MIAMI (Feb. 28, 2016) -- Freshman Abby Summers (Weston, Missouri) tossed her third complete game of the year and senior catcher Aleima Lopez (Deltona, Florida / Deltona HS) hit a two-run homer early as FIU softball finished its weekend with a 6-1 win over Siena, avenging a Friday loss to the Saints at the Felsberg Invitational at Felsberg Field at the FIU Softball Stadium Sunday. FIU improves to 11-5 on the season, with the Saints slipping to an even 5-5 on the year.

Lopez hit her home run in the second inning after a walk to third baseman Dani Mowry (Cocoa, Florida / Space Coast HS) to start the inning. It was her second of the year.
 
Summers mowed through the order the first time through, retiring all nine batters to start the contest. A leadoff single in the fourth was the first baserunner she saw, but the runner was caught stealing after a tight throw from Lopez.
 
A one-out double in the fifth was the first baserunner to reach second, but Summers held the Saints scoreless through five and the offense went back to work for FIU.
 
In the bottom of the fifth, FIU got four runs on just two hits. Shortstop A.J. Belans (Hollywood, Florida / American Heritage HS) reached on a wild pitch and eventually scored on a wild pitch in the frame. Mowry reached on a fielder's choice and stole both second base and home. Lopez walked and stole second, scoring on a double from outfielder Deven Kennedy (Montgomery, Alabama) Kennedy was the fourth runner to cross home plate, after an RBI single from pinch hitter Michaela Mills (Hastings, Minnesota).
 
The run in the sixth was unearned against Summers after a pair of fielding errors on the Panthers in the frame.
 
For the game, Summers scattered four hits over seven innings, tying a season-high with six strikeouts in the game. She allowed just one walk, in the sixth inning.
 
FIU will leave home for the first time next weekend, heading up to Gainesville and the UF Invitational, hosted by Florida. The Panthers will first play at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, taking on Illinois State.
 
About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports, and is a proud member of Conference USA. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and the FIU Football Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.