RECORDS: UAlbany 9-9, 1-1 America East | Bryant 10-14, 1-1 America East
 
LOCATION: Conaty Park - Smithfield, R.I.
 
SHORT STORY: Taylor Quinn and Katie Parisi each hit a home run as the Great Danes' split the doubleheader with Bryant, Saturday.
 
GAME ONE
 
SCORE: Bryant 6, UAlbany 3 - RESULTS
 
KEY STATS

• Freshman Katie Parisi led the team with two hits and one RBI.
• Junior Taylor Quinn hit her first home run of the season and scored two of the Great Danes' three runs.
• Sophomore pitcher Hailey Errichiello had no walks and four strikeouts in a complete game against the Bulldogs. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bryant retired the Great Danes first three batters before they scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning to jump ahead of UAlbany early. 
• In the top of the second, Taylor Quinn scored off a single from sophomore Vanessa Meyers to put the Great Danes on the board.
• The UAlbany defense went three up, three down in the bottom of the second.
• Freshman Julia Pike made her way on base with a double before Katie Parisi brought her home with a single up the middle.
• Quinn homered to lead off the fourth inning to make it a one run-game.
• The Bulldogs answered with two runs for a three-run advantage before UAlbany ended the inning with a double play from Quinn and junior Mary Kate Murray.
• In the bottom of the fifth, the Great Danes held off a baserunner with a double play from Murray and sophomore Sara Scozzari.
• Parisi singled in the sixth and Scozzari reached on an error in the seventh but it wasn't enough the Bulldogs came away with the game-one win.

 
GAME TWO
 
SCORE: UAlbany 9, Bryant 3 - RESULTS
 
KEY STATS

• Katie Parisi led the team with four RBI and two hits, including a home run.
• Senior Kasey Conn, sophomore Kaitlyn Parisi, and Taylor Quinn each added two RBI.
• Conn (double) and Mary Kate Murray (triple) hit for extra bases.
• Freshman Julia Pike pitched her first collegiate complete game. After the first, Pike steadied and allowed no runs and walked no batters through six innings.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bulldogs started the scoring in the bottom of the first with three runs for an early lead.
• The Great Danes answered immediately with a three-run inning of their own in the top of the second. 
• Junior Mary Kate Murray led off with a triple before she scored off Taylor Quinn's single. 
• Quinn followed with a run on a throwing error, and senior Sara Anderson scored on a sac fly by freshman Sierra Roy. 
• In the bottom of the second, Julia Pike struck out the Bulldogs' leadoff hitter before the defense retired the second and third.
• With both Kaitlyn Parisi and Julia Pike on base, Katie Parisi hit a two-RBI single to give UAlbany a 5-3 advantage in the top of the third.
• The Great Dane defense made it six consecutive batters retired in the bottom of the third.
• Both teams had players land on base in the fourth and fifth innings, but neither were able to bring anyone home. 
• In the top of the sixth, the Great Danes extended their lead by two when sophomore Ava Beal and Quinn scored off a double by Kasey Conn. 
• Seeing four batters, UAlbany continued to hold the Bulldogs at three runs through six innings. 
• The Great Danes sealed Bryant's fate with a two-run Katie Parisi homer in the top and three retired batters in the bottom of the seventh. 

 
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to close the three-game series on Sunday (Mar. 22).
 
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