LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University softball drops the final game of their series against Bryant 5-2. Despite the loss, the Red Flash still took a 2-1 series victory over the Bulldogs.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Mekenzie Saban went 3-for-4 and drove in Saint Francis' first run of the game.
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Lexi Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run.
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Rachel Marsden pitched a complete game and allowed five runs (four earned) with three walks and no strikeouts.
» Bryant's Megan Marcel went 2-for-2 and drove in all-five of the Bulldogs' runs. Â
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FLASH QUOTES
"I think moving forward we need to play a little better defense, you just can't make those mistakes. We need to have some more timely hitting, I think we let the pitcher get to us a bit, and we just didn't make the necessary adjustments"
– Head Coach Jessica O'Donnell
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TURNING POINTS OF THE GAME
» Saban led off the game with a double, but Saint Francis could not bring her home before Bryant scored the game's first run in the bottom half after Marsden walked the bases loaded.
» In the third inning, Saban drove home
Emily Nunez and tied the game 1-1. Bryant responded in the bottom half with two runs scored on a Marcel two-run single.
» Hernandez cut the deficit to 3-2 with a solo home run in the fourth inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning Bryant's Marcel drove in two more runs with a double that opened a 5-2 lead.
» Saint Francis had runners on second and third with two outs in the seventh, but
Olivia Ulam flied out to deep right center field and Bryant clinched its 5-2 win.
FLASH NUGGETS
» Saban raised her batting average to .453 this season and finished the weekend series 5-for-9 with one double and two RBIs.
» Hernandez's home run was her first of the season and the third of her collegiate career.
» The loss snaps a 20-game winning streak for Saint Francis over conference opponents – the last loss on April 14, 2021 to Mount St. Mary's.
» Saint Francis has now won 10-straight conference series, the last non-victory a two-game split with then-LIU Brooklyn on April 28, 2019.
UP NEXT
Saint Francis heads to its third Power Five opponent on Wednesday, April 6 when they face Pitt at 5 p.m.
