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Megan Giese throwing a pitch in the top of the seventh inning during her no-hitter
Dave Schofield '71
6
Winner CANISIUS CAN 14-14, 4-3 MAAC
0
MONMOUTH MON 6-27, 1-4 MAAC
Winner
CANISIUS CAN
14-14, 4-3 MAAC
6
Final
0
MONMOUTH MON
6-27, 1-4 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
CANISIUS CAN 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 6 10 1
MONMOUTH MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

W: Giese, Megan (6-7) L: Kerwood,Billie (2-13)

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Winner CANISIUS CAN 15-14, 5-3 MAAC
5
MONMOUTH MON 6-28, 1-5 MAAC
Winner
CANISIUS CAN
15-14, 5-3 MAAC
12
Final
5
MONMOUTH MON
6-28, 1-5 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
CANISIUS CAN 5 5 0 0 1 0 1 12 8 0
MONMOUTH MON 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 12 6

W: Ollison, Shealyn (1-2) L: Spencer,Emily (0-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Giese Tosses No-Hitter; Softball Sweeps Monmouth Sunday

Sophomore Megan Giese threw the 29th no-hitter in program history, striking out a career-high 12 batters en route to Canisius' 6-0 win in game one, before the Golden Griffins defeated Monmouth, 11-5, to sweep the Hawks on Sunday in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action at MU Softball Park in West Long Branch, N.J.

With the sweep, Canisius improves to 15-14 and 5-3 in MAAC play, while Monmouth slips to 6-28 and 1-5 in conference action.

Game 1 Recap
Giese dominated in the opening game of the doubleheader, allowing just three Monmouth batters to reach base.

Despite allowing a pair of walks in the first inning, Giese proceeded to retire 16-straight batters.

The righty recorded three strikeouts in the first, fifth and sixth innings and struck out at least one batter in the first six frames of the contest.

Canisius took the early 2-0 lead in the second following back-to-back infield singles from freshman Saige Alfaro and graduate student Erin Hufford.

Graduate student Lindsi Dennis drove in the next two runs, plating sophomore Destiny Falquez with singles in the third and fifth innings.

The Griffs plated their final two runs of the contest in the fifth following a misplayed fly ball by the Monmouth right fielder.

After a fielding error allowed Stavi Augur to reach base in the home half of the seventh, Giese proceeded to induce a pair of fly outs before completing the no-hitter by getting Julia Thuer to ground out to her for the final out.

Game 2 Recap
The Griffs scored five runs in both the first and second innings in the second game of the twin bill to take the early 10-0 lead.

Canisius stayed disciplined, working four consecutive walks to begin game two.

With two outs, Monmouth committed a pair of defensive miscues to give the visitors a 5-0 lead, all while not recording a base hit.

After another run scored on a Monmouth fielding error, Dennis broke the game up, clearing the bases with a three-run triple over the right fielder's head.

The Hawks attempted to climb back into the game in the fourth, recording four straight singles to begin a three-run frame.

Following the hiccup, Canisius reliever Shealyn Ollison settled down, retiring 12 of the final 15 batters of the game.

Redshirt senior Emily Nicosia got the start in the second game, tossing three innings.

Nicosia allowed just one run on five hits and struck out three Hawk hitters.

Game Notes
• Giese threw the 29th no-hitter in Canisius history. Her 12 strikeouts are a career-high and the most in a game since Nicosia fanned 12 Monmouth batters on March 20, 2021 (6 inn.).
• Giese tossed the first individual seven-inning no-hitter since Andrea Bunten on March 25, 2005 vs. Binghamton. Bunten also struck out 12 batters.
• Giese has now struck out ten or more batters four times this season and in three of her last four starts.
• Nicosia made her 63rd career start, passing Courtney Piar for 12th most in program history.
• Hufford scored three times in the second game, the third time she has crossed the plate three times in a game in her career.
• Dennis recorded four hits on the day, scoring four runs and driving in five.
• With three hits in the first game, Alfaro now has nine multi-hit games this season and four in her last six games.

Up Next
• Canisius travels east on Interstate 90 for a midweek doubleheader against Syracuse on Wednesday. 

First pitch from the Skytop Softball Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m.

For complete coverage of Canisius softball, please follow @GriffsSoftball on Instagram and Twitter.
 
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