Garden City, N.Y. - After a stretch of nine days without games, the softball team returned to action at local rival and nationally-ranked #15 Adelphi University, falling to the Panthers, 5-1 and 3-1. Molloy sits at 23-14 after the contests while Adelphi improved to 35-6.

Game One: Adelphi 5, Molloy 1

• After a scoreless first inning, the Panthers plated two runs on a double from Tierney Fitzgerald.
• The Lions fell victim to strikeout phenom Lindsey Hibbs, recording its first base runner in the fourth inning on an infield single from graduate student Alex Burns.
• Molloy had a runner in scoring position in the fifth inning on singles from freshman Mae Savage and junior Chrissie Huhn before getting on the board in the sixth inning.
• A single from senior Steph Conrade, a fielding error, and fielder's choice bunt set freshman Emily McGurkup for a sacrifice fly after a marathon battle against Hibbs to cut the deficit to one run.
• The Panthers responded by scoring three runs on four hits in the home half of the inning to take a 5-1 lead.
• Hibbs retired the final three Lions in order for the victory.

Game Two: Adelphi 3, Molloy 1

• A leadoff walk in the first inning set the Panthers up for an RBI single from Courtney Wengryn to take a 1-0 lead to start the contest.
• The lead would double in the third on a center field double from Brianna Fischer.
• An outfield single from Huhn and back-to-back fielder's choices from Savage and sophomore Natalie Moussaallowed a run to score for the Lions on the bat of junior Katie Hand via sacrifice fly.
• Wengryn picked up her second RBI of the contest in the fifth inning, adding an insurance run with an infield ground out.
• Lead off singles from Burns and senior Steph Conrade gave hope for a seventh inning comeback, but it was not to be, as the Panthers recorded the final three outs in succession to complete the sweep.

Up Next
Molloy returns to East Coast Conference play on Saturday (Apr. 22) at Mercy College in a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m.