Score: UMass Lowell 8, UAlbany 0 (6 Innings)
 
Location:  River View Field in Lowell, Mass.
 
Records: UAlbany (4-11, 0-3) | UMass Lowell (7-7, 3-0)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany softball team fell to UMass Lowell in the final game of a three-game series to begin America East play, 8-0 after six innings.

Coach Chris Cannata: "We are struggling in several areas right now, but it is part of the process. We will look to turn a corner on Tuesday."
 
Key Stats:

• Recording hits for the Great Danes were Alexis Phillips, Morgan Petty, Tara Driver, and Caitlyn Mitros. All were singles, minus a double from Driver in the third.
• Briana Garrett pitched for the Great Danes, allowing eight earned runs on nine hits with four strikeouts.  

How it Happened:

• UMass Lowell's first score came in the first off a Cashman solo homer to center.
• The River Hawks added two more in the third off a Siteman single, scoring Cashman and Labbe.
• Three more runs crossed the plate the next inning off a bases-clearing double from Rizzi.
• Rizzi continued her monster game in the sixth, homering to right for the last two runs of the ballgame.

Next: UAlbany returns home for a mid-week doubleheader against CCSU on Tuesday. First pitch for game one is set for 2:00 p.m. at Albany Field.