Garden City, N.Y.- The sixth-seeded softball team claimed a 7-0 victory over the third-seeded Setters of Pace University to advance to the winner's bracket of the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament. The Lions improved to 31-22 and the Setters fell to 32-15.
 
How it Happened

• After two scoreless innings, senior Chrissie Huhn started the top of the third inning by reaching on an error and stealing second to put herself in scoring position.
• Graduate student Alex Burns doubled down the left field line to plate the first run for the visiting Lions.
• Sophomore Mae Savage walked in the top of the fourth inning before a triple to right field for fellow sophomore Emily McGurk doubled the score.
• An infield single by pinch hitter freshman Amaya Page and a double off the center field wall by Huhn plated two more runs for the Lions.
• A double up the middle from Burns coupled with a single to right field from freshman Stevie Dabbadie gave the cardinal and white a commanding 6-0 lead after the fourth inning.
• In the sixth inning, Burns tripled to center field before an RBI single from Dabbadie rounded out the scoring. 
• Senior Brianna Macias held the Setters to just one hit in the final two innings to clinch the 7-0 victory.

Top Performances

• Macias threw her first shut out of the season, striking out four batters and conceding just four hits, to improve to a 4-4 record.
• Burns and Dabbadie each went 3-for-4, driving in a combined five runs.
• McGurk recorded two hits and plated one run.
• Senior Katie Hand, Huhn, Page, and Mariottini all contributed one hit.

Up Next
The sixth-seeded Lions move onto the winner's bracket and face off against the second-seeded Adelphi Panthers at 10:00 a.m. in Garden City, N.Y.