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Sam Hare vs. Iona - April 15
Michael P. Majewski
5
Winner Iona ION 12-19-1, 4-1 MAAC
2
Niagara NIA 2-24, 0-7 MAAC
Winner
Iona ION
12-19-1, 4-1 MAAC
5
Final
2
Niagara NIA
2-24, 0-7 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Iona ION 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 2
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0

W: Rieb, Samantha (2-6) L: Hickingbottom, Maddie (1-11)

3
Winner Iona ION 13-19-1, 5-1 MAAC
0
Niagara NIA 2-25, 0-8 MAAC
Winner
Iona ION
13-19-1, 5-1 MAAC
3
Final
0
Niagara NIA
2-25, 0-8 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Iona ION 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 8 1
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: DeJianne, Alyssa (4-4) L: Leone, Cara (0-6) S: Rieb, Samantha (2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Purple Eagles Drop a Pair to Iona

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – Niagara saw its record move to 2-25 with a pair of losses to Iona Saturday afternoon in MAAC softball action from Monteagle Ridge. 
 
Game 1 Recap: Niagara 2, Iona 5 (11 innings)
• After allowing a hit to the leadoff batter to start the game Maddie Hickingbottom set down 10-straight Gaels before allowing a double in the fourth. She would then bounce back and strand the runner at second to end the inning.
• After four scoreless innings the Purple Eagles pushed across two in the fifth, one via an error by the Iona leftfielder and another on a Samantha Hare single through the left side.
• The Gaels would hit a two-run homer off Hickingbottom in the sixth to tie the game at 2-2.
• The score would remain the same until the top of the 11th when the Gaels struck for three to take a 5-2 lead.
• In the bottom of the 11th inning, the Purple Eagles would go down 1-2-3, giving Iona the three-run win.
 
Niagara Notes
• Hare went 3-for-5 at the plate, including a double to extend her hit streak to five games.
• Hickingbottom struck out 12 batters, two shy of her career-high 14 she set down against Youngstown State in 2022.
• Hare's RBI in the fifth was her team leading 12th of the season.
 
Game 2 Recap: Niagara 0, Iona 3
• Niagara starter Cara Leone would allow five hits without surrendering a run through her first four innings of work.
• In the fifth, Leone would give up two singles to start the inning, prompting a pitching change, as Sage Jackson was called upon with no outs and two on in the inning.
• Iona would get one run off of the NU reliever who set down three-straight after walking the first batter she faced.
• The Gaels would score two runs in the sixth to earn a 3-0 win over NU.
 
Niagara Notes
• Hailey Cenname and Hare both recorded doubles in the contest.
• Hare extended her hit streak to six games.
• Hickingbottom was the lone Niagara pitcher to record a strikeout in the second game.
 
Up Next
• The Purple and White will play a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday, April 18 with the first game of the twin bill set to start at 3 p.m. down in Olean.
 
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