ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (May 23, 2017) – The NCAA Division II Softball Championship bracket was released this week, with the Lions earning the fifth seed. Molloy (37-16) will face #4 West Virginia Wesleyan (49-8) in the team's opening game at the College World Series on Thursday (May 25) at 1:30 p.m.

To get to the program's third College World Series, the maroon and white swept the Panthers of Adelphi University in two games. In the first contest, a 4-3 victory, graduate student Milan Botte (San Diego, Calif.) drove in three runs with a double to left before junior Tiana DeOliveira (Mastic, N.Y.) added an insurance run on a single to left center. The team clinched its ticket to the 2017 Championship in extra innings. After going up early on a triple from Sarah Rambo (Eagleville, Pa.), the Lions fell behind, heading into the sixth inning trailing 2-1. Freshman Mikaela Tribby (Boca Raton, Fla.) was sent to the plate as a pinch hitter, tying the game with a single up the middle. In the eighth inning, junior Makayla Harris (Berlin, Conn.) sealed the game for Molloy with a walk-off single to right field.

The West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats defeated Virginia-Wise to claim the Mountain East Conference title before becoming Champions of the Atlantic region with a 10-1 victory over West Chester University of Pennsylvania in five innings. Tori Pogue (Glendale, Ariz.) leads the team and Mountain East, batting .424 on the season, totaling 67 runs, 86 hits, and 28 stolen bases.

On Friday (May 26), Molloy will face either top-ranked Angelo State (57-5) of the South Central Region or eighth-seeded Humboldt State (43-13) of the West Region. The other side of the bracket features #2 MSU-Mankato (59-7) of the Central Region, #3 Armstrong (36-12) of the Southeast Region, #6 West Florida (45-13) of the South Region, and #7 Southern Indiana (46-12) of the Midwest Region.
 
The games will occur as follows:

Thursday, May 25
Game 1- #1 Angelo State vs. #8 Humboldt State, 11:00 a.m.
Game 2- #4 West Virginia Wesleyan vs. #5 Molloy, 1:30 p.m.
Game 3- #2 MSU-Mankato vs. #7 Southern Indiana, 4:00 p.m.
Game 4- #3 Armstrong vs. #6 West Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 26
Game 5- Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 11:00 a.m.
Game 6- Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 1:30 p.m.
Game 7- Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 4:00 p.m.
Game 8- Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 27
Game 9- Loser of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7 (Elimination Game), 11:00 a.m.
Game 10- Loser of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 8 (Elimination Game), 1:30 p.m.
Game 11- Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 9, 4:00 p.m.
Game 12- Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of game 10, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 28
Game 13: "If Necessary" for Angelo State bracket, 12:00 p.m.
Game 14: "If Necessary" for MSU-Mankato bracket, 2:30 p.m.
Game 15: Championship game, 5:00 p.m.

Monday, May 29
Game 16: Championship game, 12:00 p.m.
Game 17: If Necessary for Championship, 2:30 p.m.