Saturday, May 16
Lubbock, Texas
6:50 p.m. ET
Boston University
47-14
10
vs
2
Marist - Lubbock Regional Elimination G1
37-21
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Boston U | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
Photo by: Dan Koerner
Terriers Defeat Marist, 10-2, to Earn Rematch With Ole Miss
May 16, 2026 | Softball
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Boston University softball team staved off elimination in the NCAA Lubbock Regional on Saturday, earning a 10-2 win over Marist in five innings at Tracy Sellers Field to earn a rematch against Ole Miss.
The Terriers, seeded third in the region, used a seven-run third inning to break open a 2-2 tie before scoring in the bottom of the fifth to end the game and secure their first NCAA tournament win since 2024.
Sophomore Kieren McHugh was one of four Terriers with two hits in the game and recorded a career-high five RBIs. Freshman Irys Kline launched a pinch-hit home run in the third and senior Kasey Ricard earned the win on the mound, pitching a complete game with seven strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME NOTES
UP NEXT
The Terriers, seeded third in the region, used a seven-run third inning to break open a 2-2 tie before scoring in the bottom of the fifth to end the game and secure their first NCAA tournament win since 2024.
Sophomore Kieren McHugh was one of four Terriers with two hits in the game and recorded a career-high five RBIs. Freshman Irys Kline launched a pinch-hit home run in the third and senior Kasey Ricard earned the win on the mound, pitching a complete game with seven strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Marist quickly took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first with a two-run home run from Haley Ahr.
- The Terriers wasted no time in erasing the early deficit as McHugh drove in senior Megan Coyle and sophomore Camryn Lyons with a single to left field in the bottom of the first.
- Ricard allowed just one hit the rest of the way and the Terriers took the lead in the third and never looked back.
- Junior Kylie Doherty opened the third with a single through the left side before Coyle reached on an error.
- Both runners advanced on a groundout before scoring on a double down the left-field line by McHugh to put BU up 4-2.
- Junior Sophie Naivar followed with another double to plate McHugh and then scored herself on a single from senior Olivia DeLong, pushing the Terriers' lead to 6-2.
- Kline pushed the advantage to 8-2 when she pinch hit and drilled a pitch over the wall in left-center.
- The seven-run inning was capped when Lyons drew a bases-loaded walk, creaing a 9-2 lead.
- The run-rule victory was sealed when a grounder from McHugh turned into a rundown that scored pinch runner Ava Johnson.
GAME NOTES
- This marked BU's 10th all-time win in NCAA regional play.
- With her performance, Ricard broke the Patriot League career strikeouts record.
- Ricard issued just one walk while picking up her nation-best 33rd win of the season.
- McHugh, Naivar, Doherty and Deppiesse each had two hits and a run in the win.
UP NEXT
- BU will face Ole Miss on Saturday evening for the second time in as many days after the Rebels opened the regional with an 8-6 victory on Friday.
- The winner will go on to face No. 11-overall seed Texas Tech in the regional finals on Sunday (May 17).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ricard, Kasey (33-7)
L: Sidlowski, Anna (10-6)
Batting:
HR: Ahr, Haley 1
RBI: Ahr, Haley 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Manory, Isabella 1 ; Ahr, Haley 1
Batting:
2B: McHugh, Kieren 1 ; Naivar, Sophie 1
HR: Kline, Irys 1
RBI: Lyons, Camryn 1 ; McHugh, Kieren 4 ; Naivar, Sophie 1 ; DeLong, Olivia 1 ; Kline, Irys 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Deppiesse, Brooke 1 ; Doherty, Kylie 1 ; Coyle, Megan 2 ; Johnson, Ava 1 ; Lyons, Camryn 1 ; McHugh, Kieren 1 ; Naivar, Sophie 1 ; DeLong, Olivia 1 ; Kline, Irys 1
HBP: Lyons, Camryn 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
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2
RBI
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AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
4
AB
2
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
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