UNION, N.J. (5/9/23) – Andee Perseponko went 3-for-4 with two RBI's and a run scored as the fifth seeded Kean University softball team stayed alive in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Softball Tournament with a 5-2 victory over the sixth seeded William Paterson University on Tuesday afternoon.
- Kean jumped on it early with two runs in the top of the first courtesy of a Karly Messina two RBI single that scored Sydney Hixenbaugh and Perseponko.
- The Cougars added two more runs in the second with RBI's from Brianna Sciulli and Perseponko for a 4-0 lead entering the bottom half of the inning.
- Paterson cut the lead in half with two runs in the third on an RBI single and a Cougar throwing error.
- Kean added an insurance run in the sixth when Perseponko notched her second RBI of the game on a single that scored Sciulli
- Messina finished 2-for-3 with two RBI's.
- Melody Caces, Eliza Filus, Hixenbaugh and Emily Zuppa all notched a hit.
- Heather Clevenger recorded two strikeouts and earned the victory.
- Annabella Marino notched the save.
Head Coach
Margie Acker and the Cougars will return to action in Glassboro, N.J. on Friday, May 12
th, against the third seeded Roadrunners of Ramapo College at 1:00 p.m.
