Maine advances to Day 2 of America East tournament

Wednesday, May 7

Vestal, N.Y.

2:25 PM

University of Maine

11-36

UAlbany

20-27

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maine	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	3
UAlbany	0	2	3	2	0	0	X	7	13	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maine	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	6	0
UMass Lowell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Maine advances to Day 2 of America East tournament

5/7/2025 8:07:00 PM | Softball

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The Black Bears fell to UAlbany but bounced back to top UMass Lowell

VESTAL, N.Y. – After falling to UAlbany in the first game of the 2025 America East Championship the University of Maine softball team rebounded for a win over UMass Lowell on Wednesday at the Bearcat Sports Complex.

The Black Bears will now face a to-be-determined opponent at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 8.

Game 47
Score: UAlbany 7, Maine 3
Stadium: Bearcat Sports Complex
How it Happened

The Black Bears took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Gabby Papushka doubled to right center, bringing in Bailey Snowberger.
UAlbany responded in the bottom of the second, taking a 2-1 lead on the back of two errors.
In the top of the third, Maine went back up 3-2 when a Kyrah Haba-Dailey single scored two runs.
UAlbany again took the lead, going up 5-3 in the bottom of the third ... the Great Danes padded the score an inning later with a two-run fourth.
The Black Bears left two runners on in the fifth and couldn't scratch anything across in the sixth or seventh.

Game Notes

Gabby Papushka finished 2-for-2 with two doubles … her RBI double in the top of the first marked her 100th career hit.
Abby Rhee and Kyrah Haba-Dailey also collected hits for the Black Bears.
Madison Simmerman started, throwing 2.0 innings while Alysen Rieth threw 4.0 innings in relief.

Game 48
Score: Maine 3, UMass Lowell 0
Stadium: Bearcat Sports Complex
How it Happened

After two scoreless innings, the Black Bears took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third when Madison Hand came home on a wild pitch … Hand had reached base on a single.
Maine made it 2-0 in the fourth when Keira Inman doubled home Kyrah Haba-Dailey.
Gabby Papushka tripled in the top of the fifth to score Bailey Snowberger for a 3-0 lead.
Meanwhile, in the circle, Madison Simmerman 14 consecutive runners from the bottom of the second to the bottom of the seventh … Maine stranded two runners, ending the game on a grounder to short.

Game Notes

Madison Simmerman started, throwing the complete-game shutout … she allowed just three hits while walking one and striking out one … it was her eighth complete game of the season.
Abby Rhee went 2-for-4 while Francesca Guerrera, Gabby Papushka, Keira Inman and Madison Hand collected hits.
Papushka knocked her fourth triple of the season, tying for the America East lead … Papushka finished the day 3-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, one walk, one run scored and two runs batted in.
Rhee was 3-for-7 while Bailey Snowberger earned four walks and scored three runs.

Up Next

The Black Bears will face a to-be-determined opponent tomorrow in the sixth game of the tournament, tentatively set for 4 p.m. at the Bearcat Sports Complex.