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Saint Francis University Athletics

Softball 2025 NEC Champions
6
Winner St. Francis (Pa.) ST. FRAN 26-24
0
LIU LIU 26-23
Winner
St. Francis (Pa.) ST. FRAN
26-24
6
Final
0
LIU LIU
26-23
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Francis (Pa.) ST. FRAN 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 8 0
LIU LIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

W: Braly, Allie (15-11) L: A. O'Donnell (7-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Saint Francis Softball Wins NEC Championship With Shutout Over LIU

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
>> Softball shut out LIU 6-0 to win the Northeast Conference Championship.

>> This is Saint Francis's seventh title in eight years.

>> Allie Braly, Addie Smith and Olivia Ulam made the NEC All-Tournament Team, with Savannah Nash earning Most Valuable Player.


TURNING POINT
The Red Flash held onto its 6-0 lead with a three-up, three-down in the bottom of the seventh inning. Aliya Garroway snagged a line drive to third base. Olivia Ulam picked up a ground ball on the first base line for the ground out. Addie Smith made the play from second to first base, getting the last out of the game.

FLASH QUOTES
"I'm so proud of this team. We just fought tooth and nail to get this title. It's been a tough year, but we pulled through, and I'm so proud of us." – Nash on the team and winning the Championship

"We've been through so much this year, and I knew I needed to lock in and dig deep to help my team." – Braly on getting the win


FLASH MOMENTS
Saint Francis got out to a hot start. With runners on first and second, Ulam hit a home run to deep right field to take an early 3-0 lead.

After a change in the circle for LIU, Garroway doubled to the left field fence to widen the lead to 4-0. Garroway then advanced to third and scored on a wild pitch for a 5-0 lead to open the game.

In the top of the sixth inning, Savannah Nash hit a solo home run to extend Saint Francis's lead to 6-0.


FLASH NUGGETS
Nash went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and an RBI.

Ulam led Saint Francis with three RBIs and 10 putouts.

Allie Braly pitched a shutout with two strikeouts and two walks.

It has been exactly 365 days since winning last year's title game.


UP NEXT
Saint Francis will appear in the NCAA Regionals. The selection show to determine locations and opponents will be tonight at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN2.
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