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BRONXVILLE, NY (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - The SUNY College at Old Westbury softball team dropped a pair of Skyline Conference games on the road Thursday afternoon to the Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins with 6-1 and 10-3 finals in Bronxville. Old Westbury (6-11) now moves to 2-8 in conference play while Mount Saint Vincent (17-4) climbed to 7-4.
In the opener, Old Westbury threatened in the second inning with runners on second and third to lead off the frame with back-to-back doubles by Alexis Ferrero single and Corrine Protasiewicz. Katie Rizzo then reached safely on a fielder's choice to load the bases. Dolphin starter Mackenzie Heizer regrouped and retired the next three Panthers to strand three runners on base, escaping out of the inning unscathed.
Ferrero (2-3) opened the fourth with a leadoff single to register her second multi-hit game of the season.
Panther starter Nicole DeCola was locked in inside the circle, taking a perfect game into the fifth inning before Brittany Lee led off with a home run to break the scoring ice. Three batters later, an RBI single doubled the Dolphins advantage and then blossomed to a four-run lead with a single that scored two unearned runs with two outs.
Old Westbury answered in the sixth with Jennifer Jean's (1-3) leadoff home run to record her 100th career RBI. In the bottom of the sixth, Lee (2-3) closed out the scoring with her second home run of the game to lead the Dolphins to a 6-1 final.
DeCola (5-7) struck out four Dolphins and gave up five runs (three earned) on five hits and one walk in defeat.
Heizer (8-2) fanned seven in seven innings while serving up one run on five hits and one walk to earn the victory.
In the finale, Mount Saint Vincent jumped out to a first inning lead off a two-run single and then made it a 5-0 game with a two-run home run and an RBI single in the second. Old Westbury battled back to cut the deficit to two runs heading into the home half of the fourth before Mount Saint Vincent scored five more runs to take a 10-3 advantage.
Rizzo singled home Ferrero for Old Westbury's first run and five batters later it was Delana Murray who delivered an RBI single that also scored Corrine Protasiewicz for an unearned run. Rizzo (2-3, RBI, R) led Old Westbury's offense with her second multi-hit game of the season.
Danielle Maffei's grand slam highlighted Mount Saint Vincent's fourth inning to close out the scoring books. Maffei (4-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R) led all hitters with four hits on the game.
Emily McKay (1-3) gave up 10 runs on 18 hits and three walks to earn the Panther loss.
Kathleen Davis (6-2) picked up Mount Saint Vincent's win by tossing seven innings and allowing three unearned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven. STRIKEOUT CANCER DAY VS. NYU-POLY FIGHTING JAYS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to the field on Saturday (April 12) for a Skyline Conference doubleheader with the NYU-Poly Fighting Jays at 12 p.m. from Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex in Old Westbury. Fans are encouraged to join the Panthers at 10 a.m. for the annual Strikeout Cancer Walk around Jackie Robinson Athletic Complex. For the latest news on the Panthers, log on to
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