Roger Williams University Athletics

The 2001 Women’s Softball team became the first women’s team in school history to qualify the NCAA Championship Tournament after winning the 2001 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship. The team concluded the year with an 18-1-1 mark in the CCC while finishing 26-10-1 overall, setting a school record for most wins in a season. The team was led by 2014 RWU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Lauren Hall, who recorded a 24-8 record with a 1.69 ERA and 135 strikeouts, as well as leading the team offensively with a .441 batting average with 50 RBIs and a 13 runs scored.