SOFTBALL

May 2, 2009
Lady Knights eliminated by Dowling, 2-1
The Lady Knights were beaten by Dowling College, 2-1, in the completion of a game started yesterday at NYIT. The loss knocks QC out of the double-elimination East Coast Conference Softball Championship Tournament.

May 1, 2009
QC - Dowling Playoff game suspended after an inning
The ECC Softball playoff game between the Lady Knights and Dowling has been suspended with Dowling ahead 1-0 after one inning of play. The game will be resumed on Saturday morning starting at 9 am, weather permitting.

April 30, 2009
Softball's DiGioia and Miracco named all-ECC
Lady Knights Danielle DiGioia and Katie Miracco were named to the 2009 East Coast Conference Softball all-conference team. DiGioia was a first teamer at the utility spot while Miracco made the third team as the designated player.

April 29, 2009
Post scores three in first to doom QC, 4-2
C.W. Post scored three in the bottom of the first on their way to a 4-2 victory over Queens College in the opening round of the East Coast Conference Softball Playoffs. QC next faces NYIT on Friday at 4:30 pm.

April 26, 2009
Colon shines on Senior Day
Senior Christina Colon was two for four with a home run and three runs batted in to lead Queens College to a 6-3 win over the University of Bridgeport in the first game of a Senior Day doubleheader played in Flushing, New York on Sunday. Bridgeport won the second game, 3-1.

April 25, 2009
Koumou leads offense in sweep of Chestnut Hill
Sara Koumou was five for six with a homer and three RBIs as the Lady Knights swept Chestnut Hill, 8-0 and 11-4, on Saturday in Philadelphia. QC wraps up the regular season slate tomorrow with a Senior Day doubleheader against Bridgeport.

April 24, 2009
Home runs power Dowling past Lady Knights, 6-5
Dowling used three solo home runs to rally to beat Queens College, 6-5, in the completion of a game suspended on April 7th. The game had been halted after three innings with the Lady Knights leading 4-3.

April 23, 2009
Rini's triple helps QC win game one over STAC, 9-7
Jill Rini cleared the bases with a one out triple in the seventh to put Queens College ahead for good in a 9-7 win over St. Thomas Aquinas College in game one of a doubleheader in Flushing on Thursday. STAC rebounded to edge the Lady Knights in game two, 4-3.

April 21, 2009
Softball at Bridgeport and Baseball vs. C.W. Post rescheduled
The softball doubleheader between Queens College and the University of Bridgeport, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Arpil 21st at Bridgeport has been cancelled. Additionally, the baseball game against C.W. Post, scheduled for April 21st, has been postponed and will be played on April 29nd at Queens College.

April 16, 2009
Faria uses bat, arm to win nightcap over Molloy
Adriana Faria hit a three run home run and pitched a complete game to help QC beat Molloy College, 8-6, in the second game of a twin bill on Thursday. Molloy took the opener, 6-4, in Flushing, New York.

April 15, 2009
Schedule Changes Announced
Two baseball schedule changes and two changes/additions to the Lady Knights softball schedule were announced today.

April 14, 2009
Softball drops a pair to Adelphi
Adelphi University beat Queens College, 8-0 and 8-1, in ECC softball action on a rainy Tuesday in Garden City, New York.

April 14, 2009
White and Smith earn Rookie of the Week honors
Megan White of Softball and Jesse Smith of Men's Tennis have been named East Coast Conference Rookies of the Week in their repsective sports. Both have previously earned conference weekly honors in 2009.

April 10, 2009
Miracco, QC walk off with sweep
Katie Miracco hit a two out, two run walk-off home run to give the Lady Knights a 5-3 victory in the second game of a twin bill with Nyack College. Bryttne Nelson fanned 10 in a 7-0 win in the opener.

April 9, 2009
Lady Knights gain split at Post
The Lady Knights beat Post University, 2-0, in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader in Connecticut on Thursday to gain a split. Victoria Coan went the distance to pick up the win for QC. Post won game one, 4-1.

April 7, 2009
Lady Knights edged in 10; second game suspended
The Lady Knights were edged by Dowling College, 5-4, in 10 innings in the first game of a doubleheader in Flushing. The second game was suspended due to darkness after three innings with Queens College leading, 4-3.

April 6, 2009
Softball Player of the Week Award goes to DiGioia
Danielle DiGioia has been named East Coast Conference Player of the Week for games played between March 30th and April 5th. This marks the second consecutive week that a Queens College Player has won the award. Megan White was the recipient seven days ago.

April 5, 2009
Softball loses twice in South Jersey
The Lady Knights lost this morning to host school Georgian Court, 9-3, in day two of GCU's 2nd annual "Going to Bat for Breast Cancer" Softball Tournament. The University of Bridgeport then handed QC a 6-1 loss in an afternoon affair.

April 4, 2009
White launches three against Dominican but QC drops two
Freshman Megan White hit three home runs on Saturday morning against Dominican College in Georgian Court University's 2nd Annual "Going to Bat for Breast Cancer" Softball Tournament. The Lady Knights lost that slugfest, 11-10 and fell to Dowling later in the day, 9-1.

