LEADING OFF
• The Bowling Green State University softball team heads south for a third tournament in as many weekends. Head coach Sarah Willis and the Falcons will compete in the Mardi Gras Invitational in Lafayette, La., with BGSU playing a total of five games from Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 23-25).
• The Falcons will face Drake as well as the host school, nationally-ranked Louisiana, on Thursday, before taking on Maryland and Bradley on Friday. BG will meet Drake for a second time on Saturday morning before returning to Northwest Ohio.
• The four-day tournament includes totals of seven schools and 18 games (three games on both Thursday and Sunday, six each on Friday and Saturday).