COLLEGE ROUNDUP (March 21): NT grad Stone pitches Purple Eagles to win
Greater Niagara Newspapers
The Niagara University softball team earned a split Friday, defeating the University of Maryland-Baltimore County 7-6 before losing to St. Francis, 7-4, in extra innings at the UMBC Spring Classic in Baltimore.
North Tonawanda graduate Cassie Stone earned her first career win against UMBC, striking out six and giving up two earned runs. Jenna Baker had a two-run home run for the Purple Eagles, while Felicia Coffey scored a pair of runs in the win. Tory Healy added a two-run homer for NU.
Niagara Falls High School graduate Emily Thompson went 0-for-4 for UMBC (9-12 overall).
Against St. Francis, Healy had a two-run homer for NU (8-12). Niagara’s Kristin Sito had an RBI hit to drive home Maggie McDonald for the tying run, but St. Francis scored four runs in the eighth inning for the win.
During play Thursday, NU went 2-0. The Purple Eagles defeated Mount St. Mary’s 4-0 and St. Francis 13-3 in six innings. Tiffany McCrory improved to 4-4 on the season with a combined shutout against Mount St. Mary’s. Stone pitched a perfect seventh inning to preserve the win. Heather Lorhman had an RBI double and Coffey and McDonald also added RBIs.
Against St. Francis, NU had six home runs Thursday, off the bats of McDonald (two), Coffey (two), Jenna Baker and Sito (her first career home run). Brooke Viola got the win in the circle, going five innings, with Stone again pitching out the victory.
Stahl to play at UB
First-year University at Buffalo women’s soccer coach Michael Thomas announced that Aubrey Stahl has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Bulls. Stahl joins the Bulls from the Fort Collins Arsenal Soccer Club in Colorado. She’s been named an all-conference player for three straight years.

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