason didn’t begin on a happy note as Alabama A&M scored three runs in the top of the seventh to break a 1-1 tie in the opening round at Prairie View A&M.

Freshman third baseman LaQuisha Wood was named the SWAC’s Freshman of the Year in a vote conducted by the league’s Sports Information Directors and head softball coaches.

 After a six-year hiatus, the Grambling State Lady Tiger softball team is back in postseason play as they travel to Prairie View, Texas to begin play in the 2008 SWAC Softball Tournament.

The Grambling State Lady Tigers captured the series versus SWAC rival Southern on Saturday afternoon with a doubleheader split.  The series, which pitted former SU assistant and current GSU skipper Wilbert Early against his former team, marks the first time in several seasons that the Lady Tigers have captured a series versus Southern.

Grambling State freshman LaQuisha Wood drove in the winning run during the bottom of the seventh to give the Lady Tigers a 10-9 win over SWAC rival Southern on Friday afternoon in Grambling.