April 2, 2009
Fifth Ranked QC salvages spilt with Pace
Destiny Ocasio had two hits and two RBIs and Bryttne Nelson picked up the last three outs in relief of starter and winner Victoria Coan as QC beat Pace University, 5-4, in game two of a twin bill played in Flushing. Before the start of the day the Lady Knights learned that they had been ranked fifth in the East Region in an NCAA Poll released earlier in the day. Pace won the opener, 8-2.

March 31, 2009
QC racks up a pair of 4-2 wins over Mercy
Danielle DiGioia was the hitting star in Flushing while Bryttne Nelson and Adriana Faria each posted complete game, 4-2 wins to enable QC to sweep a doubleheader from Mercy College on Tuesday afternoon. DiGioia was six for seven with five RBIs on the day.

March 30, 2009
Walk off homer from Colons gives QC a split with C.W. Post
The fourth ranked team in the East, Queens College, split a pair with the second ranked team, C.W. Post, on Monday afternoon in Flushing. Christina Colon's walk off home run gave QC a 4-3 win in game one while Post took game two 11-2.

March 30, 2009
Megan White named ECC Softball Player of the Week
Freshman Megan White became the Lady Knights first East Coast Conference Player of the Week for 2009. She hit two homers and had an astronomical 1.833 slugging percentage in a 2-2 week for QC.

March 29, 2009
Doubleheader vs. C.W. Post postponed
Today's doubleheader between the Lady Knights and C.W. Post has been postponed due to inclement weather. It will be played tomorrow in Flushing starting at 2:30 pm.

March 28, 2009
Sanders' one hitter highlights sweep of Comcordia
Christy Sanders returned to the mound on Saturday and threw a one hit shutout in the nightcap as Queens College swept a double dip at Concordia College on Saturday afternoon. QC took the opener 5-3 and game two 7-0.

March 24, 2009
Lady Knights drop a pair of slugfests to NYIT
Queens College lost to New York Tech, 8-6 and 7-5, in a pair of East Coast Conference games played in Flushing on Tuesday afternoon. The two clubs combined for 37 hits, including seven home runs, in the twin bill.

March 22, 2009
QC rides bats of Miracco and Koumou, arm of Nelson to sweep of Holy Family
Katie Miracco and Sara Koumou provided the thunder and Bryttne Nelson threw a five hitter to power the Lady Knights to a doubleheader sweep of Holy Family on Sunday in Pennsylvania. With the 8-4 and 6-1 wins, Queens College improved to 9-3 on the season.

March 21, 2009
Ocasio helps QC to comeback win over 12th ranked Georgian Court
Destiny Ocasio drove in two and scored another in the Lady Knights' come from behind 7-5 win in the nightcap of a doubleheader at 12th ranked Georgian Court University on Saturday. GCU won the first game, 8-0, in five innings.

March 20, 2009
Split Decision in Softball Home Openers
The Lady Knights played the first doubleheader on their new field on Friday with mixed results. QC rallied behind a fine peformance by pitcher Victoria Coan to take the nightcap from Bloomfield College, 2-1, after dropping the opener 5-3.

March 16, 2009
Softball concludes Southern swing with two more wins
The Lady Knights wrapped up the most successful Florida trip in their history by picking up two more victories on Monday in the National Training Center Games. QC hung on for a 9-7 win over St. Michael's in the first game and rallied for a 4-1 victory later in the morning over Merrimack, enabling them to head north with a record of 5-1.

March 14, 2009
A pair of one run wins for Softball
The Lady Knights posted a pair of one run wins on Saturday at the National Training Center Games in Clermont, Florida. Queens College began the day with a 2-1 victory over Nyack College and finished with a 3-2 decision over Franklin Pierce in nine innings.

March 13, 2009
Sanders starts Softball season with a shutout
Christy Sanders pitched a four hit shutout to enable the Lady Knights to open their 2009 slate with a 3-0 win over Southern Connecticut State on Friday morning in Clermont, Florida. QC lost to Bentley, 7-1, later the same day.

February 27, 2009
Home Opener on New Field set for March 24th
The Queens College Lady Knights will christen their new softball field with their first home games, a doubleheader against East Coast Conference rival NYIT on March 24th.

January 21, 2009
Queens College to host Softball Clinics
Queens College will host three softball clinics in January and three more in February for high school and pre-high school players. Lady Knights softball coach Brian DeMasters will serve as the Clinic Director and will oversee a staff including 2000 US Olympic Team Gold Medalist Danielle Henderson as well as local high school and college coaches.

September 24, 2008
Bedoya scores four goals in Knights' 13-12 win over Fordham
Camilo Bedoya scored four goals to lead the Knights to their first win of 2008, a 13-12 decision over Fordham University on Wednesday night in Flushing. Jason Shotwell made 13 saves to preserve the win for QC.