EMMITSBURG, Md. (March 9, 2025)--Morgan State began the final day of the Mount St. Mary's Tournament with a rematch against Le Moyne. The Lady Bears would fall short, falling to the Dolphins for a second time in as many games, this time dropping a 7-4 non-conference decision on Sunday morning at Our Lady of the Meadows Field.
Cianna Benamati was 2-for-4 with a game-high 3 RBI and a run scored to lead the Dolphins. Sydney Nesci was 2-for-4 with a run and 2 RBI. Arianna Exarchakis also finished 2-for-4, while Shannon Gavigan was 2-for-2.
Olivia Pagano led Morgan State going 4-for-4 with an RBI.
Amber Rivas went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
How It Happened
● Le Moyne struck first in the top of the first inning when Nesci doubled to left center scoring two runs and giving the Dolphins a 2-0 lead.
● Morgan State responded with a run in the bottom of the first when
Olivia Pagano singled up the middle to score
Amber Rivas. The Lady Bears then evened the score at 2-2 when Rivas singled through the left side to score
Morgan Harrell-Alvarez.
● The Dolphins got the two runs back in the third inning to take a 4-2 lead. Cianna Benamati singled to right field, scoring Alyssa Dybacz and Nesci scored on a fielding error for Le Moyne's fourth run.
● Le Moyne went back to work, scoring three more runs in the fifth inning. Benamati hit a two-run homer to center field to put the Dolphins in front 6-2. Audry Benderski followed with a home run to left center, extending the lead to 7-2.
● Morgan State got two runs back in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the deficit to 7-4.
Rylee Hyde singled through the right side to score
Amber Rivas.
Hunter Newman later singled to shortstop, scoring Hyde for the second run of the inning and the final runs of the game.
Next Up: Morgan State returns home to host George Washington on Wednesday, March 12 at 2 p.m. at Lois T. Murray Field.
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