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Emily Ilano makes a throw to first in Canisius' NCAA Regional game against Wisconsin on May 21, 2022.
Cat Wofford
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Winner Canisius CAN 13-14, 8-4 MAAC
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Iona ION 12-19, 9-4 MAAC
Winner
Canisius CAN
13-14, 8-4 MAAC
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Final
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Iona ION
12-19, 9-4 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Canisius CAN 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 7 8 0
Iona ION 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2

W: Giese, Megan (11-7) L: Rieb, Samantha (9-8)

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Winner Canisius CAN 14-14, 9-4 MAAC
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Iona ION 12-20, 9-5 MAAC
Winner
Canisius CAN
14-14, 9-4 MAAC
8
Final
3
Iona ION
12-20, 9-5 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Canisius CAN 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 8 8 1
Iona ION 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 6 2

W: Wiggins, Kate (3-5) L: DeJianne, Alyssa (1-10) S: Giese, Megan (2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Defeats Iona in MAAC Doubleheader

Canisius senior Gianna Fazzolari and junior Emily Ilano each had a double and a home run on the day while senior hurler Megan Giese earned a win and a save in the circle, as the Golden Griffins went on the road and swept Iona in MAAC softball action Saturday afternoon in New Rochelle, N.Y.

Canisius took the first game 7-1 before posting an 8-3 win in the nightcap to even its record at 14-14 overall while moving to 9-4 in MAAC play. Iona fell to 13-15 overall and 5-4 in conference action with the pair od losses.


GAME ONE RECAP
After striking out the side to close out the bottom of the first inning, Giese helped her own cause in the top-half of the second inning with an RBI-triple that plated Ilano as the Blue and Gold's first run of the day. Moments later, sophomore Gabi Farris gave the Griffs a 2-0 after she scored on a fielding error by Iona's infield.

The Gales cut Canisius' lead in half to 2-1 in the home-half of the second with a solo home run, and later in that frame, the Gaels had a runner at third base with one out, but Giese fanned back-to-back batters to get out of the jam. The second inning would be the only frame in the game where Iona had a runner reach third base - as Giese held the Gaels' bats in check through the remainder of the contest en route to her team leading 11th win in the circle. Giese earned the complete-game victory after she allowed just one run on five hits to go with 12 strikeouts and three walks.

Canisius regained its two-run lead in the top-half of the fourth thanks to an RBI-triple off the bat of sophomore Morgan Cook, and then the Blue and Gold made it a three-run lead in the fifth after Fazzolari drove in teammate Madysen Burkey with an RBI-double to the gap in right-center. In the seventh, Canisius tacked on three insurance runs to take the 7-1 lead, highlighted by a two-run double by Cook that allowed Ilano and freshman Ella Johel to score.

The Griffs banged out eight hits in the win, with five of those being for extra-bases, including a triple by senior Christie McGee-Ross. Cook had a pair of hits on the day and drove in a career-high three runs, while Ilano had a multi-hit effort as well in the day's first game.

GAME TWO RECAP
A first-inning home run by Fazzolari, her ninth of the season, started a stretch where the Griffs scored six times in the game's first four innings, as Canisius posted an 8-3 win in the nightcap to earn the sweep of the MAAC doubleheader over Iona. Canisius had eight hits in the day's second game, led by Ilano and junior Alyssa Cloutier, who each had multi-hit efforts in the victory.
 
Leading 3-0 heading into the third, Ilano put the visiting team up 4-0 with a solo homer to left-center, her fourth home run of the season. Iona cut the Griffs' lead to 4-2 with a pair of runs in the third before the Blue and Gold pushed its lead back to 6-2 in the fourth with a pair of runs of their own. Leading 6-3 heading to the sixth, Ilano capped the day's scoring with a two-run double to left-center that allowed junior Rosie Gomez and Johel to score.

Junior Kate Wiggins picked up her third win of the season in the circle after she allowed two runs on five hits to go with a pair of strikeouts and two walks. Giese came on in the fifth and earned her second save of the season after she closed out the game with three innings in relief. She allowed one run on one hit, while fanning two and walking two.

Fazzolari went 1-for-1 with a homer, three RBI and three walks in the second game, while Ilano drove in three runs as well.

GAME NOTES
• Canisius improved to 50-21 all-time against Iona. The Griffs have beaten the Gaels in 10-straight games, dating back to the 2021 season.
• As a team, Canisius is tied for second in the MAAC with 24 home runs this season. The MAAC has four teams with 20-or more homers to their credit this year.
• Giese extended her conference lead in strikeouts to 123 after she fanned a total of 14 batters on Saturday.
• The win in the circle in game one for Giese marks her 48th career win as a Canisius pitcher.
• Giese is now tied for second in school history in saves with 10.
• Fazzolari is now 11 RBI away from the school record of 144.
• Ilano now has nine multi-hit games to her credit this season, and six of those have come against MAAC opponents.


UP NEXT
Canisius will close out its three-game MAAC series at Iona on Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for noon.
 

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