TAMPA, FL – The 18th ranked Nova Southeastern Softball team saw their season come to an end at the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon from Naimoli Field after dropping matchups against #5 Tampa and Barry.
(GAME ONE)
Score: #18 Nova Southeastern 5 (L: G. Wallace, 22-4) | #5 Tampa 7 (W: M. Galhouse, 15-2)
Records: #18 Nova Southeastern (39-15, 21-9 SSC) | #5 Tampa 42-8, 23-7 SSC)
Location: Tampa, Fla. | Naimoli Family Field
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TOP 1st – RBIs from Lauren Margolis, Abbey Moore, and Maliyah Lawson propelled the Sharks to the early 3-0 lead.
BOT 1st – The Spartans answered with three runs of their own to tie the game at three apiece.
BOT 3rd – The run barrage continued for Tampa as they tacked on three more runs to push themselves ahead 6-3.
BOT 6th – Tampa added their seventh run of the game, extending their lead to four runs.
TOP 7th – A late rally by NSU backed by two RBIs from Lawson, fell short as the Sharks dropped the matchup against Tampa 7-5.
(GAME TWO)
Score: Nova Southeastern 3 (L: C. Duskin, 11-9) | Barry 4 (W: A. Martin, 11-3)
Records: Nova Southeastern (39-16, 21-9 SSC) | Barry 37-19, 20-10 SSC)
Location: Tampa, Fla. | Naimoli Family Field
Get Social: @NSUSharks and @NSUSoftball on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
BOT 1st – Barry started the action early, tacking on three runs to take a 3-0 lead.
BOT 6th – The Bucs added another run on the board to extend their lead to 4-0.
TOP 7th – The Sharks weren’t going away yet as back-to-back RBIs from Cassidy Patterson and Tori Copeland brought the Sharks within two runs. Shortly after, Lokeinsky scored off a wild pitch to cut the Sharks’ deficit to one run. Despite the late rally, NSU couldn’t complete the comeback and dropped the elimination game matchup against the Barry Buccaneers 4-3.
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