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Photo of a huddle of the infielders. Photo by Julian Baquero
Photo by Julian Baquero
April 1, 2026

SOFTBALL FALLS TO GOLDEN FALCONS

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Nutley, N.J. (4/1/26)  The Dominican University New York softball team suffered two losses to Felician University today in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) doubleheader, hosted by the Golden Falcons.

Felician rallied to win the first game, 4-3, and scored runs in the last three innings of the nightcap to take home the 6-5 win.

Following the games, the Lady Chargers are now 2-18 overall and 1-5 in conference play.

Game One:  Dominican took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second as catcher Layla Albarran blasted a solo home run.  The Lady Chargers added to the lead in the third as third basemen Nicole Mata hit a home run of her own to extend the lead to 2-0.

In the fifth, pitcher Gianna Longo hit a run-scoring single to left field to give DUNY the 3-0 lead.  Felician countered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth and tied the game in the sixth on a run-scoring double.

The bottom of the seventh saw the Golden Falcons load the bases and then score a run in an infield single to lift them to teh 4-3 win.

Mata, Albarran, Isabella Mitterando and Kindel Johnson all had two hits in the loss.

Longo suffered the complete game loss and striking out four batters.

Game Two: Felician scored a run in the bottom of the first for the 1-0 advantage, but the Chargers rallied in the second with an RBI ground out and a triple off-the-bat of Mia Valverde to gain a 2-1 edge.  DUNY added two more runs in the third on the RBI double down the left field line by Longo and a run-scoring single to right field from Emily Angulo to take a 4-1 lead.

A single by Albarran in the top of the fifth scored Johnson to increase the lead to 5-1.  The Golden Falcons rallied with two runs in the fifth and one run in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-4.  Felician tied the game with a home run in the seventh and later won the game on a sacrifice fly ball for the 6-5 win.

Mata, Johnson, Longo and Albarran had two hits each.

Reliever Emily Null suffered the loss in two innings of work.  Starter Victoria Iorio went 4 2/3 innings in the no decision.

Dominican is scheduled to return to action tomorrow afternoon when they host Thomas Jefferson University.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.