When and Where: April 29, 2025  -  Hooksett, N.H. (SNHU Softball Field)
Game 1:  #6 seed Assumption University 3, #3 seed Southern New Hampshire University 1 (8 innings)
Game 2:  #6 seed Assumption University 1, #3 seed Southern New Hampshire University 0
Records: SNHU 25-17, Assumption 19-25

Southern New Hampshire University softball saw it's run at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship end by dropping two tight games to Assumption University on Tuesday.  The Greyhounds prevailed 3-1 in eight innings in the opener, and shut out the Penmen 1-0 in the second game.
 

TOP PERFORMERS

• Senior Amelia Freitas (Plymouth, Mass.) - 8.0 IP - 4 H - 3 R - 1 ER - 2 BB - 2 K
• Sophomore Julianna Colbert (Burrillville, R.I.) - 7.0 IP - 6 R - 1 R - 1 ER - 2 BB - 2 K
• Junior Abby Lineman (Doylestown, Pa.) - 2-for-6
• Sophomore Kaysie DeMoura (Taunton, Mass.) - 2-for-7
• Freshman Alyssa Abbott (Hudson, N.H.) - 1-for-5, RBI

GAME 1:  Assumption 3, SNHU 1 (8 innings)

• The Penmen loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the first inning, but the inning ended when the Greyhounds turned a liner by sophomore Charlotte Donovan (Biddeford, Maine) into a double play to end the threat.
• Assumption started the third with a single by Alyssa Johnson and after two successful sacrifice bunts, she scored on a single by Kaitlyn Cahill.
• SNHU managed only a pair of infield singles from the second through the sixth innings, but started the seventh with a single by Lineman.
• Pinch-runner, sophomore Kennedy Craigue (Bow, N.H.) moved to second on a bunt by sophomore Grace Jenkins (Groton, Conn.).
• Abbott tied the game with a single to center field.
• Pinch-hitter Naomi Cohen delivered a single in the top of the eighth and advanced to third when Cahill reached on an error.  A fielders choice and a single by Molly Green gave Assumption two runs.
• DeMoura had a two-out single in the bottom of the eighth before Donovan's fly was snagged to end the game.
• Kaelin Waldron went the distance in the circle for the Greyhounds to earn the win.

GAME 2:  Assumption 1, SNHU 0

• Colbert shined for the Penmen in the circle, but SNHU did not have many chances to score against Ashley Dalo, making just her second start for the Greyhounds.
• The only run scored in the top of the fourth.  Johnson doubled, scoring on a single to center by Maddy Blank.
• The Penmen managed only three hits.  Lineman, junior Peyton Feldman (Foxborough, Mass.), and Donovan had the hits.

NOTES

• Assumption leads the all-time series 48-38 and the Greyhounds have won five of six against the Penmen.
• SNHU, leading the NE10 in hitting, managed only 9 hits in 52 at bats (.173) in Tuesday's doubleheader.
• The Penmen have dropped four straight for the first time since opening the 2024 season with four losses in Florida.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen hope to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Softball Championship.  The Selection Show will air Monday, May 5th at 10 AM ET on NCAA.com. A link to the show will be on the front page of NCAA.com.
• The Northeast-10 Championship will be held at Pace University with the host Setters, Assumption, Adelphi, and Bentley battling for the title.
   

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