LORETTO, Pa. - For the first time since 2015, the FDU softball team (24-23, 14-10 NEC) has advanced to the four-team Northeast Conference Championship and will faced second-seeded Mount St. Mary's in the fourth meeting of the season between the two sides in the tournament's first round at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 live on ESPN3 and NEC Front Row at Red Flash Field in Loretto, Pa., the home of top-seeded Saint Francis U (Pa.).

Game Info
2022 Northeast Conference Championship - Round 1
#3 FDU vs. #2 Mount St. Mary's
Thursday, May 2 - 12 p.m. | Red Flash Field (Loretto, Pa.)
NEC Front Row | ESPN3 (Login Required) | Live Stats

After dropping the first two meetings of the season to the Mountaineers, FDU bounced back for a 4-1 victory in the series finale on April 16 as the Knights trail the Mount in the last 10 meetings, 4-6. Since that series FDU is 7-4 with five of those wins coming in NEC play. The Burgundy and Blue are looking to do damage in the Keystone State with four of the Knights' starters earning All-NEC Honors in addition to head coach Chris Foye's staff who earned Coaching Staff of the Year.

Freshman second baseman Jess DeWitt earned just the second major award in program history having been named the NEC's Rookie of the Year yesterday by the nine-team NEC softball league.

With a win, FDU would advance in the winner's bracket and face the winner of #1 SFU and #4 LIU tomorrow, May 13, at 10 a.m. while a loss would pit the Knights against the loser of the SFU/LIU game at 1 p.m.

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