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New York, NY – The Hunter Hawks softball team opened their 2014 season with a 12-11 victory on Friday afternoon against SUNY Old Westbury.
 
The Hawks got on the board in the 1^st inning thanks to a leadoff single by Briana Kresback, who then advanced to 2^nd on a passed ball and stole 3^rd before scoring on a single by Aleta Terrill. Terrill would come around to score a few batters later on a sacrifice fly by Julia Lipovac. Meghan O'Shea would score the Hawks 3^rd run via a bases loaded walk.
 
The Panthers would respond in the top of the 2^nd with four runs only to see their lead evaporate when the Hawks would score three in the bottom of the inning.
 
In the 3^rd, the Panthers cut the lead to 6-5 but the Hawks would counter with two runs in the bottom of the inning when Nicole Fillisetti scored on a fielder's choice and Taylor Crofts scored on a single by O'Shea.
 
The Panthers scored two to tie the game at 8 in the 6^th on a single by Protasiewicz. Fillisetti and Toniann Kirk scored in the bottom of the inning to give the Hawks a 10-8 lead heading to the 7^th.
 
In the 7^th the Panthers scored three runs to take an 11-10 lead. Murray scored on a single by Howley and Howley and Valdes scored on a dropped fly ball.
 
In the bottom of the inning, Lipovac led of the inning with a single and would come around to tie the game on a bases loaded walk. The next batter, Kristen McGoldrick would knock in Victoria Slavik to give the Hawks a 12-11 victory.
 
It was a well-rounded offensive attack for the Hawks with eight players knocking in a run. O'Shea went 2-for-3 with an RBI and 2 runs scored; Terrill went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. Erika Colangelo picked up her 1^st win of the season in relief, she went 4.1 innings giving up 4 ER and striking out four.
 
The Hawks return to action tomorrow when they travel to New Jersey to take on Richard Stockton College in a double-header.