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Wednesday, May 1, 2002
FIU defeats No.
10 FAU to snap its five-game losing streak
 IU
snaps No. 10 Florida Atlantic's five-game winning streak and
its own five-game losing skid, Wednesday night in a 1-0 win in
Boca Raton, FL.
FAU was held to just three hits in its home finale. The game
was scoreless into the fifth inning before FIU (36-30) broke
out on top 1-0 on a two-out infield single by Kelly Nicosia
that scored Sabrina Smith at third.
FAU had a chance to score in the seventh with runners on second
and third and one out. After a pop-up by Ginny Matthews
and a walk to Nikki Myers, Amanda Nealer fanned
pinch-hitter Jessica Fernandez for the game's final out.
Leah Barnes (5-8) picked up the victory, allowing just
one hit in 5.1 innings of work. She struck out six and walked
four.
Nealer came in to pick up her fourth save of the season. Myers
(31-5) suffered the complete game loss and had her 11-game winning
streak snapped. She allowed one run on six hits and struck out
eight.
The Golden Panthers close out their regular season this weekend
at Western Kentucky, before hosting the Sun Belt Conference Tournament,
May 9-11. |