Doherty Hits Milestone, Softball Completes Sweep With 14-6 Victory at Lafayette

Sunday, March 22

Easton, PA

12 PM

Boston University

23-10, 3-0

Lafayette

7-22, 0-3

Boston U.

Lafayette

Kylie Doherty trots to home after hitting a solo homer against Duke

Photo by: Jon Rose

Doherty Hits Milestone, Softball Completes Sweep With 14-6 Victory at Lafayette

March 22, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. – Highlighted by junior Kylie Doherty breaking the all-time program record for homers, the Boston University softball team completed the three-game series sweep with a 14-6 (5) run-rule victory at Lafayette Sunday afternoon.

The Terriers (23-10, 3-0 PL) totaled 11 runs over the first three innings and added three more in the fifth against the Leopards (7-22, 0-3 PL) to extend their win streak to 16 games. After Doherty delivered career home run No. 33 with a three-run blast in the second, both seniors Megan Coyle and Brooke Deppiesse went yard to help BU tie a season high at three homers.

Deppiesse, junior Sophie Naivar and sophomore Cara Edwards earned two hits apiece, while Doherty totaled a game-high four RBIs . Deppiesse added three RBIs and joined both Edwards and freshman Irys Kline in scoring three runs apiece. Naivar and Coyle were the other two Terriers to post multiple RBIs at two apiece.

Sophomore Danika Nell (2-3) claimed her second win of the weekend with the help of six strikeouts over 4.2 innings of work. Senior Kasey Ricard gave up two runs to start the game but was able to come back in the fifth to earn the final out with two in scoring position to seal the Terriers' ninth run-rule victory of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Kline led off the game with a single, took second on Deppiesse's walk and scored on Naivar's RBI single to left to give BU the lead for good.
Both Deppiesse and Naivar took advantage of a wild pitch and throwing error from the catcher to enter the bottom of the first ahead, 3-0.
The Leopards quickly pulled within one on a single, RBI triple and RBI single against Ricard but were unable to get any closer, as Nell recorded two strikeouts and a fly out to center to keep the 3-2 lead.
BU responded in the second with five runs off three hits, including Doherty's three-run homer to right and Coyle's two-run blast to left.
The Terriers added three more in the third on RBI hits from Deppiesse (double) and Naivar (single) along with an RBI sac fly from Doherty.
Lafayette tried to mount another rally during the bottom half with an RBI double and three-run homer against Nell, but she bounced back with two strikeouts and a fly out to right for the 11-6 advantage.
Following a scoreless fourth, Deppiesse delivered a two-run homer, and the Terriers added one more run with the help of two walks and a fielding error.
With two Leopards in scoring position via walks and a two-out wild pitch, Ricard returned to the circle and earned a fly out to center to end the contest.

GAME NOTES

Doherty's 33 home runs surpassed Chiya Louie's 32 homers set between 2004-07 for the program record.
Doherty also surpassed Colgate's Natalie Rawson ('05) for sole possession of No. 2 in the Patriot League record book with the Raiders' Dorothy Donaldson ('05) owning the conference record at 39 total.
Doherty's 13 homers tied her 13 earned last season for No. 2 in the BU record book, one shy of Chiya Louie's single-season record set in 2007. Colgate's Melissa Rawson ('05) owns the PL record with 16 earned in 2003.
With 23 regular season games remaining, Doherty now owns 44 RBIs, two shy of her personal best set last season. Lehigh's Kim Miller sits atop the PL rankings at 56 total set in 1995, one ahead of BU record holder, Kayla Roncin ('24).
The Terriers previously had three homers in a single game this season at Charlotte.
Deppiesse moved into sole possession of second on the team at four homers, while Coyle moved into third at three total.
Nell had earned a combined 10 strikeouts over five scoreless innings of work in relief from Saturday to Sunday against Lafayette before the Leopards scored four in the third inning.
With the series sweep, BU improved to 37-0 all-time against the Leopards.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will return home to host defending Big East champion UConn on Wednesday (March 25) with a 3 p.m. start time.
BU leads the all-time series, 15-8, having won the last eight contests with two of the previous three being decided by one run apiece.
The Huskies will visit BU for the first time since the Terriers pulled out a 1-0 victory in 2023.