Game One
Monmouth Hawks (17-6, 17-6 MAAC) – 6
Niagara Purple Eagles (6-15, 6-15 MAAC) - 2
 
Game Two
(6 inn.)
Monmouth Hawks (18-6, 18-6 MAAC) – 14
Niagara Purple Eagles (6-16, 6-16 MAAC) - 3
 
NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – The Monmouth University softball team won its sixth straight game on Sunday, sweeping Niagara for the second consecutive day. The Hawks won 6-2 in game one before a dominant 14-3 performance in six innings.  
 
Senior Tommi Stowers (Columbus, IN/Columbus North/Western Kentucky) went 4-for-6 on the day with a home run, a double, and six total RBI.
 
Senior pitcher Alyssa Irons (Rock Creek, OH/Jefferson Area/Hofstra) earned her 11^th win of the season in game one, throwing all seven innings while allowing just two earned runs and striking out six batters.
 
Sophomore Kylie Gletow (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Regional) improved to 7-2 on the season after her game two win, pitching five innings with three runs allowed.
 
Five other Hawks had multi-RBI days, including sophomore Riley Riendeau (Lincoln, RI/Lincoln) with three, and junior Lindsey Baron (Matawan, NJ/St. John Vianney), senior Deangie Jimenez (Haverstraw, NY/North Rockland), Julia Thuer (Middletown, DE/Smyrna) and Devin Coia (Vineland, NJ/Cumberland County Tech) with two each.
 
Monmouth improves to 18-6 (18-6 MAAC) on the season, and has won eight of its last nine games. The Hawks will return home to face Saint Peter's on Tuesday.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Today was another very dominant performance. Alyssa set the tone in the circle and attacked their hitters, and our defense made the routine plays. Offensively, we picked up where we left off yesterday. We hit the ball hard and put it in play. In game two, we continued to hit no matter what pitcher they put in. We made sure to focus on our job and had quality at bats. We're looking forward to getting home and preparing for another big week of softball." – Monmouth head coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Monmouth jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first in game one, with RBI groundouts from Stowers and Thuer.
-Jimenez launched a solo home run in the top of the second to make it 3-0.
-The Purple Eagles battled back in the fourth and fifth innings, cutting their deficit to 3-2.
-Monmouth sealed the win in the top of the sixth with an additional three runs. Devin Coia hit an RBI single, Jimenez hit an RBI double, and senior Morgan Maziarz registered an RBI single.
-Irons retired the Purple Eagles in order in both the sixth and seventh innings.
 
-In game two, Stowers hit an RBI single and Thuer doubled to left center to drive home senior Erika Coreth.
-Monmouth took a 6-0 lead in the top of the second with a two-run home run from Baron and a two-RBI double from Stowers.
-Niagara put two on the board in the bottom of the third to make it 6-2.
-The Hawks extended their lead in the fourth with an RBI single from Coreth and a two-run homer from Stowers.
-After the Purple Eagles added a run in the bottom half, Harrington hit an RBI single to make it 10-3.
-Coia hit another RBI single in the bottom of the sixth, and Riendeau put Monmouth ahead 14-3 with a three-run double to left center.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Irons is now 48-21 in her Monmouth career with a 1.70 ERA. She has 54 complete games and 374 strikeouts.
-Stowers improved her batting average to .375 on the season, and is third on the team with 19 RBI.
-Baron hit her 17^th career home run, which is tied for 10^th in program history.
-The Hawks lead the MAAC with 18 total wins and a .750 win percentage.  
-Thuer leads the team with 22 RBI through 24 games.
-Senior Katie Harrington leads the team with a .411 batting average after going 4-for-8 with three runs today.
-Jimenez hit her eighth career home run, including three this season.  
-Monmouth is 14-2 on the road this season.
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will host Saint Peter's on Tuesday for a doubleheader.