Rockville Centre, N.Y.- The softball team swept the D'Youville Saints in an East Coast Conference match-up this afternoon, 9-6 and 13-5. The Lions improve to 15-13 (3-1 ECC) and the Saints fall to 6-22 (1- 7 ECC).

The softball team dedicated today's contest to Morgan's Message, which strives to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community, and celebrated Officials' Recognition Week for the service our dedicated umpiring crew.
 
Game One: Molloy 9, D'Youville 6
How it Happened

• In the bottom of the first inning, graduate student Alex Burns got the Lions on the board with a double to right field, scoring fellow graduate student Steph Conrade.
• A lead off double from Mia Trietley set the stage for a game-tying single from Isabella Mancino in the top of the second.
• Singles from senior Chrissie Huhn, Conrade, and Burns put Molloy ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the third. 
• Conrade capitalized on an error during a first and third situation to add another run before junior Cheralyn Dusharme made it 4-1 with a sacrifice fly. 
• The visiting team narrowed the gap with a lead-off home run in the top of the fourth from Lauren Booth.
• Dabbadie's triple to right field followed by Dusharme's single through the right side reinstated the Lions' three-run lead after five innings.
• Booth hit her second homer of the contest in the sixth inning, this time a two-run shot, to bring the Saints within one,5-4.
• A lead off single from senior Katie Hand followed by a double from junior Natalie Moussa allowed a single up the middle from sophomore Mae Savage to plate two runs. 
• A triple from Huhn and a single from Conrade both scored runs to make it 9-4.
• The Saints threatened to tie the game in the top of the seventh as Gianna Adamo and Halie Furkas both singled in runs. 
• With two outs and bases loaded, Conrade clinched the victory with a catch of a deep fly ball at the center field fence. 

Top Performances

• Burns, Conrade, Dabbadie, and Huhn each delivered a two-hit performance. 
• Burns, Dusharme, and Savage brought in two runs each.
• Burns and Conrade each stole a base in the effort.
• Freshman Sophia Mariottini picked up her seventh-straight win to improve to 8-6 on the season after five innings of work.
• Senior Brianna Macias picked up her first career save with Molloy, getting the final two outs of the contest.

 
Game Two: Molloy 13, D'Youville 5
How it Happened

• Huhn led off the first inning with a walk and a stolen base, advancing to third on a ground out from Conrade.
• An infield single from Burns plated the short stop for the first run of the game.
• The Lions sent 10 batters to the plate in the third inning, scoring five runs on five hits. 
• With Huhn and Conrade once again on base for Burns, the left fielder sent a single up the middle to make it 2-0. 
• Dabbadie doubled the lead to 4-0 with a bases-clearing double before scoring on a wild pitch.
• Savage capped the scoring for the inning with a right field single, scoring junior Cheralyn Dusharme. 
• In the top of the fourth, subsequent singles brought in two runs for the Saints.
• In the home half of the inning, both Huhn and Conrade once again reached base to allow an RBI single from Burns to make it 7-2. 
• A walk to Conrade and a single to third base from Burns scored another run for the Lions.
• D'Youville once again made it a game late, coming within two, 7-5, in the sixth inning on four hits and an error.
• The Lions' bats went right back to work in the bottom of the sixth inning with back-to-back infield singles from Huhn and Conrade before another bases-clearing double from Dabbadie to make it 10-5.
• Hand reached on a field error before Savage singled to right field to add another run.
• McGurk reached on a fielder's choice and stole second to put herself in scoring position for freshman Amaya Page's pinch hit walk-off single, ending the game via the run rule. 

Top Performances

• Dabbadie led the team with a career-high five RBI.
• Huhn tied a program single-game record with four stolen bases, swiping a bag each of her four times on base.
• Burns and Dabbadie each contributed three hits.
• Page and Savage each drove in two runs.
• Huhn and Savage put up two hits each.
• Dabbadie struck out four batters in the victory, improving to 3-4 on the season.

 
Up Next
The Lions are back on the road Sunday (Apr. 7) in a non-conference match-up against #22 Wilmington University at 1:00 p.m. in Wilmington, Del.