Bulls Defeat Penn State on Day Two of Panther Invitational

Saturday, February 19

Miami, FL

10:00AM

2-1

Penn State

5-3

Buffalo

Penn State

Bulls Defeat Penn State on Day Two of Panther Invitational

2/19/2022 6:51:00 PM | Softball

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MIAMI, FL – The University at Buffalo softball team defeated Penn State 5-2 at FIU's Felsberg Field on Saturday.

The win over Penn State was UB's first win against a Power 5 opponent since the Bulls defeated Texas Tech 5-0 in 2014.

The Bulls struck first as Alexis Matheney drew a lead off walk and then stole second to move into scoring position and Alexis Lucyshyn capitalized as she singled to left to score Matheney and give the Bulls an early 1-0 lead.

The Bulls added to their lead in the third as led off with a single and later, Rachel Steffan blasted a two-run home run to straightaway center field to put UB up 3-1.

The Nittany Lions trimmed the UB lead to one on a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth, but Julia Tarantino settled with help from her defense as she recorded two straight outs to limit the damage.

Anna Aguon got things going for UB in the top of the sixth as she doubled to left and Olivia Kincanon followed with an RBI single to center to put UB up 4-2 and later, Ally Sobaszek smacked an RBI single up the middle to give the Bulls a 5-2 lead and that would be enough to secure the victory.

Tarantino picked up her first win of the season as she allowed just seven hits and struck out two batters in a complete game effort. Six different Bulls recorded hits in the win.

Buffalo trailed 6-0 to FIU in game two of the day before the game was cancelled due to inclement weather. The game will resume at 9:00am tomorrow and the Bulls will then conclude play at the Panther Invitational with a game against Cleveland State at 10:30am.