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3
Winner Neumann NUSB 26-12
0
Marywood University MUSB 19-21
Winner
Neumann NUSB
26-12
3
Final
0
Marywood University MUSB
19-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Neumann NUSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 0
Marywood University MUSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2

W: N. Wisser (10-3) L: Alvarez, Kirstie (11-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Marywood Falls to Neumann, Will Face Knights Again Sunday

Aston, Pa. - Marywood University hung tough with top-seed Neumann University but the Knights scored three runs in extra innings to beat the Pacers 3-0 in the final game of day one action in Pod A of the Atlantic East softball playoffs.

Neumann came out of the opening day with a 2-0 record after defeating Gwynedd Mercy to start the day.  The fourth-seeded Pacers, who finished day one 1-1, eliminated the #6 Griffins with a 11-1 five-inning win in game two.

A scoreless drought was ended in the top of the eighth inning when the Knights, playing as the visiting team, scored three runs.  Kirstie Alvarez, who fanned eight in the Pacers win over GMU earlier in the day, again went the distance, holding Neumann to eight hits in eight innings of work.  Alvarez now stands at 11-9 on the year.  

Kaitlyn Epler, Annie Heyen and Sarah Witte all had two hits for Marywood. Epler had a double.  

Neumann's Nicole Wisser struck out five and allowed seven hits to get her 10th win of the year (10-3).  A sac fly brought in the first run of the game before Rachel Albertson drove in two insurance runs with a single to center for the Knights.

Marywood (19-11) and Neumann (26-12) will face each other at 10:00 am. If Marywood wins that game, a winner-take-all game will be played immediately following. If Neumann wins the opener, they clinch Pod A and move on to next weekend's best of three series against the winner of Pod B.
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