The UAlbany softball team played against Illinois State at ROC Park in Madeira Beach, Florida on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
Rachel McCulloch/UAlbany Athletics
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UAlbany UALB 9-10
10
Winner Bryant BRY 11-14
UAlbany UALB
9-10
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Final
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Bryant BRY
11-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
UAlbany UALB 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0
Bryant BRY 7 0 2 1 X 10 10 0

W: Maddy Wachter (5-3) L: Munslow, Becca (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Murray Homer Not Enough as Softball Falls to Bryant

SCORE: Bryant 10, UAlbany 2 - RESULTS
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 9-10, 1-2 America East | Bryant 11-14, 2-1 America East
 
LOCATION: Conaty Park - Smithfield, R.I.
 
SHORT STORY: The UAlbany softball team fell in their final matchup of their weekend series with Bryant, Sunday afternoon.
 
KEY STATS
  • Sophomore Mary Kate Murray led the team with a home run for UAlbany's two runs.
  • Five additional Great Danes recorded a hit, including a double from freshman Katie Parisi. 
  • Sophomore Hailey Errichiello pitched 4.1 innings as a relief pitcher allowing three runs and one walk while striking out one.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Bryant scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead.
  • After a scoreless second inning, sophomore Sara Scozzari recorded the Great Danes' first single. Senior Kasey Conn immediately followed with a second infield single.
  • The Bulldogs drove in two more runs to extend their lead, 9-0, in the bottom of the third. 
  • Katie Parisi led off the top of the fourth with a double. 
  • Mary Kate Murray followed with a first-pitch home run to cut into Bryant's lead.
  • Freshman Sierra Roy and junior Kristina Langdon both singled to land on base but were unable to make it home.
  • The Bulldogs scored one run in the bottom of the fourth for a 10-2 advantage.
  • Unable to get on base in the top of the fifth, the Great Danes fell in the series' rubber match.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes are ready for a big week at home as they host Le Moyne (Mar. 25) and UMass Lowell (Mar. 28-29).
 
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