Marian University softball (1-5, 0-0 NACC) suffered losses to John Jay and Alma heading into its off day.
 

GAME 1 (JOHN JAY, L, 16-5, 6 Inn.)

• John Jay was on the board first in the top of the second but a double from senior Carissa Heisdorf in the third gave Marian a 2-1 lead.
• A sacrifice fly from fellow senior Ariana Schliepp later in the inning gave Marian a 3-1 advantage.
• The Bloodhounds tied the game in the fourth and took a 9-3 lead after plating six runs in the fifth.
• Heisdorf hit a solo shot to lead off the Sabre fifth to give Marian life, but John Jay took advantage of walks to score seven times in the sixth.
• Sophomore Aubrey Bender drove home a run in the bottom half of the frame to set the final.

GAME 2 (ALMA, L, 5-1)

• Marian was able to start strong with Schliepp driving in a run before Alma took its first swings.
• The Sabre lead held until the third when the Scots tied the game.
• Alma was then able to take its first lead an inning later with a pair of runs.
• A two-out double in the sixth gave Alma a pair of insurance runs and helped set the final at 5-1.

GAME 1

• Marian was outhit 13-7 for the game.
• John Jay had one error leading to an unearned run, while Marian had two errors but didn’t allow an unearned run.
• The top three Marian hitters went a combined 5-for-10 with four runs driven in.
• This was the first meeting between the two schools.

GAME 2

• Marian was limited to just two hits with Alma recording eight hits.
• The Sabres committed four errors leading to three unearned runs.
• Marian drew three hit by pitches, their third game this season with multiple hit by pitches.
• This was the first meeting between the two teams.

	Senior Carissa Heisdorf was 2-for-3 with three runs driven in against John Jay.
	Sophomore Aubrey Bender had the first multi-hit game of her career against John Jay.
	Senior Ariana Schliepp drove in a run in each game.