TOWSON, MD. — Monmouth opened its series against Towson with a 5–3 win on Friday at Tiger Softball Stadium.

The Hawks struck early, as Mackenzie Bloss drove in the game's first run with an RBI double in the first inning, scoring Dominique Lopez. 

Monmouth added to its lead in the fourth when Kaitlynn Place tripled home Carah Sumpter, and Gianna Stern followed with a sacrifice fly. Another sac fly from Ella Stevinson in the fifth pushed the advantage further.

In the circle, Alissa Eimont delivered a strong performance, holding Towson scoreless through five innings and escaping a jam in the fifth.

Liv Smith gave Monmouth an insurance run in the sixth with an RBI single, making it 5–0. 

Towson responded in the bottom half with a two-run triple, then added another run in the seventh to cut the deficit to two.

However, Monmouth's defense held firm to close out the 5–3 victory.

NOTES AND NUMBERS 

• The Hawks won their second straight CAA game to improve to 6-10 overall in conference action
• Monmouth's five RBIs all came from five different Hawks on Friday
• Alissa Eimont threw her 10th complete game of the season while earning her eighth win
• Mackenzie Bloss extended her hit streak to seven consecutive games
• Mackenzie Bloss, Bri Lawson and Carah Sumpter each finished with a team-high two hits apiece, combining for six of Monmouth's 10 hits
• Mackenzie Bloss and Ella Stevinson each tallied a double, sharing the team lead with 11 on the season.
• Kaitlynn Place tallied her first triple of the season and second of her career
• Dominique Lopez ran in a team-high two runs on Friday for Monmouth

UP NEXT 
Monmouth will take on Towson in game two of the series on Saturday at 2 p.m. Saturday's game will be broadcast on FloCollege.