BALTIMORE, MD – The Purple Eagles fell to both Kent State and UMBC Sunday afternoon in non-conference softball action at the UMBC Round Robin.
 
Game 1 Recap: F/5: Niagara 0, Kent State 9
• A two-run home run gave the Golden Flashes a 2-0 lead in the bottom half of the first.
• Riley Crum would be replaced by Julia Thompson in the circle to start the fourth.
• Following the pitching change for NU, Kent State would score four runs to take a 6-0 lead over the Purple Eagles.
• A three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth would give Kent State a 9-0 win over NU.
 
Niagara Notes
• Lindsay Mayo, Hailey Cenname and Shayna Myshrall picked up Niagara's three hits in the contest.
• Crum finished with 3.0 innings, one strikeout, two hits, and two earned runs.

 
Game 2 Recap: F: Niagara 1, UMBC 6
• UMBC scored three runs in the bottom of the first, taking a 3-0 lead over Niagara.
• The Retrievers would add three more in the bottom of the sixth, using a pair of singles to go up 6-0.
• Jaden Swiatek drove in Niagara's lone run of the afternoon with an RBI single up the middle to drive in Maggie Kellner.
• Hannah Mingle would groundout to end the game and give UMBC its 6-1 win.  
 
Niagara Notes
• Maddie Hickingbottom got the start for Niagara, going 4.1 innings, striking out five and allowing three runs on five hits.
• Cara Leone came in to pitch the remainder of the ballgame, allowing three runs (one earned).
• Mayo, Kaity McInall, Samantha Hare, Kellner and Swiatek recorded NU's five hits, all of which were singles.
• Mayo recorded her third stolen base of the season.  
 
 
Up Next
• Niagara will travel to Hawaii to play 13 games in 14 days, starting with St. Bonaventure on March 2.   
 
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