Ali DuBois is about to throw the ball to first for a force out.
Matt Woolverton
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Colgate COLGATE 17-21, 3-6 PL
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Winner Boston University BOSTONU 23-17, 8-1 PL
Colgate COLGATE
17-21, 3-6 PL
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Final
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Boston University BOSTONU
23-17, 8-1 PL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Colgate COLGATE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
Boston University BOSTONU 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0

W: DuBois, Ali (16-8) L: Crow, Bella (9-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Seals Series Sweep with 2-1 Walk-Off Victory over Colgate

BOSTON – Boosted by sophomore Ali DuBois' eight strikeouts and senior Alexa Ponce's three hits, the Boston University softball team completed the series sweep against Colgate with a 2-1 walk-off home victory on Sunday afternoon.

Posting a 6-3 advantage in hits against Colgate (17-21, 3-6 PL), the Terriers (23-17, 8-1 PL) remained perfect at home with a 9-0 record. Ponce led off the seventh with a single, and junior pinch-runner Kali Magane eventually scored from second on sophomore Marina Sylvestri's well-placed RBI bunt single. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Senior Emily Morrow put BU on the scoreboard first by doubling to right and scoring on classmate Alex Heinen's RBI single down the right field line.
  • Ponce added a two-out single in the bottom of the first, but Bella Crow (9-9) earned a ground out to keep BU's lead at 1-0.
  • After striking out four of five Raiders, DuBois (16-8) allowed her first hit in the top of the fourth with two outs before inducing a fly out to right.
  • Colgate finally got on the scoreboard for the first time over the weekend in the top of the sixth with a lead-off double and one-out triple.
  • DuBois bounced back with a strikeout and ground out to keep the score at 1-1.
  • Providing the only hit between innings 2-6 for BU, Ponce singled up the middle to start the seventh.
  • Serving as pinch runner, Magane took second on a wild pitch and then scored on a perfectly-placed bunt by Sylvestri that went  past the charging pitcher and first baseman.
GAME NOTES
  • Ponce collected three hits in a game for the sixth time ever and first since 2017.
  • DuBois earned eight or more strikeouts for the seventh time this season and first since tallying 11 against Rhode Island on March 28.
  • The Terriers improved to 17-1 all-time against Colgate and are now on an 11-game win streak in the series ... The two runs were the fewest scored BU following a 1-0 loss at Colgate in 2016.
NEXT UP: UMASS LOWELL
  • The Terriers will host the River Hawks on Wednesday (Aug. 17) with first pitch of the doubleheader set for 3 p.m.
  • BU won both games last year in Lowell by a combined score of 20-3 after falling at home in 2017, 4-2.
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