Rain Washes out Weekend Softball Twinbills vs. Mount Saint Mary & Purchase

Update (4/2/2016 7 pm): Due to unplayable field conditions at Padavan-Preller Field due to the weekend rain, the Skyline Conference softball doubleheaders vs. Mount Saint Mary and Purchase College have been postponed.

Game Information
Mount Saint Mary College (6-7, 4-0 Skyline) vs. St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (3-7, 1-5 Skyline) * Postponed (Rain) | Makeup TBA *
Date/Time:	Saturday, April 2 • 12 PM (DH)
Location:	Bellerose, N.Y.
Field:	Padavan-Preller Field (Directions)
Coverage:	Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 Game Program
Purchase College (8-2, 3-2 Skyline) vs. St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (3-7, 1-5 Skyline) * Postponed (Rain) | Makeup TBA *
Date/Time:	Sunday, April 3 • 12 PM (DH)
Location:	Bellerose, N.Y.
Field:	Padavan-Preller Field (Directions)
Coverage:	No live coverage Game Program
Team Links
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Skyline:	Standings | Statistical Leaders Preseason Poll
Series History
vs. Mount Saint Mary
All-Time Series:	First Meeting
vs. Purchase
All-Time Series:	Purchase leads 14-10
Last Meeting:	Purchase won 2-1 and 13-5 (5 inn)
Date | Location:	4/8/2014 | Purchase, N.Y.
Streak:	Purchase won 2

The Lady Bear Facts

• St. Joseph's enters the weekend riding a three-game win streak after a dominant sweep of New Rochelle on Thursday evening. In the game one victory, Destiny Marino became the second Lady Bear to ever hit for the cycle finishing 4-for-4 with 3 RBI. In the nightcap, Jamilynn McGowan fired a one-hit shutout and struck out a career-high 11 notching her first win of the season in the circle. Erica Eddy homered in both ends of the twinbill, her first two collegiate home runs, and drove in a team-high 6 RBI on the evening.
• Junior Samantha Rossi is working on a team-best six-game hitting streak, batting 10-for-21 over the stretch, and lifting her average to a team-leading .379. She also leads the team with 5 extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs and was named to the Skyline Honor Roll last week.
• Senior Erica Eddy batted 5-for-9 with 6 RBI on Thursday and shares the team lead with 8 RBI with Kristin Ferrigno who ranks third with a .345 average and 4 extra-base hits.
• Theresa Armano leads in the circle collecting her second win on Thursday and has fanned 30 in 41 innings.

The Knightly News

• Tabbed to finish second in the preseason coaches polls after finishing as runner-up last season, Mount Saint Mary enters with an unblemished 4-0 conference record having swept Old Westbury and SJC Long Island two weekends ago.
• Senior Chelsea Dexter, a first-team All-Skyline honoree in 2015, leads the offense with a .424 average and a team-leading 10 RBI. Junior Shannon Sommer, a second-team All-Skyline selection, sets the table with a .395 average and leads in hits (17) and runs (8).
• Sophomore Cindy Connoly, the 2015 Skyline Pitcher of the Year, enters with a 4-1 record and a 1.30 ERA and 35 strikeouts against only 1 walk.

Panther Prowlings

• Entering the weekend Purchase boasted an 8-2 record and 2-2 mark in league play with a pair of shutout victories over Yeshiva. The Panthers were predicted to finish one spot ahead of the Lady Bears in sixth in the preseason coaches polls.
• Freshman Lisa Kentris paces the Panther bats with a .636 average with 7 RBI, 10 runs scored and a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts. Junior Briana Leon boasts a .593 average with team-best 16 hits.
• Freshman Kelly Hayes and 2015 second-team All-Skyline honoree sophomore Shannon Clancy are the top run producers with 10 RBI.
• Junior Nicole Fortuna leads in the circle with a 5-0 record and 2.43 ERA with 30 strikeouts.