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Rosie Gomez hitting March 22, 2023 vs Syracuse at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y.
Ken Morey
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Winner Canisius CANISIUS 11-11
3
Marist MARIST 10-19
Winner
Canisius CANISIUS
11-11
12
Final
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Marist MARIST
10-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Canisius CANISIUS 2 0 5 0 2 3 0 12 11 3
Marist MARIST 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 1

W: Giese, Megan (7-5) L: C. Phippen (6-6)

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Canisius CANISIUS 11-12
8
Winner Marist MARIST 11-19
Canisius CANISIUS
11-12
0
Final
8
Marist MARIST
11-19
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Canisius CANISIUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
Marist MARIST 0 1 2 2 3 8 10 1

W: K. Myers (3-4) L: Kover, Toria (3-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Opens Conference Play With Split at Marist

Sophomore Rosie Gomez had a career day at the plate, slugging a pair of three-run home runs en route to Canisius' 12-3 win over Marist in game one before Kiley Myers tossed five shutout frames in the Red Foxes' 8-0 victory as the team's earned a split in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action from the Softball Park in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Game 1 Recap
Canisius got out to a fast lead when sophomore Saige Alfaro opened the contest with a single, sending junior Christie McGee-Ross to the plate.

McGee-Ross connected on her first career home run to give the visitors a 2-0 advantage.

After Marist responded with a run of their own in the home half of the frame, Canisius added to its lead with a five-run third.

With the bases loaded, backstop Gianna Fazzolari scored Alfaro on a sacrifice fly.

Later in the inning, Gomez slugged a ball to centerfield for her second homer of the season, extending Canisius' lead to 6-1.

In the very next at bat, junior Destiny Falquez hit a homer of her own, making it a 7-1 ballgame.

Leading 7-3 in the fifth, Falquez added to her RBI total with a two-run single through the left side of the infield.

Gomez capped off her career day at the plate in the sixth when she blasted her second three-run shot of the game, putting Canisius out in front, 12-3.

Junior Megan Giese earned her seventh win of the season, striking out six batters across the six inning complete game for the Griffs.

Game 2 Recap
Unlike the opening contest, game two was all Marist as the Red Foxes plated eight runs on 10 hits in the mercy-rule victory.

Leading 1-0, Marist plated a pair of runs in the third and fourth innings, highlighted by Peyton Pusey's solo home run to give the Red Foxes a 4-0 lead.

Marist completed the mercy-rule win in the fifth with three-straight singles off the bats of Haley Ahr, Maddie Pleasants and Alyssa Grupp for the walk-off victory.

Sophomore Toria Kover took the loss for the Griffs, allowing a pair of earned runs in three innings of action.

Game Notes
• Canisius opened conference play with a win for the second straight season.
• Gomez had her first career multi-home run game while driving in a career-high six batters.
• Gomez's six RBI are the most for a Griff since Brittany Sockwell had six runs batted in on March 31, 2019 at Rider.
• Gomez also became the first Canisius player to have a multi-home run game since Morgan Altman on May 5, 2021 vs Niagara.
• With her stolen base in game one, McGee-Ross passed Meghan Cuda and Ashley Dodd for the seventh-most stolen bases in a career with 47. She is one away from tying Lori Graham for sixth-most.

Up Next
• Canisius concludes its road trip with a pair of contests against Quinnipiac. First pitch of the opening game is scheduled for 11 a.m. from the Quinnipiac Softball Field in Hamden, Conn.

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