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Photo of #4 Nicole Mata at the plate hitting a ball. Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
March 3, 2026

DOMINICAN SOFTBALL SUFFERS TWO SETBACKS AT THE SPRING GAMES

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Winter Haven, Fla. (3/3/26)  The Dominican University New York softball team suffered two losses at THE Spring Games today as they fell to the University of Sioux Falls, 4-1 and Southwest Minnesota State University, 2-0.

Dominican is now 0-6 on the season.

Game One:  The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when the Cougars struck for a run on a throwing error for a 1-0 advantage.

USF struck for three runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 4-0.  Dominican got on the board in the top of the seventh as third basemen Nicole Mata hit a run-scoring single to centerfield to score Emily Angulo for the final 4-1 score.

Mata finished with two hits in the game.

Starter Emily Baxter suffered the complete game loss.

Game Two:  The Mustangs scored a run in the second on a sacrifice fly ball and added a run in the sixth on a RBI ground out for the 2-0 win.

The Lady Chargers had three hits in the game off the bats of Nicole Mata, Deja Robinson and Mia Valverde.

Dominican starter Gianna Longo took the loss in six innings pitched.

In action tomorrow at THE Spring Games, the Lady Chargers will face Eckerd College and Wheeling University.

The Lady Chargers return to action tomorrow at THE Spring Games when they take on Eckerd College and Wheeling University.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.