Box Score

ASTON, Pa. – Top-seed Neumann University downed fourth-seed Marywood University 8-4 thanks to five RBIs from Jacki Herrington.

Neumann improved to 24-16 with the win while Marywood fell to 19-17. Neumann remains in the winners bracket and will face Cabrini College at 4 p.m. Marywood moved to the elimination bracket and will see Centenary. 

Marywood took an early 1-0 lead as Kim Flanagan doubled home Sandy with a two-bagger to center field.

The Knights answered in the home half of the third when third baseman Megan Mazur doubled to right center to start the inning, advanced to third on a Deanna Christy bunt single and came home on an error on a sacrifice fly to left field.  Kim Kirkpatrick then singled to load the bases for Neumann and the top-seeded Knights would take a 2-1 lead on a bases loaded walk.  After a routine ground out allowed another run to cross the plate, Neumann tacked on two more to take a 5-1 lead on a two-run double to right by Herrington.

Herrington would do more damage in the fifth when she hit her first collegiate homerun, a three-run shot to left after both Jennifer Goslin and Lauren Castiello singled to start the inning. Marywood responded with a three-run homer of their own in the top of the sixth to make an 8-4 score. 

Brittany Campbell picked up her ninth win of the season, going 5+ innings. Sarah McGann went two innings for the save.