Freshman Jennifer Yee was 5 for 7 at the plate Saturday.

DOVER, Del. – The Niagara University softball team (7-6) split a pair of games Saturday at the Bash at the Beach Tournament hosted by Delaware State. The Purple Eagles lost 7-6 to St. Francis (Pa.), but then beat St. Joseph’s, 5-3.

Niagara returns to action Sunday against an opponent to be determined.

St. Francis (Pa.) 7, Niagara 6

Niagara fell victim to a two-out, two-run walk-off home run in game one.

Trailing 2-0 after one inning, Niagara scored when sophomore Tory Healy (Las Vegas, Nev.) scored on a fielder’s choice.

The Purple Eagles took a 3-2 lead in the third when junior Ashley Bognar (Tonawanda, N.Y./Sacred Heart) hit a two-run single.

The Red Flash made it 5-3 in the fourth before Niagara tallied three runs in the sixth to take a 6-5 lead.

Freshman Jennifer Yee (North Delta, B.C.) and Healy were each 3 for 4 while junior Nicole Sum (Burnaby, B.C.) and senior Kelly Flaherty (Hastings, N.Y.) were 2 for 2. Healy also had a pair of doubles in the game.

Sophomore Brooke Viola (Los Alamitos, Calif.) gave up nine hits in seven innings of work.

Niagara 5, St. Joesph’s 3

Niagara collected 10 hits and freshman pitcher Katie Gleiser (Cheektowaga, N.Y./Maryvale) pitched a four-hitter with a career-high seven strikeouts in game two.

Junior Lisa Baker (West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West), Yee and freshman Heather Lohrman (Newport Beach, Calif.) were all 2 of 3 at the plate.