FORT MYERS, Fla. (February 25, 2017) — A two-RBI triple by redshirt senior Dani Mowry (Cocoa, Florida / Space Coast HS) was all of the offense that FIU needed in a 2-1 defeat of Boston College Saturday in day two of the FGCU / Four Point Invitational Softball Tournament. FIU has won two in a row and stands at 10-4 overall.
 
In the bottom of the first, the Eagles drew a leadoff walk off of sophomore pitcher Abby Summers (Weston, Missouri). Later, a two-out RBI single to center scored the runner and put the Eagles up 1-0. BC had only one other hit in the game.  
 
The Panthers took the lead on the biggest hit of the game in the fourth. Sophomore Jackie Schoff (Bradenton, Florida / Lakewood Ranch HS) singled to start the inning. Senior Stephanie Texeira (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) replaced her at first after a fielder's choice. Junior Kasandra Castle (Lake Worth, Florida / Palm Beach Central) singled on the infield to the shortstop before Mowry's triple to deep right cleared the bases for the lead.
 
Summers retired the next six batters to stop the Eagles.
 
She improves to 4-0 after tossing six innings. She allowed just two hits and four walks, with the run charged to her, with four strikeouts. Sophomore Megan Kugelmann (Merritt Island, Fla. / Cocoa Beach HS) recorded her first save of the year after retiring all three batters she faced in the seventh.
 
The Eagles' Jessica Dreswick drops to 5-2 after pitching seven, allowing five hits, two runs, and three strikeouts. 
 
The Panthers take on Hofstra later tonight for their fourth game in the FGCU / Four Points by Sheraton Invitational. That game starts at approximately 8:15 p.m.

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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/.