Copyright (c) 2010 AmericanEagle.com All rights reserved. http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/ Softball en-us 6/23/2010 11:51:28 AM 60 http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12275
Full of energy, competitive and an unquenchable thirst for life would be a good description for any student-athlete who inhabits Niagara University, but for women’s lacrosse player Rianne Farrugia and softball player Kristin Sito , that description is only the beginning. ]]> http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12259 STARKVILLE, Miss. - Junior second baseman Teresa Healy was named to the 2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region Second Team. http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12254 BUFFALO, N.Y. - Senior right fielder Kristin Kill and sophomore pitcher Julie DiMatteo were named to the 2010 MAAC All Tournament Team. DiMatteo and Kill both were named to the All-Tournament Team last season. http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12253 BUFFALO, N.Y. – Second-seeded Niagara was eliminated in the 2010 MAAC Softball Championship by top-seeded Canisius, 4-0, on Friday afternoon at Demske Sports Complex. http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12252 BUFFALO, N.Y. - The No. 3 seed Niagara Purple Eagles defeated the fourth-seeded Manhattan Jaspers, 2-1, in eight innings in an elimination game at the 2010 MAAC Softball Championship on Friday afternoon at Demske Sports Complex. The Purple Eagles will play the No. 1 seed Canisius Golden Griffins in another elimination game at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12251 BUFFALO, N.Y. - Junior second baseman Teresa Healy’s outstanding season was rewarded with being recognized as the 2010 MAAC Softball Player of the Year. Healy has set a school single-season record with 44 RBIs and led the conference with 60 hits. http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12250 BUFFALO, N.Y. – The third-seeded Niagara Purple Eagles (21-21) fell in extra innings on a walkoff home run by the No. 2 seed Iona Gaels, 3-1, in the 2010 MAAC Championship First Round on a rainy Thursday afternoon at the Demske Sports Complex. http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12249 BUFFALO, N.Y. - Niagara's MAAC Championship First Round game against the Iona Gaels is in a rain delay with the score tied at 1-1 in the top of the seventh inning. The game will resume at 2:05 p.m. http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12248 The No. 3 seed Niagara Purple Eagles begin their quest to become MAAC Tournament Champions with a first round match-up with second-seeded Iona on Thursday at noon. The three-day tournament takes place in Buffalo, N.Y http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=12246 POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Niagara softball team (21-20, 10-6 MAAC) split its doubleheader against the Marist Red Foxes (10-35, 4-12 MAAC), 10-3 and 5-3, to conclude the regular season on Sunday afternoon. The Purple Eagles' 10-3 win in game one clinched a playoff spot in next week's MAAC Tournament.