FINAL SCORE
Monmouth (18-32, 10-15 CAA) – 3
UNCW (28-20, 17-9 CAA) – 4
 
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Sophomore third baseman Savannah Simons went 4-for-4 with four singles as the Monmouth University Softball Team fell to the UNC Wilmington Seahawks for the second straight day, 4-3, at Boseman Field.

Simons is up to a team-leading .323 batting average and .821 OPS as she eclipses the 50-hit mark for 2024. The Hawaii native opened the scoring in the second inning with a bases loaded single up the middle to plate senior Abby Warner.

The Seahawks would tie it in the bottom half and take a 3-1 lead in the third. With the bases loaded again in the fourth, second baseman Bri Lawson drove in her 16^th and 17^th runs of the year on a two-out knock to right-center.

UNCW's Skylar Stockton led off the bottom with the sixth with an inside-the-park home run to put the home team back in front by a run. Senior Ana Rodriguez took the loss in her 14^th start of the year and fourth complete game. The Tucson, Arizona native struck out two and allowed six hits on 85 pitches but fell to 4-6 in the circle as UNCW would hold on for the win.

NOTES & NUMBERS
- Simons leads the team with 51 hits in 2024.
- Simons tallied her ninth multi-hit game of the year.
- Lawson has 10 RBIs in CAA games.
- MU falls to 2-15 on the road.
- UNCW leads the all-time series, 2-0.
- The Hawks had more hits, 8-6.
- Monmouth left nine runners on base, while UNCW left two.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will wrap up their 2024 season with a 1 p.m. contest versus the Seahawks on Saturday.