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Houk Celly
7
Winner Bryant BRY 21-31
5
UAlbany UALB 20-26
Winner
Bryant BRY
21-31
7
Final
5
UAlbany UALB
20-26
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bryant BRY 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 7 6 0
UAlbany UALB 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 1

W: Wachter, Maddy (10-7) L: Powers (11-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Houk goes yard and Wachter helps in relief in defeat of UAlbany

VESTAL, N.Y. – The fourth-seeded Bryant University softball team defeated third-seeded UAlbany 7-5 in an elimination game to advance to the semifinal game against No. 2 seed UMBC for a spot in the AE Championship.

Meaghan Houk hit her third home run of the tournament, and Maddy Wachter pitched five innings of relief, holding the Great Danes to two runs and striking out three.
 
Bryant will now face UMBC on Saturday afternoon for a spot in Sunday's America East Championship. Top-seeded Binghamton advanced to the championship round with a 3-0 win over UMBC on Saturday morning. 

Location: Bearcat Softball Complex (Vestal, N.Y.)
Bryant 7, UAlbany 5
W | L | S: Maddy Wachter (10-7) | Kate Powers (11-9)

Key Moment
  • The Bulldogs scored five runs in the top of the third inning.
How it Happened
  • In the bottom of the first, UAlbany scored two runs on RBI-singles (2-0).
  • The Great Danes scored a third run on an RBI single in the bottom of the second (3-0).
  • Laniya Lewis and Makkena Coleman drew walks to begin the top of the third. Followed by a Sam Rohwer RBI-double to left field (3-1). The Bulldogs then scored a run on a bases loaded walk drawn by Bryce Clendenin (3-2). Hannah Cochran then brought home two on a single up the middle (4-3) to give Bryant the lead. The Black and Gold then scored a fifth run on an error (5-3).
  • The Great Danes responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning off a single and a sac-fly (5-5).
  • In the top of the fourth, Coleman knocked a double (her fifth of the tournament), and she then scored on a wild pitch (6-5). Houk then hit a solo home run (her third of the tournament) to deep center field (7-5).
Stats
  • Houk hit a solo home run, her third of the tournament, tying the AE record for HRs during the tournament. 
  • Cochran had a hit and two RBI.
  • McAloon posted two hits.
  • Rohwer recorded a hit and an RBI.
  • Coleman tallied a hit.
  • Faith Valenzuela registered an RBI.
  • Wachter pitched five innings of relief, holding UAlbany to two runs and earning her tenth win of the season.
Next Up
The fourth-seeded Bulldogs will play No. 2 UMBC at 4:50 PM with the winner advancing to the AE Championship.
 
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