Lakewood, N.J. - The softball team split a double header at Georgian Court University, winning the first game 1-0 following a complete game shutout from senior Courtney Greene, before falling 5-0 in the second contest. The Lions now sit at 13-9 on the campaign.
Game One: Molloy 1, Georgian Court 0
- Both team's defenses put out a strong performance, allowing just eight combined hits and one error on the first at bat of the contest.
- After flying through three innings of play, Greene scored the contest's lone run with a solo shot over the right center field fence to start the fourth inning.
- Georgian Court would have a runner reach third in the bottom of the fifth, but Greene forced three ground outs to stay out of trouble and keep the Lions off the board.
- On the afternoon, the lefty pitcher faced just 23 batters in a complete game shutout, striking out six and allowing just three hits.
- Freshman Chrissie Huhn led with two hits for the maroon and white. Junior Amanda King and sophomore Steph Conrade also reached base via the hit for the visitors.
Game Two: Georgian Court 5, Molloy 0
- The home Lions struck first, scoring on a double to right center in the bottom of the first inning.
- GCU doubled its lead in the third inning on a single to left center field.
- Molloy's best chance came in the fifth inning, with a single from sophomore Akemi Poyer, sophomore Grace Rende being hit by a pitch, and sophomore Steph Conrade reaching on a fielding error to load the bases with no outs. The Lions next three batters, however, were sat down without Molloy plating a run.
- The home team loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth inning, plating three runs on a sacrifice fly, a fielder's choice, and a double, to round out the game's scoring and earning the 5-0 victory.
- Poyer and sophomore Karsyn Eaton accounted for four of Molloy's six hits.
- King tossed 5.2 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits while sitting down five players via the strikeout.
Up Next
Molloy returns to East Coast Conference play on Sunday (Apr. 11) at St. Thomas Aquinas College at 12:00 p.m.
