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BROOKLYN, NY (www.oldwestburypanthers.com) – The SUNY College at Old Westbury softball team's quest to get back to the Skyline Conference championship game came to an end Saturday with a 7-6 loss to the Mount Saint Mary Blue Knights, held at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.

The Panthers entered the event as the No. 4 seed and lost both their games in the double elimination tournament. Mount Saint Mary advances to play Farmingdale State in the loser's bracket later today, with the winner advancing to the Championship game against top-seeded NYU-Poly.

Old Westbury and Mount Saint Mary battled in the regular season to split the series and Saturday's conference tourney game was much of the same. OW jumped out to an early 3-0 lead as Samantha Siegler cleared the bases with a three-run homer in the first inning.

Mount Saint Mary answered back in the third inning with five runs to take the lead. Caitilin Maynes stroked a two run single to put Mount Saint Mary on the board. Jackie Governale tied the game with a double to knock home Mayes followed by Christine DelPiano's two-run big fly to take a 5-3 advantage.

Old Westbury scored three more in the fourth to take back the lead, 6-5. Nicole Petrucci went clubbing with a three-run double that scored Deborah Ciccarelli, Nicole Mannino and Serina Booth.

With two outs in the top of the seventh frame, Jackie Governale singled to set up Delpiano's two-run jack, her second of the game, for the eventual game winner.

Old Westbury's bats were silenced in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, producing just one hit.
Mount Saint Mary outhit Old Westbury, 10-7 for the contest off starter Alyssa Clancy. Clancy fanned eight batters and surrendered seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits without dealing a walk. Caitilin Maynes picked up the win for Mount Saint Mary, allowing six runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and no walks.

Nicole Petrucci and Samantha Siegler paced Old Westbury's offensive attack. Petrucci finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run scored while Siegler's three-run shot was her only hit in four at-bats. Mount Saint Mary's 10 hits came from five different players and Christine DelPiano, Jackie Governale, Caitilin Maynes combined to hit 8-for-12 with seven RBI and five runs scored.

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