LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell River Hawks topped the University of Maine softball team in the series finale on Saturday afternoon at the River View Field.

Game 40
Score: UMass 5, Maine 2
Stadium: River View Field
How it Happened

• The Black Bears pushed one run across in the second and third innings to take a 2-0 lead after three … Rylee Kent singled home Katie Jo Moery for the 1-0 lead and then Krista Francia scored Kyrah Haba-Dailey for a 2-0 lead.
• UMass Lowell used a four-single fourth to tie things up, 2-2 … the River Hawks went up by one in the fifth and added two insurance runs in the sixth.

Game Notes

• Gabby Papushka, Krista Francia, Rylee Kent and Kyrah Haba-Dailey tallied hits for the Black Bears.
• Kent and Francia each had one RBI for Maine.
• Isabelle True started, going 3.1 innings while allowing two runs on five hits with three walks and one strikeout … Kaly Thomas went 2.2 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts.

Up Next

• Maine will head to UAlbany next weekend for two games on Friday, May 3 and one game on Saturday, May 4.