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- Binghamton (14-18, 3-5 AE) was swept in a doubleheader on Tuesday by Albany 13-5 and 7-4. Junior catcher Sarah Herskowitz hit a team-best .714 with three doubles and a three-run home run. In the nightcap, her three doubles tied the single-game school record. Sophomore third baseman Sarah Benn hit .500 with a team-best four RBI while freshman shortstop Alli Richmond went 2-for-5 (.400).

- Benn leads the Bearcats in batting with a .345 average while freshman shortstop Marissa Braito – who has been the America East Rookie of the Week three times this season – is hitting .315. Herskowitz and sophomore shortstop Makayla Alvarez are tied for the team lead with six home runs. Herskowitz is first with 25 RBI.

- On the mound, junior pitcher Rayn Gibson is first on the team with seven wins, second in the America East with 87 strikeouts and fifth in the America East with a .253 opponents' batting average. Sophomore pitcher Chelsea Howard is tied for second in the conference with a pair of saves.

- UMass Lowell (17-12, 5-0 AE) swept Hartford 10-6 and 6-5 on Wednesday to remain tied for first place in the America East. Courtney Cashman ranks first in the nation with a .552 batting average. She also ranks second in the conference in both home runs (eight) and RBI (26).

- The series between Binghamton and UMass Lowell is tied at 7-7. Last year, the River Hawks swept all three games at home April 21-22 by scores of 3-2, 2-1 and 6-0. UMass Lowell also took two out of three games at the Bearcats Sports Complex April 15-16. The Bearcats' last series victory was a three-game sweep in Lowell Match 26-27, 2016.

- In its six previous games this season at the Bearcats Sports Complex Softball Facility, Binghamton has averaged 8.5 runs per game.