Behrend Softball Falls 1-0 to No. 24 Dominican in NCAA Regionals

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kayl Faber-Cournane threw a three-hit shutout to lead No. 24 Dominican past Penn State Behrend 1-0 in the elimination game of the 2024 NCAA Division III Softball Regional hosted by Case Western on Friday.

Score: No. 24 Dominican 1, Penn State Behrend 0
Records: Penn State Behrend (33-10), No. 24 Dominican (39-7)

Key Moments:

* Dominican plated a run on two hits in the opening frame
* Kennedy Marvin singled and scored off an RBI single by Ryley Davis for the only run of the game
* The Stars defense went three up and three down in the first three innings
* The Lions got their first hit in the fourth inning with a single up the middle from Meghan Petitte (Sugarcreek, OH/Garaway)
* Behrend added two more hits in the fifth inning from Kayla Salvini (McDonald, PA/Fort Cherry) and Emi Curcio (Perryopolis, PA/Frazier)
* Dominican had runners on first and second in the seventh with two outs but Kayla Lindberg (Austinburg, OH/Geneva) sent the game into the bottom of the frame with her lone strikeout of the contest
* The Lions, down to their final at bat and trying to continue their season, but the Stars managed to record the three outs to secure the win
* Faber-Cournane picked up the shut-out win, fanning two and allowing just three hits
* Abby Tingley (Union City, PA/Union City) started her second game in a row, allowing five hits and one run in the first four innings
* Lindberg finished out the game in the circle for the Lions
* It marked the second straight game Behrend faced a nationally-ranked opponent
* The Lions season concludes with a 33-10 overall record