Sophomore Tiffany McCrory is averaging over five strikeouts per game this season.

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – Riding a modest two-game winning streak, the Niagara University (18-12) travels west to meet Youngstown State (10-14) today in a 4 p.m. doubleheader at McCune Park in Youngstown, Ohio.

Looking to recorded fifth 20-win season in the program history, the Purple Eagles won their 18th and 19th games of the season Tuesday when they beat Colgate University, 2-1 and 3-2, at Niagara Field.

The duo of freshman Jennifer Yee (North Delta, B.C.) and sophomore Tory Healy (Las Vegas, Nev.) still dominate the team and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference offensively, while ranking in the top 30 in seven NCAA categories.

Yee is hitting an NCAA-, MAAC- and team-leading .506 with squad-bests in runs (26), hits (45), home runs (7) and stolen bases (7). She ranks fourth in the NCAA in slugging percentage (.854), 13th in runs per game (1.0) and 28th in toughest to strikeout (20.8).

Healy is hitting .414 to rank second on the team, third in the MAAC and 36th in the NCAA. She tops the team in doubles (11) and RBI (29). The first baseman ranks 16th in the country in doubles per game (0.39), 27th in slugging percentage (.747) and 28th in RBI per game (1.0).

On the mound, the sophomore tandem of Tiffany McCrory (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Brooke Viola (Los Alamitos, Calif.) found their groove vs. Colgate. The pair had a combined 1.00 earned-run average and gave up eight hits.

For the season, McCrory has a 2.79 ERA and 9-5 record in 12 appearances. She averages 5.1 strikeouts per game and opponents are hitting .264 vs. the right-hander.

Viola improved to 5-5 on the year Tuesday. She has a 3.75 ERA in 13 appearances and averages 3.6 strikeouts per game. The right-hander is holding opponents to a team-low .244 batting average.

Youngstown State enters the doubleheader on a two-game losing streak after dropping a doubleheader to Kent State Tuesday. The losses also make the Penguins 1-4 in their last five games and 6-4 at McCune Park.

Freshman Kristen McDonnell is one of five Penguins hitting .300-or-better. She tops the team in hitting (.380), runs (15), hits (27), doubles (6), home runs (5), RBI (15) and stolen bases (6).

Senior Tiffany Patterson is hitting .329 and has a team-leading 27 hits, six doubles and three triples.

On the mound, Youngstown State is led by junior Karie Burnell who has a squad-best 2.73 ERA and 5-3 record in 16 appearances. She averages 2.9 strikeouts per game and opponents are hitting .239 off the right-hander.

Classmate Tricia Hilbish is 5-5 on the season with a 3.46 ERA in a team-leading 10 starts. She has collected just 21 strikeouts in 56.2 innings.

Last season, Youngstown State won two of the three meetings with Niagara. In the Rebel Games in Florida, the Penguins won 12-1. In a doubleheader on Monteagle Ridge, YSU won the first game, 6-4, but Niagara was victorious in the nightcap, 8-7.